Oxford English Law English Private Law & Second Cumulative Updating Supplement and English Public Law

by Birks, Peter; Feldman, David

• ISBN13: 9780199279623
• ISBN10: 0199279624
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Oxford English Law is the essential first point of reference on English law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world. This pack makes English Private Law and English Public Law available together as a set at a special pack price, and includes the Second Cumulative Updating Supplement to English Private Law .

Table of Contents

English Private Law

Foreword, Rt Hon The Lord Goff of Chieveley

Preface

Introduction

Table of Cases and Legislation

Sources of Law

Sources of Law

The Law of Persons

Family

Companies and Other Associations

The Law of Property

Property: General Principles

Security

Intellectual Property

Succession

Index

The Law of Obligations

Contract: General Rules

Agency and Representation

Sale of Goods

Carriage of Goods by Sea

Employment

Bailment

Tort

Unjust Enrichment

Litigation

Insolvency

Private International Law

Judicial Remedies

Civil Procedure

Bibliography

Index

Second Cumulative Supplement

The Supplement follows the same structure as the main work, with each contributor providing updates to their chapter, carefully referenced to the relevant paragraphs of the main work

English Public Law

Constitutional Law

Constitutional Fundamentals

Fundamental Principles

Sources of law and the hierarchy of norms

The Law of Parliament

The constitution of Parliament and its role in the appointment of a Government

The powers and privileges of Parliament

The legislative supremacy of Parliament and its limits, including the effect of EC law

The Legal Powers of Central Government

The nature and structure of central government

The domestic and international powers of central government

The Structure, Powers, and Accountability of Local Government

The Powers and Accountability of Agencies and Regulators

The Constitutional Position of the Judiciary

Standards of Review in Human Rights and Administrative Law

Human Rights in English Law

General Principles and concepts

Relationship between human rights obligations in public international law, in EU law, and under the common law of civil liberties

The scope of the Human Rights Act 1998

Rights to Life, Physical and Moral Integrity

Rights to Freedom of Lifestyle and Religion or Belief

Political Rights

Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Due Process Rights, Stephen Bailey

The Grounds for Judicial Review of Administrative and Ministerial Action

Fundamental Principles

Illegality in the strict sense

Due process, including natural justice and fairness

Substantive control over discretion: irrationality, proportionality, legitimate expectations, and equality

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