Complete Public Law / Lisa Webley; Harriet Samuels

By: Lisa WebleyMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: United Kingdom: Oxford University Press,  2012Edition: 2nd edDescription: XXXVIII, 680 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780199694563 DDC classification: 342.41
Contents:
Part 1. Introduction and constitutional principles -- What is public law? -- Constitutional organisations, institutions, and roles -- The nature of the British constitution -- The rule of law -- The separation of powers -- The Crown and Royal prerogative -- Part 2. Parliamentary supremacy -- Parliamentary supremacy : the theory -- Membership of the European Union -- Human rights -- Devolution -- Part 3. Responsible government -- Executive power and accountability -- The role of constitutional conventions -- The parliamentary commissioner for administration -- Part 4. Judicial review -- The role of the courts, judicial review, and human rights -- The parties to a judicial review : who can make a claim for judicial review and against whom can a claim for judicial review be made? -- Illegality -- Irrationality and proportionality -- Procedural impropriety -- Remedies -- A case study : human rights, terrorism, and public law principles -- Judicial review : putting it all together in problem answers.
Summary: Providing the new law student with an essential introductory resource, Complete Public Law: Text, Cases, & Materials combines clear explanatory text and practical learning features with extracts from a wide range of primary and secondary materials. The book has been carefully structured with the needs of undergraduate courses in mind. Opening with consideration of basic constitutional principles (in which no previous knowledge is assumed), the authors move on to cover all other essential areas, before closing with extensive consideration of the principles and procedures of judicial review.
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Part 1. Introduction and constitutional principles --
What is public law? --
Constitutional organisations, institutions, and roles --
The nature of the British constitution --
The rule of law --
The separation of powers --
The Crown and Royal prerogative --
Part 2. Parliamentary supremacy --
Parliamentary supremacy : the theory --
Membership of the European Union --
Human rights --
Devolution --
Part 3. Responsible government --
Executive power and accountability --
The role of constitutional conventions --
The parliamentary commissioner for administration --
Part 4. Judicial review --
The role of the courts, judicial review, and human rights --
The parties to a judicial review : who can make a claim for judicial review and against whom can a claim for judicial review be made? --
Illegality --
Irrationality and proportionality --
Procedural impropriety --
Remedies --
A case study : human rights, terrorism, and public law principles --
Judicial review : putting it all together in problem answers.

Providing the new law student with an essential introductory resource, Complete Public Law: Text, Cases, & Materials combines clear explanatory text and practical learning features with extracts from a wide range of primary and secondary materials. The book has been carefully structured with the needs of undergraduate courses in mind. Opening with consideration of basic constitutional principles (in which no previous knowledge is assumed), the authors move on to cover all other essential areas, before closing with extensive consideration of the principles and procedures of judicial review.

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