Uses key cases explained in depth to illustrate the subject in a practical context and demonstrate its fundamental importance to the reader
Offers a new critical explanation and assessment of the twenty-first century developments in the subject; for example, of the strain put on the judicial role by the 'war on terror'
Special sections provide students with an understanding of the historical and comparative context of the subject, thereby encouraging consideration of how and why it has developed
Thought-provoking questions encourage the reader to engage with the material, and a glossary helps students to master administrative law jargon
New to this edition
Fully updated to cover all the latest developments in this fast-moving subject, including emerging jurisprudence on the Tribunals system and its relationship with the courts
Includes consideration of the impact on public administration of the policies being pursued by the UK's coalition government
Administrative Law explains the constitutional principles of the subject. It brings clarity to this complex field of public law.
The common law courts, government agencies, and Parliament have developed a wide variety of techniques for controlling the enormously diverse activities of twenty-first century government. Underlying all that variety is a set of constitutional principles. This book uses the law of judicial review to identify and to explain these principles, and then shows how they ought to be worked out in the private law of tort and contract, in the new Tribunals Service, and in non-judicial techniques such as investigations by ombudsmen, auditors, and other government agencies. The aim is to equip the reader to apply the constitutional principles to the problems of administrative law.
Online Resource Centre
Administrative Law is accompanied by an extensive Online Resource Centre, which provides a unique resource for the subject. The ORC features:
- Notes on key cases
- Links to reports of important judgments, legislation, and other resources
- Suggestions for answering the questions in the text
- Updates to the law
- A guide to the literature of administrative law
- An online glossary
- A guide for teachers
Readership: Undergraduates and postgraduates studying administrative law, either as a standalone course or part of a wider public law course.
