Introduction 1. The Sources and Characteristics of the British Constitution 2.Parliamentary Sovereignty and the European Union 3. The Human Rights Act 1998 4. The House of Commons and the House of Lords 5. Prerogative Powers 6. The Executive and Parliamentary Scrutiny 7. Freedom of Information 8. Judicial Review & Ombudsmen 9. The Individual and the State: Police Powers and Public Order

Richard Glancey is Senior Lecturer for Law at Northumbria University.