Research Catalog

Title

Constitutional & administrative law / Hilaire Barnett.

Author

Barnett, Hilaire

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge-Cavendish, 2009.

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Details

Description

lxxxi, 826 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Alternative Title

Constitutional and administrative law

Subject

• Constitutional law > Great Britain
• Administrative law > Great Britain

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 795-809) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction : the scope of constitutional law -- Sources of the Constitution -- The rule of law -- The separation of powers -- The royal prerogative -- Parliamentary sovereignty -- Structures and institutions -- European Union law and national law -- Central government -- Responsible government -- Devolution and local government -- The electoral system -- Introduction to the House of Commons -- The legislative process -- Scrutiny of the executive -- The House of Lords -- Parliamentary privilege -- The protection of human rights -- Freedom from discrimination -- Freedom of expression and privacy -- Freedom of association and assembly -- The police and police powers -- Citizenship, immigration and asylum -- State security -- Judicial review : introduction, jurisdiction and procedure -- The grounds for judicial review -- Commissioners for administration : Ombudsmen.

ISBN

• 9781845680664 (hbk.)
• 1845680669 (hbk.)
• 9780415458290 (pbk.)
• 0415458293 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2008006790

OCLC

192109772

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library