Constitutional and administrative law
By: John Alder
Edition: 9th edition.
Series: Palgrave Macmillan law masters; Palgrave law masters
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Basingstoke
Language: eng
Number of pages: 559
ISBN-13: 9781137281449
Subjects: Administrative law; Constitutional law; Verfassungsrecht; Verwaltungsrecht; Staatsrecht; Bestuursrecht; Law
Description: This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the basic legal principles of the UK constitution. It 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.
Notes: Previous edition: 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I The framework of the constitution; title: 1 Introduction: constitutional themes and structures; title: 2 Underlying political traditions; title: 3 The sources of the constitution; title: 4 Historical outline; title: 5 An overview of the main institutions of the constitution; title: Part II Fundamental principles; title: 6 The rule of law; title: 7 The separation of powers; title: 8 Parliamentary sovereignty; title: Part III International aspects of the constitution; title: 9 The state and the outside world; title: 10 The European Union; title: Part IV Government institutions; title: 11 Parliament: constitutional position; title: 12 The composition of Parliament and parliamentary elections; title: 13 Parliamentary procedure; title: 14 The Crown; title: 15 Ministers and departments; title: 16 Devolution; title: Part V Administrative law; title: 17 The grounds of judicial review, I: illegality and ultra vires; title: 18 The grounds of judicial review, II: beyond ultra vires; title: 19 Judicial review remedies; title: 20 Administrative justice; title: Part VI Fundamental rights; title: 21 Human rights and civil liberties; title: 22 The Human Rights Act 1998; title: 23 Freedoms of expression and assembly; title: 24 Exceptional powers: security, state secrecy and emergencies.