Part 1 Justifying judicial review: the rise of judicial review; the challenge -justifying judicial review; the notion of constitutional legitimacy; the importance of examining constitutional legitimacy; conclusion. Part 2 The traditional ultra vires principle: structural coherence and internal coherence; the artificiality of the ultra vires principle; passive artificiality; active artificiality; the emptiness of the ultra vires principle; the radical and the moderate. Part 3 Legislative frameworks and the control of discretionary power: the constitutional status of legislative intention; legislation and the scope of discretionary power; conclusion. Part 4 The modified ultra vires principle: judicial review and the rule of law; ultra vires methodology in a constitutional setting; the modified ultra vires principle - overcoming the deficiencies of the traditional model; the advantages of the modified ultra vires principle over the common law theory of review; conclusion. Part 5 Beyond the logical boundary? judicial review of non-statutory power: the sources of governmental power; judicial review of prerogative power; judicial review of de facto governmental power; conclusion. Part 6 Judicial review and human rights: human rights in the United Kingdom; the constitutional foundations of human rights review; the legal basis of human rights review; conclusion. Part 7 The constitutional foundations of judicial review: constitutional justification and normative justification; a context-sensitive approach to constitutional justification; impetus and implementation; conclusion.

Recent years have witnessed a vibrant debate concerning the constitutional basis of judicial review. This book presents a detailed analysis of the interface between constitutional and administrative law, and will be of interest to all public lawyers.