Constitutional and Administrative Law provides a comprehensive and very readable introduction to the basic legal principles of the UK constitution. Critical yet accessible, the book places the law in the context of the main political ideas which have influenced its development and discusses some of the most fundamental questions about government. This new edition is fully updated, with more detailed coverage of aspects of administrative law and an increased focus on human rights/civil liberties. There will also, for the first time, be a companion website.

Preface
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
PART I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Introduction: Constitutional Themes and Structures
Underlying Political Values: Liberalism
The Sources of the Constitution
Historical Outline
An Overview of the Main Institutions of the UK Constitution
The Territory and the Regions of the UK
The Rule of Law
The Separation of Powers
Parliamentary Supremacy
The European Union
PART II: GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
Parliament: Constitutional Position
The Composition of Parliament and Parliamentary Elections
Parliamentary Procedure
The Crown
Ministers and Departments
PART III: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Judicial Review of the Executive: The Grounds of Review, I: Illegality and Ultra
Vires
Judicial Review of the Executive: The Grounds of Review, II: Beyond Ultra Vires
Judicial Review Remedies
PART IV: HUMAN RIGHTS
Human Rights and Civil Liberties
The Human Rights Act 1998
Freedoms of Expression and Assembly
Exceptional Powers: Security, State Secrecy and Emergencies
Index

JOHN ALDER is Visiting Professor at the University of Wales Bangor Law School, UK. He was formerly Professor of Law at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He has many years of experience at universities in the UK, USA, Portugal, Spain and Kenya and is the author of many books and articles on public law, environmental law and housing law.