Publisher's Synopsis
Constitutional law and administrative law together form Public Law, a compulsory subject on all law degree courses, yet students often lack the necessary historical and political knowledge to benefit fully from their teaching. This book aims to fill this gap, showing how the general concepts have been translated into legal practice, a process explained and illustrated through a selection of cases and materials.;Dealing in turn with the nature and history of Constitutional and Administrative law; the Royal Prerogative; the Cabinet and its responsibilities; the composition, functions and sovereignty of Parliament; the UK and the European Community; the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration; Government and the courts, and freedom of expression, this book traces the constitutional evolution of the United Kingdom through sources as disparate as "Magna Carta", the writings of James Callaghan, Bagehot and Hugo Young, the Report of the Commissioner on the "Barlow Clowes" affair, extensive case law (including cases decided by the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights), and over 700 years of Parliamentary legislation.
