This textbook provides a thorough and accessible introduction to the
basic principles of United Kingdom Constitutional and Administrative
Law, including Human Rights Law. It has been revised and updated to
reflect recent developments, both legal and political. The fundamental
concepts of UK Constitutional and Administrative Law are explained in a
clear, engaging, succinct style, making them straightforward for
students to understand so they build up their knowledge of the subject
systematically and thoroughly.
This book is also an essential starting point for more advanced law
students and a valuable source of legal context for political science
students alike. Both authoritative and accessible, it enables the reader
to appreciate the nature and complexity of this most fundamental part of
our legal system.
New to this Edition:
- Updated content on Brexit, in particular the changing relationship
between Government and Parliament as reflected in the various votes
which have taken place over the past few years.
- Questions about the nature of parliamentary proceedings, the role and
independence of the Speaker of the House of Commons, and the prerogative
power to prorogue Parliament
- Issues more tangentially related to Brexit such as the process for
appointment of a new Prime Minister and arrangements in hung
parliaments
- Important issues in relation to the position of the devolved
governments and legislatures vis-à-vis Westminster and more broadly on
the implications for creation of a written constitution
- The continuing utility (or otherwise) of the Fixed Term Parliaments
Act 2011
