Constitutional and Administrative Law, 18th edition

Published by Pearson (May 27, 2022) © 2022
  • A W. Bradley
  • K D. Ewing
  • Christopher Knight

Title overview

Decades of experience and expertise in one text, coming from a team of leading figures in Public Law.

Bradley, Ewing and Knight Constitutional and Administrative Law, 18th edition is the latest edition of one of the UK's best-known textbooks in law.

Widely cited by courts, the book offers expert analysis on cases that have influenced UK's constitution, with content that encourages your students' independent study and critical thinking skills.

As it continues to evolve reflecting the major changes in the field, this book provides a grounding of Public Law in all aspects and is an essential tool for multiple modules, whether you are teaching a general, Year 1 course, or more advanced courses.

Hallmark Features of This Title

  • Provide your students with a unique and expert perspective of public law principles, both in theory and practice.
  • Offer comprehensive study material with unrivalled coverage on all aspects of the constitution.
  • Provide a grounding of Public Law with a textbook relevant for multiple modules, whether you are teaching a general, Year 1 course, or more advanced courses.
  • Provide guidance according to the further reading of cases, Parliamentary papers, and academic articles, and support your students' further independent study as well as group discussion in class.
  • Choose a book for your students that continues to evolve and update its content, reflecting the major changes in this very fast-moving and ever-growing field.

New and updated features of this title

Thoroughly updated with analysis of the following constitutional areas:

  • Full coverage of the implications of Brexit, including the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, and the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020.
  • Government responses to Covid-19, and their implications for the rule of law and the role of Parliament.
  • Updates on the role of the Prime Minister, and the Ministerial Code, including coverage of the Greensill Capital Affair.
  • Inclusion of major law cases since 2017, including a full discussion of R (Miller) v Prime Minister, Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland [2019] UKSC 41, [2020] AC 373 (Miller No 2).
  • Updated, further in-depth analysis of the Human Rights Act and the recent leading cases in the context of government proposals for its reform.
  • Substantial revision and update of chapters on the devolution settlement, the role of the EU law post-Brexit, police powers, privacy (including the UK GDPR), freedom of assembly, and the role of the security and intelligence services.

Table of contents

Part I: Sources, structure and principles

  1. Constitutional law – its meaning and sources
  2. The structure of the United Kingdom
  3. Parliamentary supremacy
  4. The rule of law
  5. Responsible and accountable government
  6. United Kingdom and the European Union

Part II: The institutions of government

  1. Composition of Parliament
  2. Role and Functions of Parliament
  3. Privileges of Parliament
  4. The Crown and royal prerogative
  5. Cabinet, government departments and civil service
  6. Public bodies and public appointments
  7. Courts and the administration of justice

Part III: Personal liberty and human rights

  1. Human Rights Act
  2. Right to liberty and police powers
  3. Right to privacy and surveillance powers
  4. Right to freedom of expression
  5. Freedom of association and assembly
  6. State security and official secrets
  7. Exceptional and Emergency powers

Part IV: Administrative law

  1. What is administrative law?
  2. Delegated legislation
  3. Administrative justice
  4. Judicial review I: the grounds of review
  5. Judicial review II: procedure and remedies
  6. Liability of public authorities

Author bios

Keith Ewing is Professorof Public Law at King's College London. He has provided extensive work on the book from the 11th  to the 18th  editions.

Christopher Knight is a barrister at 11KBW who practices Public Law. Amongst many other cases, he was Junior Counsel for the Secretary of State in 'Miller'. He has published widely and is a member of the Editorial Committee of the journal Public Law.

Anthony Bradley was a Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Edinburgh before becoming a practicing barrister in London. From 2002 to 2005 he was Legal Advisor to the House of Lords Committee on the Constitution. His publications include 'Janis', 'Kay and Bradley', European Human Rights Law: Text and Materials (3rd edition, 2008).

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