
The Changing Constitution
Oxford University Press
8th Edition
Published on 4. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
456 pages
978-0-19-870982-4 (ISBN)
Description
Since its first edition in 1985, The Changing Constitution has cemented its reputation for providing concise, scholarly and thought-provoking essays on the key issues surrounding the UK's constitutional development, and the current debates around reform.
The eighth edition of this highly successful volume is published at a time of accelerated constitutional change. This collection of essays brings together fourteen expert contributors to offer an invaluable source of material and analysis for all students of constitutional law and politics. It clarifies the scope of the powers exercised by central, devolved and local governments within the UK, and the relationship between Britain, the EU and other regional and international legal systems.
Online Resource Centre
This book is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre which includes a 'library' of web links, and a timeline of key dates in British legal and political history.
The eighth edition of this highly successful volume is published at a time of accelerated constitutional change. This collection of essays brings together fourteen expert contributors to offer an invaluable source of material and analysis for all students of constitutional law and politics. It clarifies the scope of the powers exercised by central, devolved and local governments within the UK, and the relationship between Britain, the EU and other regional and international legal systems.
Online Resource Centre
This book is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre which includes a 'library' of web links, and a timeline of key dates in British legal and political history.
Reviews / Votes
Review from previous edition Since it's first publication in 1985, Jowell and Oliver has been widely regarded as an important supplement to recommended textbooks for constitutional law, addressing constitutional development and reform by distinguished academics. This new edition is arguably no exception. * The Law Quarterly Review *More details
Edition
8th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
691 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-870982-4 (9780198709824)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Editor
Director of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and Professor Emeritus, University College London
Emeritus Professor of Constitutional Law, University College London
Reader in Law, University College London
Content
PART I: THE CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PART II: THE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT; PART III: REGULATION AND THE CONSTITUTION