Constitutional law, administrative law, and human rights : a critical introduction
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| Support: | Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
cop. 2015.
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| Édition: | Seventh edition. |
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| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Résumé: | La 4e de couverture indique : "The seventh edition of Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Human Rights, continues to provide in-depth coverage of the core elements of a constitutional and administrative law syllabus. In addition, it explores the latest ongoing debates around potential constitutional reforms. This engaging text provides a unique cross-disciplinary approach to the subject, with emphasis on material drawn from political theory, political science, and social history. The author's stimulating, narrative style encourages critical analysis, ensuring that the reader gains a fundamental appreciation of public law in its wider context." |
Table des matières:
- Part 1 : Theoretical principles
- Defining the constitution?
- Parliamentary sovereignty
- The rule of law and the separation of powers
- The royal prerogative
- Part 2 The institutions and operation of national government
- The House of Commons
- The House of Lords
- The electoral system
- Parliamentary privilege
- Constitutional conventions
- Part 3 : The geographical separation of powers
- Local government
- The European Economic Community 1957-1986
- The European Community after the Single European Act
- The governance of Scotland and Wales
- Part4 : Administrative law
- Substantive grounds of judicial review
- Procedural grounds of judicial review
- Challenging governmental decisions : the process
- Locus standi
- Part 5 : Human rights
- Human rights I : traditional perspectives
- Human rights II : emergent principles
- Human rights III : new substantive grounds of review
- Human rights IV : the Human Rights Act 1998
- Human rights V : the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998
- Human rights VI : governmental powers of arrest and detention
- Conclusion