TY - BOOK AU - Turpin,Colin AU - Tomkins,Adam TI - British government and the constitution : : text and materials SN - 9780521690294 PY - 2007/// CY - Cambridge : PB - Cambridge University Press, KW - Constitutional law KW - Great Britain N1 - Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- Table of European Treaties -- Table of Statutes -- Part I Constitution, state and beyond -- The British constitutional order -- Nature of the British constitution -- (a) Fundamentals and fluidity -- (b) Constitutional safeguards -- 2 The constitution and the state -- 3 Constitutional law beyond the state -- 4 Constitutional reform -- (a) No overall agenda? The coherence of constitutional reform -- (b) Constitutional continuity -- (c) Fate and future of constitutional reform -- (d) A written constitution? -- The ideas of the constitution -- 1 Democracy and the constitution -- (a) Representative democracy -- (b) Participatory democracy -- 2 Parliamentary sovereignty -- (a) Diceyan orthodoxy -- (b) Territorial extent of sovereignty: post-colonial independence -- (c) Continuing sovereignty and the 'new view' -- (d) Sovereignty reappraised: three contemporary challenges -- (i) Membership of the European Union -- (ii) Incorporation of fundamental rights -- (iii) Challenge of common law radicalism -- Conclusions -- 3 The rule of law -- (a) Government under law -- (b) Equality before the law -- (c) Discretion and the rule of law -- (d) The rule of law: wider conceptions? -- (e) The rule of law and parliamentary sovereignty -- 4 Separation of powers -- (a) A political ideal or a legal principle? -- (b) The courts in the constitution: judicial review and judicial law-making -- (c) Judicial independence and the position of the Lord Chancellor -- (d) The courts and Parliament -- (e) Parliament and the executive -- 5 Accountability -- (a) Access to information and reasons -- 3 Constitutional sources -- 1 Legal rules -- (a) Statute -- (b) Subordinate legislation -- (c) Common law -- (i) Developing constitutional common law: a case study -- 2 Conventions -- (a) How do conventions arise? -- (b) Doubtful conventions -- (i) Going to war -- (ii) Treaties: the Ponsonby Rule -- (iii) Law Officers' advice -- (c) Conventions and laws -- (d) Patriation of the Canadian constitution: a case study -- 4 Devolution and the structure of the United Kingdom -- 1 The United Kingdom as a union state -- (a) Federalism -- (b) Devolution 2 The countries of the United Kingdom -- (a) England -- (b) Scotland -- (i) Scotland in the Union -- (ii) Treaties: the Ponsonby Rule -- (iii) Law Officers' advice -- (c) Conventions and laws -- (d) Patriation of the Canadian constitution: a case study -- 4 Devolution and the structure of the United Kingdom -- 1 The United Kingdom as a union state -- (a) Federalism -- (b) Devolution -- 2 The countries of the United Kingdom -- (a) England -- (b) Scotland -- (i) Scotland in the Union -- (ii) Government of Scotland before devolution -- (iii) Devolution under the Scotland Act 1998 -- (iv) Parliament and the devolution settlement (ii) Government of Scotland before devolution -- (iii) Devolution under the Scotland Act 1998 -- (iv) Parliament and the devolution settlement -- (v) Conclusion: how settled is the current Scottish settlement? -- (c)Wales -- (i) Devolution under the Government of Wales Act 1998 -- (ii) Dissatisfaction with the 1998 scheme for Wales -- (iii) Devolution under the Government of Wales Act 2006 -- (d) Northern Ireland -- (i) Devolved government 1921-72 -- (ii) Direct rule -- (iii) Renewed search for a settlement -- (iv) Devolution under the Northern Ireland Act 1998 -- (v) Human rights and equality -- (vi) North-South ministerial council and British-Irish council -- (e) Devolution: conclusions -- 3 Local government -- (a) Structure of local government -- (b) Functions of local authorities -- (i) Powers -- (ii) By-laws -- (iii) Ultra vires and judicial control -- (c) Central-local government relations -- 5 The European dimensions -- 1 European Convention on Human Rights -- (a) European Court of Human Rights and its impact on British constitutional law -- (b) Domestic influence of the ECHR -- (i) Before the Human Rights Act 1998 -- (ii) Human Rights Act 1998: its general scheme -- (iii) Impact thus far of the Human Rights Act 1998 -- 2 The European Union -- (a) Nature and development of the European Union 2 -- (b) Institutional structure and law-making powers -- (i) Institutions and bodies of the European Union -- (ii) Law-making in the European Union -- (c) Principles of European law: supremacy, direct and indirect effect and state liability -- (i) Supremacy -- (ii) Direct and indirect effect -- (iii) State liability -- (d) EU law in the United Kingdom -- (i) Impact of EU membership on government and Parliamen -- (ii) European Communities Act 1972 -- (iii) Impact of EU membership on questions of public law --; Part II Government -- 6 Crown and government -- 1 The Crown -- (a) Privileges and immunities of the Crown -- 2 Monarchy and the prerogative -- (a) Appointment of the Prime Minister -- (b) Dismissal of ministers -- (c) Dissolution of Parliament -- 3 Central government -- (a) Ministers -- (i) Conduct of ministers -- (ii) Ministerial solidarity -- (b) The Prime Minister -- (i) The Prime Minister's Office -- (c) The Cabinet -- (i) Neither 'Prime Ministerial' nor 'Cabinet' government: the 'core executive' thesis -- (d) Ministerial committees of the Cabinet -- (e) Government departments -- (i) 'Next Steps': executive agencies -- (f) Non-departmental public bodies -- (i) Control and accountability -- (g) The civil service -- (i) The civil service: principles and conduct -- (ii) Civil servants and ministers -- (iii) Special advisers -- 7 The powers of government -- 1 Executive power -- 2 The government's powers -- (a) Parliamentary legislation -- (i) Making of government bills -- (ii) Implementation and effectiveness of legislation -- (b) Delegated legislation -- (i) Statutory instruments -- (c) Prerogative legislation -- (d) Executive powers -- (1) Prerogative powers -- (i) Nature of the prerogative -- (iii) Prerogative and statutory powers -- (e) Administrative rule-making (quasi-legislation) -- (f) Guidance and codes of practice --(g) Voluntary agreement and self-regulation -- Part III Accountability -- 8 Parties, groups and the people -- 1 The people in the constitution -- 2 Elections and the mandate -- (a) Review of constituency boundaries -- (b) Fairness of the contest -- (i) Election deposit -- (ii) Election expenditure -- (iii) The media -- (c) The electoral system -- (i) Some varieties of proportional representation -- (ii) The Jenkins Report -- (d) The mandate -- 3 The people and government -- (a) Referendums -- 4 Political parties -- (a) Selection of candidates -- (b) Party policy -- (c) Financial resources -- 5 Pressure groups -- 6 Open government -- (a) Code of Practice -- (b) Freedom of Information Act 2000 -- 9 Parliament and the responsibility of government -- 1 Introduction: responsible government -- 2 Individual ministerial responsibility -- (a) A convention of resignation? -- (b) Responsibility of civil servants -- 3 The power of Parliament -- (a) Opposition -- (b) Backbenchers -- (c) The House -- 4 Control and scrutiny -- (a) Policy and administration -- (i) Debates -- (ii) Questions -- (iii) Select committees -- (iv) Parliamentary Ombudsman -- (b) Legislation -- (1) Primary legislation -- (ii) Delegated legislation -- (c) Finance -- (1) Public Accounts Committee -- 5 The House of Lords -- (a) Reform -- 10 The courts: judicial review and liability -- 1 Nature and foundations of judicial review -- 2 Grounds of review -- (a) Illegality -- (b) Irrationality -- (c) Proportionality -- (d) Procedural impropriety and unfairness -- (i) Bias -- (ii) Duty to act fairly 3 Scope and limits of judicial review -- (a) Scope of judicial review -- (b) Standing -- (c) Ouster clauses -- (d) Judicial review of prerogative powers -- 4 Conclusion: the advance of judicial review -- 5 Liability of the Crown -- (a) Contractual liability -- (b) Tortious liability -- (c) Liability in restitution -- 6 Liability of public authorities -- (a) Contractual liability -- (b) Tortious liability -- 7 Tribunals -- Part IV Liberty -- 11 Liberty and the Constitution -- 1 Sources of protection -- (a) Common law -- (b) Statute -- (c) Statutory interpretation -- (d) Delegated legislation-- 2 Liberty and the Human Rights Act 1998 -- (a) The Convention rights -- (i) Absolute and qualified rights -- (ii) Positive and negative obligations -- (iii) Scope of protection -- (b) Convention rights and national security: a case study -- (i) National security before the Human Rights Act 1998 -- (ii) National security after the Human Rights Act 1998 -- (iii) Analysis and subsequent events -- 3 Freedom of expression -- (a) Freedom of expression and democracy -- (b) The 'Spycatcher' cases -- (c) Freedom of expression as a common law 'constitutional right' -- (d) Freedom of expression and statute -- (e) Freedom of expression and the Human Rights Act 1998 -- (f) Conflict of rights Freedom of assembly 4 -- (a) Common law: the classic authorities -- (b) Common law preventive powers and breach of the peace -- (c) Freedom of assembly as a 'constitutional right' -- (d) Statutory restrictions on freedom of assembly -- Index ER -