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 public law requires a great deal of reading from a variety of sources. This book draws together a wide range of material to allow the reader to explore the subject in depth. It sets out cases and materials concerning constitutional doctrines and its operation 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; and Ombudsmen.