Develop a strong understanding of legal issues and recent developments in Public Law

Constitutional and Administrative Law, 10th Edition, by Alex Carroll is a popular, student-friendly text that can be relied upon to give you a solid understanding of the essential legal and political issues that underpin the British system of government and the rights and freedoms of those subject to it. Designed specifically for LLB students, its content provides an effortless knowledge both of modern controversies and other key topics falling within Public law.

Some of the recent developments given detailed consideration include:

• The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018;

• The EU- UK Withdrawal Agreement 2020;

• The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2021;

• The convention of Ministerial responsibility in the Brexit crisis;

• The role of referendums in the British political and constitutional system;

• Enhanced coverage and analysis of the doctrines of the Rule of Law, the Separation of Powers, and the Sovereignty of Parliament;

• Parliamentary Privilege and the meaning of parliamentary proceedings (R ( Miller) v The Prime Minister [2019]);

• Contempt of Parliament and government failure to comply with resolutions of the House of Commons;

• Suspension of sittings of the House of Commons for improper purposes. Abuse of the prerogative (R (Miller) v The Prime Minister [2019]);

• Brexit and refusal of the Royal Assent;

• Public bodies, liability in negligence (Poole Borough Council v GN and Another [2019]);

• Liability of the police in damages, (Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [2018]);

• Electronic surveillance. Legality (Big Brother Watch v United Kingdom [2019]);

• Kidnapping and the right to life (Olewnik-Cieplinska v Poland [2019]);

• Detention of football fans to prevent breaches of the peace. Legality (SV and A v Denmark [2018]);

• State of emergency, Turkish insurrection and the imprisonment of political dissidents (Alparslan v Turkey [2019]); 

• Civil Partnerships and mixed sex couples (Steinfeld and Keiden v Secretary of State for International  Development [2018]) ;

• Police retention of DNA samples and profi les. Legality (Gaughran v United Kingdom [2020]);

• Legality of pro-life protest (Dulgheriu v London Borough Council [2019]).

Alex Carroll, MPhil, LLB, Cert Ed, was formerly Senior Lecturer in Law at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has also taught at the University of Manchester, Keele University and the University of Hong Kong.