Public Law Text, Cases, and Materials

by Le Sueur, Andrew; Sunkin, Maurice; Murkens, Jo Eric Khushal

• ISBN13: 9780198820284
• ISBN10: 0198820283
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-10-22
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Public Law: Text, Cases, and Materials offers a fresh approach to the study of constitutional and administrative law by exploring how the law works in practice.

The inclusion of extracts from key cases, government reports and academic articles demonstrates the law in action and the incisive commentary that accompanies them explains the significance of each. The expert authors have distilled their knowledge of the institutions and legal principles into concise, focused prose, and they encourage reflection through regular questions and hypothetical examples.

This leading text provides students with a thorough and wide-ranging knowledge of public law, together will a full understanding of the theoretical and political debates in this fascinating and dynamic area of law.

Online resources

This book is accompanied by the following online resources:
-Multiple choice questions with answers for students to test their feedback
-Updates from the authors covering the latest developments in public law

Author Biography

Andrew Le Sueur, Professor of Constitutional Justice, University of Essex,Maurice Sunkin, Professor of Public Law and Socio-Legal Studies, University of Essex,Jo Eric Khushal Murkens, Associate Professor of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science

Table of Contents

I. Constitutional Fundamentals
1. Introduction to constitutional fundamentals
2. Sources of the constitution
3. The legislative supremacy of the UK parliament
4. The rule of law
5. Separating and balancing powers
6. Multilevel governing: devolution and local government
7. Protecting rights
II. Executive Functions
8. Introduction to executive functions
9.. Government and accountability
10. Prerogative powers
11. Case study on the deployment of armed forces abroad
III. Legislative Functions
12. Introduction to legislative functions
13. Primary legislation
14. Delegated legislation
15. Case study: constitutionally contested legislation
IV. Judicial and Dispute Resolution Functions
16. Introduction to judicial and dispute resolution functions
17. The judiciary
18. Administrative justice: tribunals and ombudsmen
19. Judicial review
20. Using human rights in United Kingdom courts
V. The European Union
21. Institutions of the European Union
22. Joining and leaving the European Union
23. European Union law in the United Kingdom courts