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This book brings together a group of leading scholars working in public law and constitutional theory. It examines accepted leading works of public law while also exploring those that deserve greater attention. Over 13 chapters, a group of leading public law experts each examine one leading work from the UK public law canon. Each chapter critically reflects on the context of a work in public law, taking into account not just the work and its context but also how it shapes and contributes to the broader discipline. The final chapter offers an international overview of the chapters themselves, reflecting critically on the scholarly canon of UK public law from the perspective of American constitutional scholarship. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of constitutional law.
List of contents
Introduction to this volume; 1. AV Dicey, Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution; 2. Ivor Jennings, The Law and the Constitution; 3. Adam Tomkins, Our Republican Constitution; 4. Martin Loughlin, Public Law and Political Theory; 5. Michael Foley, The Silence of Constitutions; 6. William Wade, The Basis of Legal Sovereignty; 7. The Human Rights Act 1998; 8. Alison Young, Parliamentary Sovereignty and the Human Rights Act; 9. Terence Daintith & Alan Page, The Executive in the Constitution; 10. Carol Harlow, Public Law and Popular Justice; 11. De Smith, Judicial Review of Administrative Action; 12. The European Communities Act 1972; 13. Aileen McHarg, Unity and Diversity in the United Kingdom's Territorial Constitution; 14. It's Dicey's World. Can We Escape It?
About the author
Patrick O'Brien is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Oxford Brookes University.
Ben Yong is an Associate Professor in Public Law and Human Rights at Durham Law School.
Summary
Over thirteen chapters, a group of leading public law experts each examine one leading work from the UK public law canon. Each chapter critically reflects on the context of a work in public law, taking into account not just the work and its context, but also how it shapes and contributes to the broader discipline.
