Product Description

Constitutional and Administrative Law is now accompanied by a closely cross referenced update supplement covering all changes to the law between Sept 2006 and summer 2008.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11274 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback

From the Back Cover

This new edition of Constitutional and Administrative Law maintains its reputation as the leading text in this dynamic area of the law. The book provides  an authoritative account of the public law of the United Kingdom, on which depend the powers of the state, the work of government, and the liberties of the individual. The authors focus on essential principles, and throughout adopt a readable and well-illustrated approach.  Full references to primary sources, books and scholarly articles provide an invaluable basis for studying the current law and a platform for research. A new Companion Website (www.pearsoned.co.uk/bradleyewing) monitors significant developments in the United Kingdom’s evolving  constitution. 

New to this edition

Since the election of the Labour government in 1997, Britain’s constitutional landscape has been characterised by wide ranging reforms. The authors now tackle the task of analysing the many changes that have occurred since 2001, including:

• The Constitutional Reform Act 2005, and its implications for the judges and the structure of justice
• The wave of case law stemming from the Human Rights Act and the European Convention of Human Rights
• New legislation empowering the government to respond to national emergencies and hold public inquiries into issues of public concern
• Developments relating to  the ‘war on terror’, and the potential conflict between anti-terrorist legislation and traditional liberties
• Changes in asylum, extradition and immigration law
• Developments in the European Union, including expansion of the EU and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates, practising lawyers, political scientists, and public administrators.

About the authors

Anthony Bradley was Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Edinburgh until 1989 and is now a practising barrister, specialising in public law.

Keith Ewing has been Professor of Public Law at King’s College London since 1989 and previously lectured at Edinburgh and Cambridge universities. He has written extensively in the fields of civil liberties, electoral law and labour law.

Customer Reviews

I passed without it - put it that way!!
As a law student, you need a good book to use as you progress through your studies!! I studied public law in my first year and this was the recommended text book. WHY?? It is so hard to understand and so complicated!! Other books put it a lot simpler. I wouldn't recommend this book, i don't think it good value for money unless you enjoy reading the same page for 20 minutes!! I passed the module without using it once!! There are better books out there if you look hard enough!!

Good
A comment mainly because it currently only has one star at the moment which is unfair. There are some awful law text books out there that deserve one star, but this is not one of them. I came back to this for Public and EU law, and as I have a passing interest in politics I often pull this down to check things in the news that I don't understand about Parliamentary procedure and I rarely have to look for another book.

If I was only going to buy one book (money no object) about public law, it would be this one.