Law, localism, and the constitution : a comparative perspective / John Stanton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stanton, John (Law teacher), author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

Routledge research in constitutional law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Local government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 312 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Biography/History:

John Stanton is a Senior Lecturer in Law at City, University of London, UK. He lectures on constitutional law and comparative constitutional law and is the co-author of a leading public law textbook. John's first monograph - Democratic Sustainability in a New Era of Localism was published by Routledge in 2014. John is regularly invited to speak internationally on local government, democracy, and devolution, and was recently asked to give oral evidence to the parliamentary Select Committee on Housing, Communities, and Local Government. John is also interested in the Constitution of Malta.

Contents:

Introduction

A legal and constitutional history of local government

Local government, subsidiarity, and the Constitution

Councils, councillors, and mayors

Local elections and citizen engagement

Local government finance

Relations between central, devolved, and local government

A new constitutional settlement for local government.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 10, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Stanton, John Law, localism and the constitution

ISBN:

9780429426216

0429426216

9780429760297

0429760299

9780429760303

0429760302

Publisher Number:

40031687705

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.