Public Law 6e

6. Revised Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-0-19-790370-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 976 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm

The market-leading public law text: uses three key themes to tie the subject together with style and flair.

New to this edition:

-Every chapter thoroughly revised, reflecting the latest developments in areas including devolution, the implications of Brexit, and contemporary political debates about human rights.
-Discussion of new legislation, including the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 and the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.
-Expert commentaries updated to reflect current issues and recent policy changes.

The authors capture the dynamic nature of public law, covering essential topics and key contemporary debates, as well as offering fascinating insights.

Selling Points:

-Fresh, direct and clear writing style enables students to develop a thorough understanding of the fundamentals, while engaging readers with difficult issues and debates.
-Three key themes guide students through the book, and demonstrate the interlinking strands of public law: the importance of executive accountability; the relationship between political and legal forms of constitutionalism; and the tensions that arise between them, and multilayered governance.
-Practical examples help to contextualise for students the importance of public law to everyday life in the UK, and discussion questions encourage students to consider contentious issues.
-Expert commentaries at the end of chapters allow students to see the debates within each topic first-hand.
-Also available as an enhanced e-book with self-test questions and author videos to offer a fully immersive experience and extra learning support.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elliott, Mark

Thomas, Robert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Part I: Introduction to Public Law

- 1: Public law: an introduction

- 2: Constitutions and constitutional law

- 3: Themes, sources, and principles

- Part II: The Constitution - Institutions and Principles

- 4: Separation of powers - an introduction

- 5: UK central government

- 6: The UK Parliament

- 7: The judiciary

- 8: Devolution and the territorial constitution

- 9: The European Union and Brexit

- Part III: Good Governance - Scrutiny, Accountability, and Transparency

- 10: Good governance: an introduction

- 11: Parliamentary scrutiny of central government

- Part IV: Judicial Review

- 12: Judicial review - an introduction

- 13: The grounds of judicial review

- 14: Judicial review - scope, procedures, and remedies

- Part V: Administrative Justice

- 15: Ombudsmen and complaints

- 16: Tribunals

- 17: Public inquiries

- Part VI: Human Rights

- 18: Human rights and the UK constitution

- 19: Freedom of expression

- 20: The right to protest

- 21: Policing - powers, accountability, and governance

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Elliott is Professor of Public Law at the University of Cambridge and a former Legal Adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution. Mark's research interests lie in UK constitutional law and English administrative law. He is the recipient of the University of Cambridge Pilkington Prize for excellence in teaching and is the author of a widely-read blog, Public Law for Everyone (www.publiclawforeveryone.com), that is aimed at public law scholars, current and prospective law students, policy-makers, and others who are interested in the subject.

Robert Thomas is Professor of Public Law at the University of Manchester. His research focuses on administrative law. His book Administrative Justice and Asylum Appeals (2011) was awarded first prize by the Society of Legal Scholars Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship in 2011. Robert has acted as a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Constitutional Affairs Select Committee (2003-04). He is a member of the Administrative Justice Council. Robert has been awarded research funding by the Nuffield Foundation and the Economic and Social Research Council to fund empirical legal research into aspects of administrative law including immigration judicial reviews and administrative review processes. He has also undertaken consultancy work in China, Japan and Serbia on the development and design of administrative law in those countries. Robert is a visiting fellow at the Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium.