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Constitutional law, administrative law and human rights

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Publication details: Oxford Oxford University Press 2009Edition: 5thDescription: 784p xxvISBN:
  • 9780199606405
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.020000 LOV-2
Contents:
Contents: PART I: THEORETICAL PRINCIPLES ; 1. Defining the constitution? ; 2. Parliamentary sovereignty ; 3. The rule of law and the separation of powers ; 4. The Royal prerogative ; PART II: THE INSTITUTIONS AND OPERATION OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ; 5. The House of Commons ; 6. The House of Lords ; 7. The electoral system ; 8. Parliamentary privilege ; 9. Constitutional conventions ; PART III: THE GEOGRAPHICAL SEPARATION OF POWERS ; 10. Local government ; 11. The European Economic Community 1957-1986 ; 12. The European Community after the Single European Act ; 13. The governance of Scotland and Wales ; PART IV: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ; 14. Substantive grounds of judicial review ; 15. Procedural grounds of judicial review ; 16. Challenging governmental decisions: the process ; 17. Locus standi ; PART V: HUMAN RIGHTS ; 18. Human rights I: traditional perspectives ; 19. Human rights II: emergent principles ; 20. Human rights III: new substantive grounds of review ; 21. Human rights IV: the Human Rights Act 1998 ; 22. Human rights V: the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 ; 23. Human rights VI: governmental powers of arrest and detention ; 24. Conclusion
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Contents:
PART I: THEORETICAL PRINCIPLES ;
1. Defining the constitution? ;
2. Parliamentary sovereignty ;
3. The rule of law and the separation of powers ;
4. The Royal prerogative ;
PART II: THE INSTITUTIONS AND OPERATION OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ;
5. The House of Commons ;
6. The House of Lords ;
7. The electoral system ;
8. Parliamentary privilege ;
9. Constitutional conventions ;
PART III: THE GEOGRAPHICAL SEPARATION OF POWERS ;
10. Local government ;
11. The European Economic Community 1957-1986 ;
12. The European Community after the Single European Act ;
13. The governance of Scotland and Wales ;
PART IV: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ;
14. Substantive grounds of judicial review ;
15. Procedural grounds of judicial review ;
16. Challenging governmental decisions: the process ;
17. Locus standi ; PART V: HUMAN RIGHTS ;
18. Human rights I: traditional perspectives ;
19. Human rights II: emergent principles ;
20. Human rights III: new substantive grounds of review ;
21. Human rights IV: the Human Rights Act 1998 ;
22. Human rights V: the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 ;
23. Human rights VI: governmental powers of arrest and detention ;
24. Conclusion