Constitutional and Administrative Law

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Useful Websites

Part 1: General Introduction 

  • Inter-Parliamentary Union. A source of Information on national parliaments across the world. Includes a database of bibliographic references: https://www.ipu.org/ 
  • The British and Irish Legal Information Institute. This site provides access to the most comprehensive set of British and Irish primary legal materials that are available for free and in one place on the internet: http://www.bailii.org/ 
  • UK Parliament. The official UK parliamentary website featuring the daily work of both houses, House of Commons and House of Lords. Parliamentary debates are available daily, featuring the decision-making process on big issues of the day, such as Prime Minister’s Questions Time (PMQs) and current bills before the Westminster Parliament: https://www.parliament.uk 
  • Constitutional Law research site from University of Chicago. A US site but an invaluable guide to researching Constitutional Law on the Internet containing material from all over the world: http://www2.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/conlaw.html 
     

Part 2: Fundamental Constitutional Concepts 

Part 3: The European Union 

Part 4: Central, Regional and Local Government 

Part 5: Parliament 

  • The home page for the United Kingdom Parliament: https://www.parliament.uk 
  • A list of all Bills currently before Parliament (and from 2006/07 onwards), with explanatory notes and amendments: https://bills.parliament.uk 
  • The Electoral Commission is the independent body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. A source of further information about the electoral process within the UK and electronic voter registration: www.electoralcommission.org.uk 
     

Part 6: The Individual and the State 

  • The Legal Action Group – a national, independent charity which campaigns for equal access to justice for all members of society: http://www.lag.org.uk/
  • The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s independent authority set up to promote access to official information and to protect personal information: https://ico.org.uk/ 
  • Council of Europe: https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/home 
  • Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights: https://www.echr.coe.int/home 
  • The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s independent authority set up to promote access to official information and to “empower you through information”: https://ico.org.uk/ 
  • Council of Europea anti-torture Commission conducts prison and police cell inspections in the 47 member states and The CPT visits places of detention and assesses how persons deprived of their liberty are treated in order to strengthen their protection from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt 
  • The International Labour Organisation ILO) is devoted to promoting social justice and internationally recognised human and labour rights, pursuing its founding mission that social justice is essential to universal and lasting peace. The only tripartite U.N. agency, since 1919 the ILO brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 Member States, to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men: https://www.ilo.org/ 
  • Equality and Human Rights Commission, an independent statutory body with the responsibility to encourage equality and diversity, eliminate unlawful discrimination, and protect and promote the human rights of everyone in Britain: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/ 

Part 7: Judges and the Legal System 

Part 8: Introduction to Administrative Law