Includes index.

Contents: Theoretical principles :Defining the constitution? -- Parliamentary sovereignty -- The Rule of law and the separation of powers -- The Royal prerogative -- The Institutions and operation of national government: The House of commons -- The House of the lords -- The Electoral system -- Parliamentary privilege -- Constitutional conventions -- The Geographical separation of powers: Local government -- The European economic community 1957-1986 -- The European community after the single European act -- The Government of Scotland and wales -- Administrative law: Substantive grounds of judicial review -- Procedural grounds of judicial review -- Challenging governmental decisions:the process -- Locus standi -- Human rights: Human rights:Traditional perspectives -- Human rights II:Emergent principles -- Human rights 111:New substantive grounds of review -- Human rights IV: The human rights acts 1998 -- Human rights V:The impact of the human rights act 1998 -- Human rights VI: Governmental powers of arrest and detention -- Conclusion.