Cases & Materials on Constitutional & Administrative Law, 11th Edition

• Brings together a diverse and engaging range of case law, legislation, and political documents, providing students with the key primary materials they require for a full understanding of the subject
• Extracts are supplemented by author commentary, notes, and questions to encourage critical thinking

New to this edition

• A new chapter focuses on devolution, examining key cases relating to each devolved region, includingRobinson v Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Imperial Tobacco Ltd v Lord Advocate (Scotland), and Attorney General v National Assembly for Wales. The authors also discuss the changing nature of devolution, and look to the future with the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence.
• Revised coverage of numerous key topics including parliamentary sovereignty (new material discussesJackson v Attorney General, the European Union Act 2011, and the Supreme Court's decision in Axa General Insurance Ltd v Lord Advocate), the rule of law (extracts from recent cases R (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice, A v Treasury, and R (Reilly) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions), and human rights (R (BBC) v Secretary of State for Justice).
• An updated chapter on judicial independence discusses the changes brought by the Crime and Courts Act 2013 as well as judicial diversity and the relationship between judicial independence and parliamentary privilege.
• New coverage of judicial review includes discussion of Bracking v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the public sector equality duty. It also includes extracts from, and commentary on, two consultation papers on reform in judicial review.

Cases & Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law provides you with a comprehensive selection of legal resources to accompany your studies. Extracts from leading cases, academic works, and political documents are drawn together with incisive author commentary and thought-provoking questions to highlight the historical debates and ongoing development of the subject. The authors take a critical look at the doctrines of constitutional law and the principles of administrative law, showing how the constitution operates in relation to Parliament, the Executive, and the citizen. 

The eleventh edition has been fully revised and updated with new extracts and commentary from recent case law and legislation, and also features a new chapter on devolution.

Readership: Students studying constitutional and administrative law as part of the LLB or GDL.