Public law and democracy in the United Kingdom and the United States of America

Public law and democracy in the United Kingdom and the United States of America

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Edition Details

• Language: English
• Jurisdiction(s): England
• Publication Information: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1990
• Material: Internet resource
• Type: Book, Internet Resource
• Series title: Clarendon law series.
• Permalink: http://books.lawi.org.uk/public-law-and-democracy-in-the-united-kingdom-and-the-united-states-of-america/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

XIV, 440 pages ; 23 cm.

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Public law and democracy in the United Kingdom and the United States of America is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

• Publishers: Clarendon Press – Oxford University Press
• Responsable Person: P.P. Craig.
• Publication Date: 1990
• Country/State: England
• Number of Editions: 19 editions
• First edition Date: 1990
• Last edition Date: 2001
• Languages: British English, Chinese
• Library of Congress Code: KD3989
• Dewey Code: 342.41
• ISBN: 019825637X 9780198256373
• OCLC: 21523390

Main Contents

Introduction
Dicey : unitary, self-correcting democracy and public law
Pluralist democracy, groups, and process : USA (I)
Pluralist democracy, groups, and process : USA (II)
Pluralism, process, and substance : UK (I)
Pluralism, process, and substance : UK (II)
Constitutional reform and democracy : UK
Liberalism : the right, the good, and the scope of public law (I)
Liberalism : the right, the good, and the scope of public law (II)
Republicanism, civic VIrtue, and participatory democracy
Participatory democracy : the radical VIew.

Summary Note

The author seeks to redefine the boundary between constitutional law and administrative law, and to show that a real understanding of their role and significance requires an examination of the political theory of the society in which the law operates. '''

Unstructured Subjects (Headings):

• Administrative law
• Constitutional law
• Great Britain
• Political science
• United States

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