Preface --
Table of statutes --
Table of cases --
Abbreviations --
Acknowledgements --
Part 1-General constitutional law --
1. Definition and scope of constitutional law --
A. What is a constitution? --
B. Scope of constitutional law --
2. Sources and nature of the constitution --
A. The legal rules of the constitution --
B. Non-legal rules of the constitution --
C. Other sources of the constitution --
D. Constitutional government in Britain --
3. The structure of the United Kingdom --
4. The relationship between legislature, executive and judiciary --
5. Parliamentary supremacy --
A. The growth of the legislative authority of Parliament --
B. Meaning of legislative supremacy --
C. Continuing nature of Parliamentary supremacy --
D. The Treaty of Union between England and Scotland --
E. Conclusions --
6. The rule of law --
A. Historical development --
B. Rule of law and its implications today --
7. Responsible government --
8. The United Kingdom and the European Communities --
A. The EEC and Community law --
B. Community law and the United Kingdom --
9. Composition of Parliament 1--
A. House of Lords 0--
B. House of Commons --
10. Meeting of Parliament 17 --
11. Functions of Parliament --
A. Legislation --
B. Conflict between the two Houses --
C. Financial procedure --
D. Scrutiny of administration --
12. Privileges of Parliament --
A. House of Commons together --
B. Financial interests of members --
C. House of Lords --
13. The Crown and the prerogative --
A. The Sovereign --
B. The Queen in Council --
C. The royal prerogative --
14. The Cabinet, ministers and government departments --
A. Cabinet and Prime Minister --
B. Ministers and departments --
15. The civil service --
16. Public finance, taxation and the economy --
17. Public boards and advisory bodies --
A. Public boards 297 --
B. Advisory bodies --
18. Foreign affairs --
A. Executive certificates --
B. Act of state --
C. Treaties --
D. Recognition and immunities --
19. The courts and the machinery of justice --
A. The courts and the judiciary --
B. Contempt of court --
C. The executive and the machinery of justice --
20. The police --
21. Local government --
22. Devolution of government --
23. The armed forces --
24. The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth --
Part II- The citizen and the state --
25. Citizenship, immigration and extradition --
A. Citizenship --
B. Immigration and deportation --
C. Extradition --
26. Freedom of person and property --
A. Personal freedom and police powers --
B. Habeas corpus --
C. Enjoyment of property rights --
27 Liberty of expression --
A. Civil restraints upon freedom of expression --
B. Criminal restraints upon freedom of expression --
C. Law and the media --
28. Meetings, protest and public order --
29. Emergency powers --
A. Use of the armed forces --
B. Emergency powers in peace and war --
C. Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act --
30. State security --
31. Protection of human rights --
A. Legislation against discrimination --
B. European Convention of Human Rights --
C. A Bill of Rights for the United Kingdom? --
Part III - Administrative law --
32. Nature and development of administrative law --
33. Delegated legislation --
34. Judicial control of administrative action --
A. Excess and abuse of powers --
B. Natural justice 642 official --
C. Binding nature of acts --
35. Methods of judicial control --
36. Liability of public authorities and the Crown --
A. Liability of public authorities and the Crown in tort --
B. Contractual liability --
C. The Crown in litigation: privileges and immunities --
37. Administrative justice--
A. Tribunals --
B. Public inquiries --
C. Tribunals of Inquiry --
D. Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration --
A: The Canadian constitutional controversy , --
1981-2 --
Appendix B: Current developments --
Bibliography --
Index.