2nd Edition

Beginning Constitutional Law

By Nick Howard Copyright 2017
202 Pages 8 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

202 Pages 8 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

202 Pages 8 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Whether you’re new to higher education, coming to legal study for the first time or just wondering what Constitutional Law is all about, Beginning Constitutional Law is the ideal introduction to help you hit the ground running. Adopting a clear and simple approach with legal vocabulary explained in a detailed glossary avaliable on the companion website, Nick Howard breaks the subject of... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Does the UK have a Constitution

3. Finding UK Constitutional Law

4. Analysing the UK Constitution

5. Parliament’s Function and Make-up

6. Parliamentary Sovereignty

7. Government’s Relationship with Parliament

8. Government and the Courts

9. Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights

10. Police powers, and public order

11. Preparing for your Examination

Biography

Nick Howard is a Lawyer in the Office of the Counsel General for Wales and was a member of the legal Bill team who took the Government of Wales Act 2006 through Parliament. He is also a former Principal Lecturer in Constitutional Law at the University of South Wales.