Common Law Constitutional Rights

Mark Elliott is Professor of Public Law and Kirsty Hughes is Senior Lecturer in Law, both at the University of Cambridge.

Mark Elliott and Kirsty Hughes have done a marvellous job as editors, both in framing the book’s agenda and then, having recruited first class contributors, allowing them to speak for themselves … All the chapters in this book are to be recommended: their capacity to enlighten ranges well beyond the immediate remit into the much wider fields of constitutional and administrative law (and even a little bit of philosophy).

• 1. The Nature and Role of Common Law Constitutional Rights Mark Elliott and Kirsty HughesPART ITHE CONTENT OF COMMON LAW CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS2. The Mythology and the Reality of Common Law Constitutional Rights to Bodily Integrity Natasa Mavronicola3. Access to Justice: From Judicial Empowerment to Public Empowerment Se-shauna Wheatle4. A Constitutional Right to Property? Tom Allen5. A Common Law Constitutional Right to Privacy – Waiting for Godot? Kirsty Hughes6. Freedom of Expression and the Right to Vote: Political Rights and the Common Law Constitution Jacob Rowbottom7. Searching for a Chimera? Seeking Common Law Rights of Freedom of Assembly and Association Gavin Phillipson8. Equality: A Core Common Law Principle, or ‘Mere’ Rationality? Colm O’CinneidePART IITHE ROLE AND POTENTIAL OF COMMON LAW CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS9. The Fundamentality of Rights at Common Law Mark Elliott10. Fundamental Common Law Rights and Legislation Alison L Young11. Common Law Constitutional Rights and Executive Action Joanna Bell12. Common Law Constitutional Rights at the Devolved Level Brice Dickson13. The Reach of Common Law Rights Thomas Fairclough