Constitutional and Administrative Law

This textbook provides a thorough and accessible introduction to the basic principles of United Kingdom Constitutional and Administrative Law, including Human Rights Law. It has been revised and updated to reflect recent developments, both legal and political. The fundamental concepts of UK Constitutional and Administrative Law are explained in a clear, engaging, succinct style, making them straightforward for students to understand so they build up their knowledge of the subject systematically and thoroughly. This book is also an essential starting point for more advanced law students and a valuable source of legal context for political science students alike. Both authoritative and accessible, it enables the reader to appreciate the nature and complexity of this most fundamental part of our legal system.

Keith Syrett is Professor of Health Law and Policy at the University of Bristol Law School, where he teaches public law and health law. His interests include public health law, health systems and policy, global health law and goverance, and human rights. John Alder is a former Professor of Law at Newcastle and Keele universities. His interests include constitutional and administrative law, housing law and environmental law.

This twelfth edition of Constitutional and Administrative Law provides a thorough and accessible introduction to the basic principles of these areas of Public Law, as well as Human Rights Law. The text has been revised and updated to reflect contemporary developments in law and politics, including those relating to Brexit, devolution, prorogation and Coronavirus. The book also provides a useful starting point for more advanced Law students, and is a valuable source of legal context for Political Science students. Useful features include case summaries, end-of-chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading and self-test exercises. Keith Syrett is Professor of Health Law and Policy at the University of Bristol. His research primarily focuses on the confluence of law, political science and ethics with regards to public health policy. John Alder is Emeritus Professor of Law at Newcastle University. His research interests include constitutional and administrative law, housing law and environmental law.

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