Text, cases, and materials on public law and human rights
This book draws together a comprehensive range of sources with the aim of allowing the reader to study the subject in depth, examining constitutional theory, the operation of the constitution and the legal protection for civil liberties
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London, UK New York, NY
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business
2011
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Table of Contents:
- Constitutional principles and the British Constitution
- The nature and role of constitutional conventions
- The rule of law and the separation of powers
- Parliamentary sovereignty
- The European Union and parliamentary sovereignty
- Devolution
- The European Convention on Human Rights
- The commons : elections, parties, legislation and scrutiny
- The House of Lords and reform
- Parliamentary privilege
- Prerogative powers
- The central executive : structures and accountability
- Official secrecy and freedom of information
- Judicial review : availability, applicability, procedural exclusivity
- Grounds of judicial review
- Ombudsmen
- The traditional protection of civil liberties in Britain and the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom of assembly, public protest and public order
- Crime control and counter-terrorism : police powers