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Constitutional law and human rights - London Butterworths 1997 - 571p

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword by The Rt. Hon Lord Woolf, Master of the Rolls.
Table of Statutes.
Table of Statutory Instruments.
Table of European Community Legislation.-P.51
Table of Treaties and Conventions.-P.53
Table of Parliamentary Papers.-P.57
Table of Schemes and Codes of Conduct
Table of Cases
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Table of Contents.-P.1
1. Introduction: Basic Principles of the Constitution of the United Kingdom.-P.7
(1) Definition of Constitutional Law.-P.7
(2) Characteristics of the British Constitution.-P.9
(3) State Institutions.-P. 25
(4) Constitutional Conventions-P.29
(5) The European Dimension to the Constitution.-P.33
(6) The Individual and the State.-P. 36
(7) The Descent of the Crown and Provisions securing the Succession.-P.43
(8) Wales.-P. 48
(9) Scotland.-P.54
(10) Northern Ireland.-P. 72
2. Human Rights and Freedoms.-P. 93
(1) Introductory.-P. 93
(2) Human Rights and Freedoms under English Law.-P. 102
(3) Human Rights and Freedoms under the European Convention.-P. 123
3. Parliament.-P. 197
(1) Basic Principles.-P.197
(2) Elections, Summoning, Adjournment, Prorogation and Dissolution of Parliament.-P. 200
(3) Members of Parliament .-P. 202
(4) Peers.-P. 205
(5) Political Parties.-P. 206
(6) Political Broadcasting.-P. 209
(7) Parliamentary Supervision of the Executive .-P. 211
(8) Parliamentary Control of Taxation and Public Expenditure.-P. 213
(9) International Parliamentary Oganisations.-P. 216
(10) • Parliamentary Sovereignty.-P. 216
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4. The Judiciary.-P. 222
(1) Introduction and Functions of the Judiciary.-P. 222
(2) The Independence of the Judiciary and the Separation of Powers .-P. 223
(3) The Relationship between the Crown and the Judiciary.-P. 224
(4) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.-P. 227

5. The Executive.-P. 228
(1) Legal Status and Powers of the Executive.-P. 228
(2) Formation, Accountability and Remuneration of the Administration.-P. 262
(3) Central Government: Departments and Members of the Government,
Legal Advisers and the Royal Household.-P. 289
(4) The Privy Council.-P. 362
(5) The Lord Privy Seal.-P.367
(6) Non-ministerial Departments .-P. 367
(7) Legal Representatives and Advisers of the Crown.-P.368
(8) The Officers of the Household.-P. 378
(9) The Civil Service .-P. 380
6. Revenue and Public Finance.-P. 425
(1) Basic Principles.-P. 425
(2) Sources and Collection of Revenue.-P. 428
(3) The Consolidated Fund and Issues of Public Money.-P. 431
(4) The National Loans Fund.-P. 451
(5) Relationship between the Consolidated Fund and the National Loans Fund .-P. 457
(6) The Contingencies Fund.-P. 457
(7) Government Trading Funds.-P. 458
7. Miscellaneous Functions of the Crown-P. 465
(1) The Making of Treaties-P.465
(2) The Foreign Compensation Commission - P.469
(3) The United Nations.-P. 473
(4) The Making of War and Peace.-P. 475
(5) Executive Powers in Emergencies.-P. 478
(6) Pardons and Reprieves.-P. 482
(7) The Granting of Honours.-P. 486
(8) Public Records.-P. 488
(9) Rights of the Crown in relation to Property.-P. 494
(10) Royal Grant.-P. 496
(11) Armed Forces.-P. 508
8. Formalities, Documents and Oaths.-P. 512
(1) Appointment to and Tenure of Offices.-P. 512
(2) Public Documents.-P. 517
(3) Oaths of Office and Judicial Oaths.-P. 525
9. Non-departmental Public Bodies and Information-gathering Institutions.-P. 529
(1) Non-departmental Public Bodies.-P. 529
(2) Information-gathering Institutions .-P. 533
Index.-P.539


Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Human Rights - Constituional Law

Dewey Class. No.: 342.085000 / HIL