"This new edition of the previously entitled Sourcebook on public law has been comprehensively revised to take account of the radical programme of constitutional reform introduced by the Labour Government since 1997" - Back cover

The law is stated as at 1 April 2003

Preface. - Table of cases. - Table of statutes. - Table of statutory instruments. - Table of European legislation. - Table of international legislation. - Pt. 1. Constitutional fundamentals. 1. Constitutional theory and the British constitution after devolution. 2. The nature and role of constitutional conventions. 3. The rule of law and the separation of powers. 4. Parliamentary sovereignty. 5. The European union and parliamentary sovereignty. - Pt. II. European law & influence. 1. The EC legal system in national courts : direct and indirect effects of EC law in domestic law; the Francovich principle. 2. The European convention on human rights. - Pt. III. Parliament and its reform. 1. The commons: elections, parties, legislation and scrutiny. 2. The house of lords and reform. 3. Parliamentary privilege. - Pt. V. The central executive: powers and accountability. 1. Prerogative powers. 2. The central executive: structures and accountability. 3. Official secrecy and access to information. - Pt. V. Administrative law. 1. Judicial review: availability, applicability, procedural exclusivity. 2. Grounds of judicial review. 3. Ombudsmen. - Pt. VI. The protection of civil liberties in the UK. 1. The traditional protection of civil liberties in Britain and the impact of the human rights act 1998. 2. Freedom of expression. 3. Freedom of assembly, public protest and public order. 4. Police powers. - Index.