Creating constitutionalism?
Subtitle: the politics of legal expertise and administrative law in England and Wales
By: Susan Sterett.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Constitutional law -- Great Britain.; Rule of law -- Great Britain.; Judicial review of administrative acts -- Great Britain.; Political questions and judicial power -- Great Britain.; Emigration and immigration law -- Great Britain.
Description: This book reconsiders the relationship between the British legal system and British politics.

Creating Constitutionalism? integrates political debates about legal accountability in the administrative state into analyses of British politics in the twentieth century. After addressing arguments about the role legal accountability should play, this book revisits the patterns of decisions the courts have made, arguing that they have not uniformly deferred to administrative decisions as many have argued. The growing support among elites for a written constitution is traced back to World War II.

And questions such as how Britain has chosen to govern administrative procedures and how immigrants use law to make claims against administrators are explored. Political scientists interested in comparative politics, law, and the politics of rights will find their concerns addressed in this work. This book will appeal to legal scholars interested in administrative law and those interested in comparative regulatory issues.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-225) and index.