Table of Contents

Part I. Constitution, State and Beyond: 1. The British constitutional order; 2. The ideas of the constitution; 3. Constitutional sources; 4. Devolution and the structure of the United Kingdom; 5. The European dimensions; Part II. Government: 6. Crown and government; 7. The powers of government; Part III. Accountability: 8. Parties, groups and the people; 9. Parliament and the responsibility of government; 10. The courts: judicial review and liability; Part IV. Liberty: 11. Liberty and the Constitution.

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A major restructuring of the material, as well as a complete content updating to 2006.

About the Author

Colin Turpin is a Fellow of Clare College and Emeritus Reader in Public Law at the University of Cambridge. Adam Tomkins is the John Millar Professor of Public Law at the University of Glasgow. His previous books include Public Law (2003), Our Republican Constitution (2005) and European Union Law: Text and Materials (2006).

Reviews

'... masterly in its treatment ... It should be essential reading for students of constitutional law ... Any reader looking for the British constitution, how it works and where it does not, will find no better introduction than British Government and the Constitution.' Westlaw UK 'Exceptionally clear, in two colours, with excellent use of boxes and shading.' Times Higher Education Supplement