Common Law Constitutional Rights

Mark Elliott is Professor of Public Law and Kirsty Hughes is Senior Lecturer in Law, both at the University of Cambridge.

1. The Nature and Role of Common Law Constitutional Rights
Mark Elliott and Kirsty Hughes

PART I
THE CONTENT OF COMMON LAW CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
2. The Mythology and the Reality of Common Law Constitutional Rights to Bodily Integrity
Natasa Mavronicola
3. Access to Justice: From Judicial Empowerment to Public Empowerment
Se-shauna Wheatle
4. A Constitutional Right to Property?
Tom Allen
5. A Common Law Constitutional Right to Privacy – Waiting for Godot?
Kirsty Hughes
6. Freedom of Expression and the Right to Vote: Political Rights and the Common Law Constitution
Jacob Rowbottom
7. Searching for a Chimera? Seeking Common Law Rights of Freedom of Assembly and Association
Gavin Phillipson
8. Equality: A Core Common Law Principle, or ‘Mere’ Rationality?
Colm O’Cinneide

PART II
THE ROLE AND POTENTIAL OF COMMON LAW CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
9. The Fundamentality of Rights at Common Law
Mark Elliott
10. Fundamental Common Law Rights and Legislation
Alison L Young
11. Common Law Constitutional Rights and Executive Action
Joanna Bell
12. Common Law Constitutional Rights at the Devolved Level
Brice Dickson
13. The Reach of Common Law Rights
Thomas Fairclough