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Contents: Fundamental principles: Introduction to constitutional and administrative law -- The Characteristics of the constitutional -- Sources of constitutional and administrative law -- Parliament and the European community: The European community: institutions and sources of law -- The Legislative sovereignty of the westminster parliament -- The Composition and workings of parliament: The Franchise and the electorate -- The House of commons: members of parliament -- The House of commons: principal functions -- The House of lords -- Parliamentary priviledge -- The Executive: The Prime minister and cabinet -- The Royal prerogative -- Crown proceedings and the legal liability of the crown and public authorities -- Judicial review of administrative action: The Nature of judicial review -- Grounds for judicial review: illegality, irrationality and procedural impropriety -- Exclusion of and applications for judicial review -- Exclusivity -- Human rights: The European rights act 1998 -- Police powers, personal liberty and privacy -- Restrictions on the Rights of freedom of assembly and association -- Restrictions on the rights of freedom of expression and information -- Freedom and emergency powers -- Tribunals, inquiries and complaints procedures: Tribunals and inquiries -- Ombudsmen.