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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968948403321

Autore

Barnett Hilaire

Titolo

Understanding public law / / Hilaire Barnett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge-Cavendish, 2009

ISBN

1-135-26056-7

1-282-31542-0

9786612315428

0-203-86581-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Disciplina

342.41

Soggetti

Public law - Great Britain

Civil rights - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Chapter 1: Introduction to public law; Chapter 2: Sources of the Constitution; Chapter 3: Separation of powers; Chapter 4: The rule of law; Chapter 5: Parliamentary sovereignty; Chapter 6: The European Union; Chapter 7: Central, regional and local government; Chapter 8: Electoral law; Chapter 9: Parliament; Chapter 10: The protection of human rights; Chapter 11: Freedom of expression and privacy; Chapter 12: Freedom of assembly and public order; Chapter 13: Judicial review of administrative action

Chapter 14: OmbudsmenChapter 15: A very brief history; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Public Law is concerned with the law governing the institutions of the state and the relationship between the state and the individual, and is a core subject for all students reading for a qualifying law degree. This concise, student-friendly guide will help equip students with an understanding of the key aspects of the UK's political and legal systems as well as building an understanding of the relationship between the different branches of the state such as the executive, legislature and judiciary.Understanding Public Law provides a consideration of the main themes in a lo