About our authors Keith Ewing is Professor of Public Law at King’s College London. He has provided extensive work on this text, from the 11th to 19th editions.Christopher Knight is a leading public law barrister at 11KBW. He has acted in most of the leading constitutional cases of the last decade discussed in this text.Anthony Bradley was a Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Edinburgh before becoming a practising barrister in London, specialising in Public Law. From 2002 to 2005 he was the inaugural and influential Legal Advisor to the House of Lords Committee on the Constitution.

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• Constitutional law: its meaning and sourcesThe structure of the United KingdomParliamentary supremacyThe rule of lawResponsible and accountable governmentUnited Kingdom and the European UnionComposition of ParliamentRole and functions of ParliamentPrivileges of ParliamentThe Crown and royal prerogativeCabinet, government departments and civil servicePublic bodies and public appointmentsCourts and the administration of justiceHuman Rights ActRight to liberty and police powersRight to privacy and surveillance powersRight to freedom of expressionRight to freedom of association and assemblyState security and official secretsExceptional and emergency powersWhat is administrative law?Delegated legislationAdministrative justiceJudicial review I: the grounds of reviewJudicial review II: procedure and remediesLiability of public authorities