Law Express: Constitutional and Administrative Law, 8th edition
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Boost your students' confidence in assessments with this text from the bestselling law revision series
Part of the popular Law Express series, Constitutional and Administrative Law, 8th edition, provides an effective revision aid, walking students through key cases, statutes, and legal terms, giving them practical tips on how to assess and approach the subject.
This revision guide supports student learning about legal concepts and how the law works whilst providing an abundance of practical exercises to ensure students feel confident going into their assessments.
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Hallmark features of this title
Students benefit from a range of features this text has to offer, including:
- State of the art revision aids such as topic maps, key cases and statutes, and checklists, which help you to understand key concepts and cases quickly
- Assessment tips, sample questions with answer guidance and Test Your Knowledge quizzes, which develop your confidence in approaching assessments
- Practical exercises such as You be the Marker and Impress Your Examiner will show you how to get the best grades
- Valuable insights from law lecturers and examiners on the common pitfalls to ‘be aware’ of will help keep you on track for assessment success
- A companion website with a wealth of additional resources and practice opportunities
New and updated features of this title
- REVISED throughout with a wealth of case law and activities
- NEW Apply the Law activities in the Pearson eTextbook build students confidence to apply their learning to real-life problem scenarios and improve through structured immediate feedback
- NEW mini-simulations in the Pearson eTextbook challenge your students to give client advice based on evidence from real-life case files, helping them think like a lawyer and prepare for authentic forms of assessment
“The very accessible writing style is excellent and it almost feels like a kindly mentor guiding you through the subject. I really, really liked that!” - Dr Darren Calley, University of Essex
Key features
Get the best learning experience when preparing for your assessments with the Pearson eTextbook
- Test Your Knowledge with multiple choice quizzes as you work through topics
- Use the Apply the Law questions to practice answering problem scenario questions
- Try mini-simulation-style exercises which mimic real life scenarios to prepare you for authentic types of assessment.
- Attempt an abundance of essay and problem style sample questions and receive immediate guidance on how to approach your answers.
- Use You be the Marker exercises to understand how and why examiners award marks
- Customise how you study and add your own notes, bookmarks, and highlights directly in your eTextbook
- Organise your studying and time and read online or offline, anytime, anywhere
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Table of contents
- The constitution of the UK
- Where does the constitution come from?
- Basic principles of the constitution
- Institutions of state 1
- Institutions of state 2
- Civil liberties and human rights
- Freedom of expression and assembly
- Police powers
- Judicial review
- Tribunals, inquiries and ombudsmen