Public Law Directions
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-890342-0 (ISBN)
An accessible and highly readable guide to public law, offering contextual knowledge, details of key cases, and supportive critical evaluation of the law.
Key features
The Directions series has been written with students in mind. As they approach the subject for the first time, this book will help them:
- Gain a balanced understanding of the topic: the right amount of detail conveyed clearly
- Understand the law in context: with scene-setting introductions and highlighted case extracts the practical importance of the law becomes clear
- dentify when and how to critically evaluate the law: the key areas of debate are set out, with support to confidently question the law
- Direct and consolidate knowledge: self-testing features aid understanding and help students tackle assessments with confidence
- Elevate learning: inspiring students to take their learning to the next level, the author provides direction on going further
- Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support
Digital formats and resources
Public Law Directions is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats; the e-book and Law Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with self-test questions with instant feedback, guidance on answering the questions from the book, animated diagrams with audio, functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks .
Anne Dennett is a Senior Lecturer in Lincoln Law School, University of Lincoln, and a non-practising barrister. With many years' experience in teaching Public Law, she currently teaches and convenes Constitutional and Administrative Law alongside a range of modules in the field of International Law. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Part 1: The UK Constitution
1: Introducing constitutions and public law
2: How the UK constitution has developed
3: The features and sources of the UK constitution
4: How the UK is organised
5: Brexit
Part 2: Important Constitutional Principles and Values
6: Parliamentary sovereignty
7: Separation of powers
8: Rule of law
9: Constitutional rights and principles
Part 3: The Allocation of Power in the UK: the Three Arms of State
10: The legislature: membership, privileges, and standards
11: The key functions of Parliament
12: The executive
13: The judiciary
Part 4: The Relationship Between the Individual and the State
14: Challenging government action
15: Introduction to judicial review
16: Judicial review: grounds and remedies
17: The Human Rights Act 1998
18: Human rights in action
19: Police powers
Erscheinungsdatum | 15.05.2024 |
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Reihe/Serie | Directions |
Verlagsort | Oxford |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 190 x 245 mm |
Gewicht | 892 g |
Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-890342-1 / 0198903421 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-890342-0 / 9780198903420 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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