part |2 pages

PART I GENERAL INTRODUCTION

chapter |5 pages

WHAT IS A CONSTITUTION?

chapter |6 pages

Supreme and subordinate constitutions

chapter 2|6 pages

SOURCES OF THE CONSTITUTION

chapter 6|3 pages

The royal prerogative

chapter |3 pages

Conventions defined

chapter |1 pages

Conventions distinguished from laws

chapter |5 pages

The Act of Union 1800

chapter |13 pages

The Joint Declaration 1993

part |2 pages

PART II FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUTIONAL CONCEPTS

chapter 4|1 pages

THE RULE OF LAW

chapter |2 pages

CONCLUSION

chapter 5|3 pages

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

chapter |1 pages

The legislature

chapter |1 pages

THE OFFICE OF LORD CHANCELLOR

chapter |5 pages

Law reform

chapter |12 pages

Bias or personal interest

chapter 6|17 pages

THE ROYAL PREROGATIVE

chapter |4 pages

THE APPOINTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER

chapter |1 pages

THE GRANTING OF HONOURS

chapter |1 pages

CONCLUSION

chapter |3 pages

REFORM OF THE PREROGATIVE?

chapter 7|3 pages

PARLIAMENTARY SOVEREIGNTY

chapter |2 pages

SOVEREIGNTY AND WRITTEN CONSTITUTIONS

chapter |1 pages

SOVEREIGNTY AS A RULE OF COMMON LAW

chapter |9 pages

Proclamations

chapter |3 pages

The use of referendums

part |2 pages

PART III THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND UNION

chapter 8|8 pages

STRUCTURES AND INSTITUTIONS

chapter |3 pages

The Treaty of Nice 2001

chapter |2 pages

The major constitutional issues

chapter |4 pages

The Council of the EU

chapter |9 pages

The European Court of Justice

chapter 9|1 pages

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW AND NATIONAL LAW

chapter |10 pages

Direct effect and Articles of the Treaty

chapter |12 pages

THE QUESTION OF LEGAL SUPREMACY

part |2 pages

PART IV CENTRAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

chapter 10|2 pages

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

chapter |1 pages

The Royal Titles Act 1953

chapter |1 pages

The Crown Estate

chapter |6 pages

Committees of the Privy Council

chapter |6 pages

The Prime Minister’s Private Office

chapter |3 pages

Anonymity

chapter 11|4 pages

RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT

chapter |4 pages

INDIVIDUAL MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

chapter 12|8 pages

DEVOLUTION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

chapter |1 pages

Scottish representation at Westminster

chapter |2 pages

WALES

chapter |1 pages

The powers of the Welsh Assembly

chapter |1 pages

The size of local government

chapter |2 pages

The election process

chapter |1 pages

The management of local government

chapter |2 pages

Central government and local government

chapter |6 pages

Local authority expenditure

part |2 pages

PART V PARLIAMENT

chapter 13|8 pages

THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM

chapter |5 pages

Peers

chapter |2 pages

Political party funding

chapter |1 pages

State funding of political parties?

chapter |10 pages

VOTING SYSTEMS

chapter 14|4 pages

INTRODUCTION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

chapter |1 pages

Prorogation

chapter 15|4 pages

THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

chapter |1 pages

Pre-legislative scrutiny

chapter |4 pages

Second reading

chapter |1 pages

Third reading

chapter |4 pages

The Statutory Instruments Act 1946

chapter |3 pages

Exceptional grants

chapter |2 pages

THE ROYAL ASSENT

chapter 16|8 pages

SCRUTINY OF THE EXECUTIVE

chapter |2 pages

The committee structure

chapter 17|7 pages

THE HOUSE OF LORDS

chapter |3 pages

Attendance in the House

chapter |6 pages

GENERAL DEBATES

chapter |3 pages

The use of the Parliament Acts

chapter |7 pages

REFORM OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

chapter 18|4 pages

PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE

chapter |1 pages

Freedom of speech: its use and misuse

chapter |25 pages

The courts and privilege

part |2 pages

PART VI THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE STATE

chapter 19|8 pages

THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

chapter |1 pages

The doctrine of deference

chapter |2 pages

Making an application under the Act

chapter |10 pages

The fast track legislative procedure

chapter |3 pages

Article 9: freedom of religion, etc

chapter 20|14 pages

FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION

chapter 21|19 pages

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND PRIVACY

chapter |2 pages

Privacy and the media

chapter |3 pages

THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998

chapter 22|5 pages

FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND ASSEMBLY

chapter |1 pages

Rave parties

chapter |2 pages

Violent disorder

chapter |3 pages

Harassment, alarm or distress

chapter 23|8 pages

THE POLICE AND POLICE POWERS

chapter |9 pages

The caution

chapter |3 pages

The reliability of evidence

chapter |4 pages

PROTECTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

chapter |2 pages

THE ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ACT 2003

chapter 24|3 pages

CITIZENSHIP, IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM

chapter |2 pages

Adoption and legitimation

chapter |29 pages

Commonwealth citizenship

chapter 25|7 pages

STATE SECURITY

chapter |8 pages

The Security Commission

chapter |5 pages

Counter-terrorist powers

part |2 pages

PART VII INTRODUCTION TO ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

chapter |2 pages

Damages

chapter 27|19 pages

THE GROUNDS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW

chapter |8 pages

Acting in bad faith

chapter |1 pages

The right to make representations

chapter 28|15 pages

COMMISSIONERS FOR ADMINISTRATION: OMBUDSMEN

chapter |1 pages

EUROPEAN UNION AND COMMUNITY OMBUDSMAN