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The Cambridge companion to public law / edited by Mark Elliott and David Feldman.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Cambridge companions to law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public law--England--History.
- Public law.
- Civil rights--England--History.
- Civil rights.
- Common law--England--History.
- Common law.
- History.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 286 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The Cambridge Companion to Public Law examines key themes, debates and issues in contemporary public law. The book identifies and draws out five key themes: the notions of government and the state; the place of the state and public law in the world at large; relationships between institutions and officials within the state; the legitimacy of institutions; and the identity and value of public law in relation to politics. The book also presents a contemporary examination, taking account of the substantial changes witnessed in this area in recent decades and of the resulting need to reassess orthodox accounts of the subject. Written by leading authorities drawn from across the common law world, their approach is rigorous, engaging and highly accessible. This Companion acts as both a thoughtful introduction and a collection that consciously moves the discipline forward.
- Contents:
- The distinctiveness of public law / David Feldman
- The politics of public law / David Howarth
- The rule of law in public law / Jeremy Waldron
- Legislative supremacy in a multidimensional constitution / Mark Elliott
- The politics of accountability / Tony Wright
- Rights and democracy in UK public law / Aileen McHarg
- Public law values in the common law / Mark Aronson
- Public law and public laws / Paul Craig
- Public law and privatisation / A.C.L. Davies
- State architecture : subsidiarity, devolution, federalism and independence / Christopher McCrudden
- Soft law never dies / Richard Rawlings
- The impact of public law litigation / Maurice Sunkin
- Designing and operating constitutions in global context / Cheryl Saunders.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781139342551
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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