Publisher's Synopsis
Designed for students who may not have ready access to a law library, and for students on part-time and distance learning courses, the Sourcebook series offers a collection of material from a diversity of sources. The sources are annotated to set the materials in context and to explain their relevance and importance.;The study of the legal protection of civil liberties requires an enormous amount of reading from a variety of sources. This book draws together a wide range of material with the aim of enabling the reader to explore the subject in some depth with regard to British law. It sets out before the reader a comprehensive range of cases and materials concerning constitutional doctrines and the operation of the constitution in practice.;The main topics covered include: characteristics of the British Constitution; constitutional conventions; Parliamentary sovereignty and the European Union; Parliamentary government in operation; prerogative powers; civil liberties (freedom of expression and information, police powers, the European Convention on Human Rights); judicial review; Ombudsmen. In each area, the aim is to focus on topics of particular academic interest and to provide the reader with a wide range of views on the various issues, thereby encouraging debate and interest.
