Cambridge Companion to Public Law

A scholarly and accessible examination of key themes, debates and issues in contemporary public law by leading authorities on the subject.

Sommario

Introduction Mark Elliott and David Feldman; 1. The distinctiveness of public law David Feldman; 2. The politics of public law David Howarth; 3. The rule of law in public law Jeremy Waldron; 4. Legislative supremacy in a multidimensional constitution Mark Elliott; 5. The politics of accountability Tony Wright; 6. Rights and democracy in UK public law Aileen McHarg; 7. Public law values in the common law Mark Aronson; 8. Public law and public laws Paul Craig; 9. Public law and privatisation Anne Davies; 10. State architecture: subsidiarity, devolution, federalism and independence Christopher McCrudden; 11. Soft law never dies Richard Rawlings; 12. The impact of public law litigation Maurice Sunkin; 13. Designing and operating constitutions in global context Cheryl Saunders.

Info autore

Mark Elliott is Reader in Public Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St Catharine's College.David Feldman QC FBA is Rouse Ball Professor of English Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Downing College.

Riassunto

A scholarly and accessible examination of key themes, debates and issues in public law. Leading experts present a contemporary examination of the subject, taking account of the substantial changes witnessed in this area in recent decades and the resulting need to reassess orthodox accounts of the subject.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mark Feldman Elliott
• Con la collaborazione di: Mark Elliott (Editore), David Feldman (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.08.2015
• EAN: 9781107029750
• ISBN: 978-1-107-02975-0
• Pagine: 296
• Serie: Cambridge Companions to Law; Cambridge Companions to Law
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Altro; England, Wales, LAW / Constitutional, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Wales / Cymru