Constitutional and Administrative Law


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The fourth edition of Constitutional and Administrative Law: Text with Materials provides a wealth of essential materials drawn from a wide range of sources and integrated with lively commentary. It enables students to gain a full understanding of public law by explaining the context of its historical development and current political climate.




The Separation of Powers in the Contemporary Constitution


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In this 2010 book, Roger Masterman examines the dividing lines between the powers of the judicial branch of government and those of the executive and legislative branches in the light of two of the most significant constitutional reforms of recent years: the Human Rights Act (1998) and Constitutional Reform Act (2005). Both statutes have implications for the separation of powers within the United Kingdom constitution. The Human Rights Act brings the judges into much closer proximity with the decisions of political actors than previously permitted by the Wednesbury standard of review and the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty, while the Constitutional Reform Act marks the emergence of an institutionally independent judicial branch. Taken together, the two legislative schemes form the backbone of a more comprehensive system of constitutional checks and balances policed by a judicial branch underpinned by the legitimacy of institutional independence.




Reading Law


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In this groundbreaking book, Scalia and Garner systematically explain all the most important principles of constitutional, statutory, and contractual interpretation in an engaging and informative style with hundreds of illustrations from actual cases. Is a burrito a sandwich? Is a corporation entitled to personal privacy? If you trade a gun for drugs, are you using a gun in a drug transaction? The authors grapple with these and dozens of equally curious questions while explaining the most principled, lucid, and reliable techniques for deriving meaning from authoritative texts. Meanwhile, the book takes up some of the most controversial issues in modern jurisprudence. What, exactly, is textualism? Why is strict construction a bad thing? What is the true doctrine of originalism? And which is more important: the spirit of the law, or the letter? The authors write with a well-argued point of view that is definitive yet nuanced, straightforward yet sophisticated.







An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution


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A starting point for the study of the English Constitution and comparative constitutional law, The Law of the Constitution elucidates the guiding principles of the modern constitution of England: the legislative sovereignty of Parliament, the rule of law, and the binding force of unwritten conventions.




Constitutional and Administrative Law


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First published in the 1930s, Bradley, Ewing and Knight is one of the UK’s best known law textbooks of all time. Written by a team of senior academics and a leading public law practitioner, the book is the definitive guide to all aspects of the constitution, and has been cited by courts across the world, including the UK’s Supreme Court. At its heart however, the book remains a student textbook with one fundamental aim; to provide all law students with a readable and comprehensive grounding in Public Law suitable for use on both first year modules, and more advanced courses. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.




O. Hood Phillips and Jackson's Constitutional and Administrative Law


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This is a reference text covering a wide range of topics in constitutional and administrative law. This eighth edition incorporates a number of developments since the publication of the previous edition in 1987, including the increased impact of Community Law; the revival of interest in Habeus Corpus as an alternative to judicial review; and the Scott Report and changes in the Civil Service. New case law in the areas of remedies, discretion and natural justice are also dicussed.