Britain in the European Union

Philip Giddings is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Reading and has edited and contributed a number of books for the Study of Parliament Group, including Westminster and Europe and Parliamentary Accountability. Gavin Drewry is Professor of Public Administration and Director of the Centre for Political Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is also an honorary professor in the Faculty of Laws at UCL, and is a former Chair of the Study of Parliament Group. He has written extensively on parliament, public administration and public law. He is currently directing a major research project on the operation of the UK Court of Appeal, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.

• Preface Notes on Contributors Introduction and Outline; G.Drewry & P.Giddings Britain and Europe: Community to Union, 1973-2001; D.Miers Balancing Supremacy: EU Membership and the Constitution; A.Page Parliamentary Scrutiny of Policy and Legislation: Procedures of the Lords and Commons; P.Baines Governance, Institutional Reform and Enlargement; V.Miller & C.Andrews Employment Law and the Social Chapter; J.Lourie Westminster, the EMU and the Euro; P.Giddings Second Pillar Challenges: Foreign, Security and Defence Policies; R.Ware & J.Wright Immigration and Asylum: Law and Policy in Action; G.Drewry with G.G.Grimwood & E.Wood Devolution, Westminster and the EU; A.Wright An Evolving Relationship and the Way Ahead; P.Giddings & G.Drewry Appendices Key Events; P.Giddings Web Links; S.Patrick Books and Articles Cited; G.Drewry