Table of Contents

1: On Constitutions
PART I: POWER
2: The Separation of Power
3: The Crown
4: Parliament
PART II: ACCOUNTABILITY
5: Political Accountability
6: Legal Accountability
Bibliographical Essay

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About the Author

Adam Tomkins is John Millar Professor of Public Law at the University of Glasgow. He was previously Lecturer (1991-1999) and Senior Lecturer (1999-2000) at the School of Law, King's College, London. A well-respected and highly published author, his works include The Constitution after Scott (OUP, 1998) and Sceptical Essays on Human Rights (OUP, 2001), co-edited with Tom Campbell and Keith Ewing.

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"Adam Tomkins has wrtten a highly readable book, designed for English law students, but of considerable interest to those who wish to understand the monumental institutional changes taking place in Britain.... I recommend it highly. Comparison of our own political system with others often provides the best vehicle for illuminating some features of that which is most familiar."-- The Law and Politics Book Review