Turpin and Tomkins' British Government and the Constitution
Text and Materials

Places constitutional law in its legal, historical and political context using contemporary examples.

Alison L. Young (Author)

9781108707381, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 1 April 2021

1088 pages
24.4 x 17 x 4.8 cm, 2.09 kg

'Alison Young's new edition of Turpin and Tomkins is a hugely welcome addition to the teaching resources in public law. By placing legal materials in their broader political and constitutional context the book provides a highly accessible and absorbing approach to the subject. It combines the study of basic ideas with a lucid account of their application to a wide range of practical issues.' T. R. S. Allan, Professor of Jurisprudence and Public Law, University of Cambridge

A lot has happened to the UK Constitution in the last seven years. We've witnessed the UK's exit from the EU, further devolution to Scotland and Wales, a number of prominent cases by the Supreme Court, two early parliamentary general elections, major governmental defeats and two Prime Ministerial resignations. Alison Young has built on the text of Colin Turpin and Adam Tomkins' earlier edition, keeping their unique historical and contextual approach, whilst bringing the material up to date with more contemporary examples, including references to Brexit, the recent prorogation and Brexit case law, and the Covid-19 pandemic. The book continues to include substantial extracts from parliamentary and other political sources as well as from legislation and case law. It also provides a full yet accessible account of the British constitution at the culmination of a series of dramatic events, on the threshold of possible further constitutional reform.

Part I. Constitution, State and Beyond: 1. The British Constitutional Order
2. The Ideas of the Constitution
3. Constitutional Sources
4. Devolution and the Structure of the UK
5. The European Dimensions
Part II. Government: 6. Crown and Government
7. The Powers of Government
8. Parties, Groups and the People
9. Parliament and the Responsibility of Government
10. The Courts: Judicial Review and Liability
11. Liberty and the Constitution.

Subject Areas: Constitutional & administrative law [LND], Laws of Specific jurisdictions [LN], Law [L], Constitution: government & the state [JPHC]