Buch, Englisch, 488 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 246 mm
Buch, Englisch, 488 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 246 mm
ISBN: 978-0-19-926439-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press
WELL ESTABLISHED TEXT WITH A REPUTATION FOR PROVIDING SCHOLARLY YET ACCESSIBLE COMMENTARIES ON THE TOPICAL DEBATES SURROUNDING CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMKey Features:
- A very impressive list of contributors all of whom are recognised experts in this area of law
- Competitively priced
Description:
This collection of essays by leading specialists in British constitutional law covers the main areas of recent change and reform and anticipates further change. These are considered against the background of general principles and trends, including constitutionalism, parliamentary sovereignty, respect for human rights, membership of the European Community and Union, developing principles of democracy and globalisation.
PREVIOUS EDITION: 0-19-876573-8 2000
Contents:
Part I The Constitutional Framework
Jeffrey Jowell: Courts, Parliament and the Executive: The New Constitutionalism
Anthony Bradley: The Sovereignity of Parliament Today
Anthony Lester: Human Rights in the British Constitution
Paul Craig: Britain in the European Union
John Morison: Models of Democracy: From Representation to Participation?
Part II The Institutional Context
Barry Winetrobe: Devolution to Scotland
Chris McCrudden: Devolution to Northern Ireland
Brigid Hadfield: Devolution in the UK and the English Question
Dawn Oliver: Challenges for Parliament
Gavin Drewry: The Executive: Issues of Public Management, Citizenship and Accountability
Ian Leigh: The New Local Government
Andrew Le Sueur: The Courts in the Constitution
Part III The Regulation of Power
Tony Prosser: Regulations, Markets and Legitimacy
John McEldowney: The Control of Public Expenditure
Rodney Austin: Access to Information/Open Government
Patricia Leopold: Standards of Conduct in Public Life
Part IV
David Feldman: The Internationalisation of Public Law
Dawn Oliver: Future Changes - an Agenda for Further Reform?
Zielgruppe
This book is suitable for undergraduates and postgraduates studying the Constitution as part of their law or politics degree. It will also be of interest to civil servants, politicians interested in constitutional issues, voluntary organisations working in these fields and the interested layperson both in the UK and in other jurisdictions, as well as comparatists.
