Constitutional and administrative law. /
John Alder
- 6th
- New York: Palgrave, 2007.
- xliv, 559p.: ill.; 22cm
Includes index.
Contents: 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 regions of the UK -- The Rule of law -- The Separation of powers -- Parliamentary supremacy -- The European union -- Government institutions -- The Compsition of parliament and parliamentary elections -- Parliamentary procedure -- The Crown -- Ministers and departments -- The Citizen and the state -- The Grounds of Judicial review II: Beyond ultra vires -- Judicial review remedies -- Human rights and civil liberties -- Freedom of expression and assembly -- Exceptional powers: security, state secrecy and emergencies.