Constitutional law, administrative law, and human rights
Subtitle: a critical introduction
By: Ian Loveland.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 785
ISBN-13: 9780199219742
Subjects: Constitutional law; Administrative law; Human rights; Constitutional law -- Great Britain
Description: This title provides a unique, cross-disciplinary approach to the study of public law. Engaging, critical and stimulating, it enables the reader to gain a thorough and fundamental appreciation of the law in its wider context.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining the constitution?; title: Parliamentary sovereignty; title: The rule of law and the separation of powers; title: The royal prerogative; title: The House of Commons; title: The House of Lords; title: The electoral system; title: Parliamentary privilege; title: Constitutional conventions; title: Local government; title: The European Economic Community 1957-1986; title: The European Community after the Single European Act; title: The government of Scotland and Wales; title: Substantive grounds of judicial review; title: Procedural grounds of judicial review; title: Challenging governmental decisions: the process; title: Locus standi; title: Human rights I: traditional perspectives; title: Human rights II: emergent principles; title: Human rights III: new substantive grounds of review; title: Human rights IV: the Human Rights Act 1998; title: Human rights V: the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998; title: Human rights VI: governmental powers of arrest and detention; title: Conclusion.