PART I: THEORETICAL PRINCIPLES; 1. Defining the constitution?; 2. Parliamentary sovereignty; 3. The rule of law and the separation of powers; 4. The royal prerogative; PART II: THE INSTITUTIONS AND OPERATION OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT; 5. The House of Commons; 6. The House of Lords; 7. The electoral system; 8. Parliamentary privilege; 9. Constitutional conventions; PART III: THE GEOGRAPHICAL SEPARATION OF POWERS; 10. Local government; 11. The European Economic Community 1957-1986; 12. The European Community after the Single European Act; 13. The government of Scotland and Wales; PART IV: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW; 14. Substantive grounds of judicial review; 15. Procedural grounds of judicial review; 16. Challenging governmental decisions: the process; 17. Locus standi; PART V: HUMAN RIGHTS; 18. Human rights I: traditional perspectives; 19. Human rights II: emergent principles; 20. Human rights III: new substantive grounds of review; 21. Human rights IV: the Human Rights Act 1998; 22. Human rights V: the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998; 23. Human rights VI: governmental powers of arrest and detention; 24. Conclusion
Ian Loveland is Professor of Public Law at City University.
Drawing upon his vast experience of this area of law, Loveland's Constitutional Law, Adminstrative Law, and Human Rights: A Critical Introduction is both well-written and accessible. Student Law Journal It also comes with an Online Resource Centre (an "ORC") which includes the author's "mind maps" and an excellent (and fully linked) online casebook. These additions, included for free on the ORC, provide excellent added value for readers of this text. Student Law Journal Its ORC and accessibly written material also means it is likely to be a favourite text for years to come. Student Law Journal
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