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Book Synopsis Alex Carroll, MPhil, LLB, Cert Ed, was formerly Senior Lecturer in Law at Manchester Metropolitan University.
He has also taught at the University of Manchester, Keele University and the University of Hong Kong.
Table of Contents Contents
Table of cases
Table of statues
Table of treaties andconventions
Preface
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Part 1 Foundations of the British system of constitutional and
administrative law
Chapter 1 Introduction toconstitutional and administrative law
Objectives
What is a constitution?
The British constitution
The cultural dimension
Distinguishing between constitutional law andadministrative law
The terminology of constitutional and administrativelaw
The geography of the constitution
The European dimension
Summary
Further reading
Chapter 2 The characteristicsof the constitution
Objectives
Introduction
The unwritten constitution
Flexibility
Unitary
Constitutional monarchy
Bicameral sovereign Parliament
Representative democracy
Responsible government
The European Convention on Human Rights
Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 3 Fundamentalconstitutional doctrines
Objectives
The Rule of Law
The Rule of Law in the United Kingdom
The separation of powers
The legislative supremacy of the Westminster Parliament
Application
Possible legal limitations
Political restraints
The relation between EU law and Acts of Parliament
Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 4 Sources ofconstitutional and administrative law
Objectives
Introduction
Legislation
Judicial decisions
Constitutional conventions
European Convention on Human Rights
The law and custom of Parliament
Summary
References
Further reading
Part 2 The United Kingdom and the European Union
Chapter 5 The EuropeanUnion: British membership, institutions
of government and sourcesof law
Objectives
Part A: Origins anddevelopment
The birth of the European ideal
Structural foundations of the European Union
Part B: Institutions of lawand government
Structural outline
Part C: Sources of law
Primary EU law
Secondary EU law
Chapter 6 Brexit (Britishwithdrawal from the European Union)
Objectives
Why the UK left the EuropeanUnion
Attitudes towards Europe
The road to the referendum of 2016
The leaving process: TEU Article 50
Brexit case law
The Miller case
The Wilson case
Legislation for withdrawal:the key legal instruments
The EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Status and amendment of EU retained law
The EU-UK WithdrawalAgreement 2020
The legal basis
The EU (WithdrawalAgreement) Act 2020
General content
Key provisions
The European Union andUnited Kingdom Trade and Cooperation Agreement 2020
Background, purposes and general content
Law enforcement and judicial cooperation
Governance and institutional structure
Disputes procedure
The European Union (FutureRelationship) Act 2020
Background
General objectives
Implementation by regulation and the powers given toMinisters
Comment
Part 3 The composition and workings of Parliament
Chapter 7 The franchise andthe electorate
Objectives
Introduction
Qualifications
Casting the vote
Disqualifications
Special categories of voters
Summary
Further reading
Chapter 8 The House ofCommons: Members of Parliament
Objectives
Disqualifications
Effects of disqualification
Role and functions of MPs
The relationship between MP and party
The Recall of MPs Act 2015
Gender, ethnicity, background and related matters
Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 9 The House ofCommons: principal functions
Objectives
Introduction
Legislation
Scrutiny of executive action
Scottish and Welsh affairs at Westminster
Northern Irish affairs at Westminster
Financial proceedings
Other functions of the House of Commons
Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 10 The House ofLords
Objectives
Origins and composition
Types of peers
Disclaimer and disqualifications
Attendance
Functions
Proposals for reform
Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 11 Parliamentaryprivilege
Objectives
Nature and sources
Freedom of speech
Freedom from arrest
Right of the House to regulate its own composition
Right of the House to regulate its internalproceedings
Right of the House to punish for breach of privilegeand contempt of Parliament
The courts and parliamentary privilege
The courts and contempt
Parliamentary privilege and the European Convention onHuman Rights
Summary
References
Further reading
Part 4 The Executive
Chapter 12 The PrimeMinister and Cabinet
Objectives
Introduction
Choosing a Prime Minister
The powers of the Prime Minister
Factors contributing to the power of the PrimeMinister
Limits on Prime Ministerial power
The Cabinet
The Ministerial Code of Conduct
Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 13 The royalprerogative
Objectives
Nature and significance
Principal remaining prerogatives
The prerogative and statute
The prerogative and the courts
Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 14 Legal liabilityof the Crown and public authorities
Objectives
Introduction: the Crown
Public authorities generally
Negligence and statutory powers
Remedies
Public interest immunity
Public interest immunity and criminal proceedings
Public interest immunity and national security
Summary
References
Further reading
Part 5 Judicial supervision of executive power
Chapter 15 Judicial review:nature and grounds for
Objectives
The nature of judicial review
Judicial review and constitutional fundamentals
The scope of judicial review
Power and jurisdiction
Review and appeal contrasted
Grounds for judicial review
Illegality
Jurisdictional control
Control of discretion
Reasonableness, rationality and proportionality
Procedural impropriety
Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 16 Judicial review:applications for, exclusion of, and exclusivity
Objectives
Applying for judicial review
The procedure
Remedies
Relator proceedings
Exclusion of judicial review and ouster clauses
Subjectively worded powers
Alternative remedies
Justiciability
Exclusivity
The rule in O'Reillyv Mackman
Judicial review and contractual powers
Judicial review beyond statutory or prerogative powers
Summary
Reference
Further reading
Part 6 Human rights
Chapter 17 The EuropeanConvention on Human Rights
Objectives
Introduction
Formulation
The European Court of Human Rights
General principles of European human rights law
The rights protected by the Convention
Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 18 The Human RightsAct 1998
Objectives
Freedom versus rights
Objectives of the 1998 Act
Principal provisions
Extra-territorial effect
Human rights and judicial review
Application of the Human Rights Act
Derogation from the Human Rights Act
Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 19 Police powers,personal liberty and privacy
Objectives
Personal freedom
Stop and search
Arrest
Detention and questioning
Interviewing suspects
Inadmissible evidence
Entry, search and seizure
Surveillance
Remedies for police malpractice
Police Community Support Officers
Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 20 Restrictions onthe rights of freedom of assembly and association
Objectives
Introduction: the freedoms defined
Statutory restrictions on marches and assemblies
Common law preventative powers
Statutory public order offences
Other relevant statutory offences
Common law offences
Summary
Further reading
Chapter 21 Restrictions onthe rights of freedom of expression and information
Objectives
Introduction
Freedom of expression and the mass media
Freedom of expression, obscenity and pornography
Freedom of expression and the administration ofjustice
Freedom of expression, public order and nationalsecurity
Freedom of information and data protection
Freedom of expression, the internet and the law oftort
Freedom of expression, the internet and the criminallaw
Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 22 Freedom andemergency powers
Objectives
Emergency powers in general
Emergency powers in wartime
Emergency powers and terrorism
Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015
Emergency powers in peacetime
Emergencies and the common law
Summary
References
Further reading
Glossary
Index
