Keith Syrett

The Foundations of Public Law

Principles and Problems of Power in the British Constitution

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This textbook provides a thorough and accessible introduction to the basic principles of United Kingdom Public Law; including Human Rights law. By taking the reader through the key constitutional structures - from what it means to study Public Law and the inherent challenges and tensions therein, to the more specific structures like the judiciary and executive.

This book is therefore an essential starting point for more advanced law students and a valuable source of legal context for political science students alike. Both authoritative and accessible, it enables the reader to appreciate the complexity and beauty of this most fundamental part of our legal system.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education UK / Red Globe Press / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-36267-4
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 504g
• ISBN-13: 9781137362674
• ISBN-10: 1137362677
• Artikelnr.: 42382375

Autorenporträt

Keith Syrett is Professor of Health Law and Policy at the University of Bristol Law School, where he teaches in public law and administrative law. His research interest is public law, especially the relationship between law and the rationing of scarce health care resources. Keith Syrett is Professor of Health Law and Policy at the University of Bristol Law School, where he teaches in public law and administrative law. His research interest is public law, especially the relationship between law and the rationing of scarce health care resources.

Inhaltsangabe

1. An Introduction to the Study of Public Law.- 2. Classifying and Controlling Power.- 3. The Legislature.- 4. The Executive.- 5. The Judiciary.- 6. Shifting Patterns of Power in the Modern British Constitution.