Cases & materials on constitutional & administrative law

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Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Brian Thompson
Biografical Information: Brian Thompson, Senior Lecturer, Liverpool Law School, University of Liverpool,Michael Gordon, Lecturer in Law, Liverpool Law School, University of Liverpool
Brian Thompson is a Senior Lecturer at the Liverpool Law School, University of Liverpool, and is a member of the Tribunal Procedure Committee.
Michael Gordon is Lecturer in Law at Liverpool Law School, University of Liverpool.
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): England
Publication Information: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Publication Type (Medium): Casebooks, Trials, litigation, etc, Cases
Material: Internet resource
Type: Book, Internet Resource
Other titles: Constitutional & administrative law
Cases and materials on constitutional and administrative law
Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/cases-materials-on-constitutional-administrative-law/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

Xl, 693 pages : ILlustrations ; 25 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Cases & materials on constitutional & administrative law is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Responsable Person: Brian Thompson, LLB, MLitt; Michael Gordon, MA, PhD.
Publication Date: 2014
Country/State: England
Number of Editions: 5 editions
First edition Date: 2014
Last edition Date: 2014
General Notes: Includes index.
Languages: British English
Library of Congress Code: KD3930
Dewey Code: 342.41
ISBN: 9780199678211 0199678219
OCLC: 872702188

Publisher Description:

em>Cases & Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law provides you with a comprehensive selection of legal resources to accompany your studies. Extracts from leading cases, academic works, and political documents are drawn together with incisive author commentary and thought-provoking questions to highlight the historical debates and ongoing development of the subject. The authors take a critical look at the doctrines of constitutional law and the principles of administrative law, showing how the constitution operates in relation to Parliament, the Executive, and the citizen.
The eleventh edition has been fully revised and updated with new extracts and commentary from recent case law and legislation, and also features a new chapter on devolution.

Main Contents

1. Constitutional law in the United Kingdom ; 2. The legislative sovereignty of parliament ; 3. The rule of law ; 4. Judicial independence ; 5. The royal prerogative and constitutional conventions ; 6. Parliament: scrutiny of policy and administration ; 7. Parliament: law-making ; 8. Devolution ; 9. Human rights ; 10. Judicial review: the grounds ; 11. The availability of judicial review ; 12. Ombudsmen ; 13. Statutory tribunals

Summary Note

Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law provides an essential collection of key primary and secondary materials with incisive commentary from the authors. The book is an indispensable companion for public law students. ”’

Cases & materials on constitutional & administrative law

Cases & materials on constitutional & administrative law