The Law of Higher Education

2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-960879-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 814 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1524 g

Written by two leading practitioners, this comprehesive and practical guide to the law of higher education in the UK provides extensive analysis of the complex legal framework in which universities work and the remedies which may be sought in the event of disputes.

The Law of Higher Education has been fully updated to take account of the many legislative changes which have come into force since the publication of the first edition in 2006. The impact of new charity law; changes in governance structures; developments in the law of employment; academic freedom issues; and the increasing presence of academies and other private Higher Education Institutions are all dealt with in detail, with reference to and analysis of the relevent case law throughout. Although focussing on UK laws, the new edition includes expanded material on the international context, which has become particularly important as institutions are increasingly involved in international exchanges and collaborations, as well as being subject to the increasing globalisation of higher education.

The text is linked to the updating service on the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies website, ensuring that readers are kept up-to-date with developments, even after publication.

Zielgruppe

Solicitors advising institutions and individuals on the practical and legal aspects of higher education; barristers acting in higher education cases; university and college administrators and legal advisors; public authorities and agencies; academics interested in the law of higher education.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Farrington, Dennis

Palfreyman, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Part One: The National and International Context

- 1: Higher Education Law - The National Context

- 2: Higher Education Law - The International Context

- 3: The Legal Status of Higher Education Institutions and Privatisation

- 4: The Role of Government, the Funding Councils, OFFA and QAA

- Part Two: Governance and Management of Highe Education Institutions

- 5: Governance Structures

- 6: Officers and Managers

- 7: Charity Trusteeship and Personal Liability

- 8: The Law of Meetings

- 9: Student Unions

- Part Three - Higher Education Institutions: Staff and Students

- 10: Employment - Introduction and Individual Issues Except Discrimination

- 11: Employment - Discrimination and Collective Issues

- 12: The Student-HEI Contract

- Part Four: Contrasting Freedoms

- 13: Academic Freedon and HEI Autonomy

- 14: Ownership and Exploitation of Intellectual Property

- 15: Data Protection and Freedom of Information

- Part Five: Higher Education Institutions as Businesses

- 16: Trading Companies

- 17: Agreements with Institutions and Organisations

- Part Six: Property and Estate Issues

- 18: HEI Premises: Occupier's liabilty and Disability Discrimination

- 19: Campus Security

- 20: Student Residential Accomodation

- 21: Health and Safety

- Part Seven: Risk Assessment, Preventative Action, and Dispute Management

- 22: Risk Assesment and Management

- 23: Dispute Management

- Part Eight: Comparative Studies

- 24: Higher Education Law in Other Common Law Systems

- 25: Higher Education Law in the European Civil Law Systems

- Further reading

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Palfreyman, David
David Palfreyman is Bursar and Fellow of New College, Oxford (having previously worked for the Universities of Warwick and Liverpool). He is Director of OxCHEPs (the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies).

Farrington, Dennis
Dr Dennis Farrington is an international consultant in higher education, having worked for 20 years in UK universities. Dr Farrington has extensive experience in higher education law both nationally and internationally.

Dr Dennis Farrington is an international consultant in higher education, having worked for 20 years in UK universities. Dr Farrington has extensive experience in higher education law both nationally and internationally.

David Palfreyman is Bursar and Fellow of New College, Oxford (having previously worked for the Universities of Warwick and Liverpool). He is Director of OxCHEPs (the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies).