Public Law Lectures
Constitutional fundamentals, judicial review, parliamentary control, and public law exam method.
These public law lectures combine constitutional structure with administrative review. They are designed to help students move from source-of-power questions into legality, procedure, rights impact, and institutional remedy.
What these lectures cover
Parliamentary sovereignty, the rule of law, separation of powers, and constitutional statutes.
Judicial review grounds including illegality, irrationality, procedural unfairness, and proportionality.
Delegated legislation, ministerial accountability, prerogative power, and statutory interpretation in public decisions.
Standing, justiciability, remedies, human rights arguments, and deference after modern constitutional cases.
Authority checkpoints
- Anisminic, CCSU, and Miller as foundation authorities on jurisdictional error, reviewability, and constitutional limits.
- Marbury v Madison and related comparative material for constitutional review and judicial power.
- Chevron and Loper Bright as historically important but current-law-sensitive administrative deference markers.
- Human rights and proportionality authorities where legality and rights analysis overlap.
How to use these notes in exams
- Ask who has the power, what legal source authorises it, and what limit the court is likely to apply.
- Separate merits complaints from reviewable legality complaints before discussing remedy.
- Where rights are engaged, explain whether the issue is proportionality, fairness, legality, or institutional competence.
Next steps
Move from lecture notes into questions and case work while the rules are still fresh.