Constitutional and Administrative Law, 7th Edition

• Highly praised by students and lecturers alike for its clear and approachable style
• The logical structure and user-friendly layout help students navigate around the book with ease. The author makes excellent use of headings, paragraph numbering, and chapter summaries to break down the subject into easily digestible chunks
• Provides an excellent balance between legal facts and opinions, grounding students in both black-letter law and academic debates
• Self-test questions develop students' understanding of the subject and further reading lists encourage independent study

New to this edition

• Fully updated to cover all the latest developments in constitutional and administrative law, including ongoing debate over proposals for reform of the House of Lords.

The Core Text Series takes the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing a reliable and invaluable guide for students of law at all levels. Written by leading academics and renowned for their clarity, these concise texts explain the intellectual challenges of each area of the law. 

Constitutional and Administrative Law remains highly popular with undergraduates for its clear writing style and the ease with which the author guides the reader through key principles of public law. The seventh edition incorporates all significant developments in this ever-changing area of the law. 

The book also includes a range of useful features to help students get to grips with the subject matter. These include extensive further reading suggestions to support deeper research, a large number of self-test questions to help reinforce knowledge, and chapter summaries and numbered paragraphs to aid navigation and revision. 

Highly praised by lecturers and students alike, this book is a must for undergraduates of all levels. 


Oxford Public Law Resouce Centre

The book is supported online by the Oxford Public Law Resource Centre, offering the following useful resources:

- Regular updates, providing easy access to changes and developments in the law
- Oxford NewsNow RSS feed, keeping you up to date on the latest news stories
- Library of web links and timeline of key dates in British political history
- Audio podcasts from expert Oxford authors on key issues in public law

Readership: Suitable for undergraduate students taking a module in public law as part of their LLB course, and others with a general interest in the subject.