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Product Description In this short introduction to the general principles of constitutional law in the UK, Eric Barendt compares the UK constitution with those of the United States, France, Germany, and the European Union. Review His strategy of focusing on principles and eschewing detail is consistently well executed./... should certainly be useful for students of politics or society who want to know something of the subject./ The approach is scholarly and the tone is serious./ Colin Munro, Professor in Constitutional Law, University of Edinburgh/ THES/ 05/03/99In a welcome addition to the constitutional law and political sciences libraries, Barendt's IAn Introduction to Constitutional LawI provides a critical overview of the principles and structure of the United Kingdom constitution./ Barendt makes interesting references to the constitutions of other nations./ Diana Woodhouse, Parliamentary Affairs, April 1999. About the Author Eric Barendt is Goodman Professor of Media Law at University College London. His publications include Freedom of Speech (1987), Broadcasting Law (1995), and Libel and the Media (1997), all published by Oxford University Press.