Effective Judicial Review - A Cornerstone of Good Governance

Zusatztext The book does have golden nuggets of insight and analysis worthy of the reader's attention. Informationen zum Autor Professor Christopher Forsyth is Professor of Public Law and Private International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.Dr Mark Elliott is Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.Professor Swati Jhaveri is Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.Professor Michael Ramsden is Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.Professor Anne Scully Hill is Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Klappentext The use and scope of judicial review of government action has transformed across the common law world over the last forty years. This volume takes stock of the transformation, bringing together over 30 leading figures from academia and practice to analyse the major issues surrounding the legal reforms from theoretical and comparative perspectives. Zusammenfassung The use and scope of judicial review of government action has transformed across the common law world over the last forty years. This volume takes stock of the transformation, bringing together over 30 leading figures from academia and practice to analyse the major issues surrounding the legal reforms from theoretical and comparative perspectives.Coverage in the book spans the theoretical foundations of judicial review; the scope and functions of administrative justice; the conditions of judicial independence; recurring problems in legal doctrine; and issues in legal procedure. A final set of essays presents case studies of the experiences of reforming judicial review in different countries, including an extended section on judicial review in China.

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• Authors: Mark Elliott, Christopher Forsyth, Christopher Elliott Forsyth, Swati Jhaveri
• Assisted by: Mark Elliott (Editor), Christopher Forsyth (Editor), Forsyth Christopher (Editor), Anne Scully Hill (Editor), Swati Jhaveri (Editor), Jhaveri Swati (Editor), Michael Ramsden (Editor), Ramsden Michael (Editor), Anne Scully Hill (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.03.2010
• EAN: 9780199581054
• ISBN: 978-0-19-958105-4
• No. of pages: 496
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Comparative, LAW / Judicial Power, comparative law, Judicial powers, Judicial Review, Legal systems: judges and judicial powers