Public Law Essentials
2nd Edition
Published on 31. March 2016
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-4744-1092-2 (ISBN)
Description
Looking at the UK and Scotland, Public Law Essentials is an invaluable guide for law students throughout the United Kingdom and for practising lawyers needing a quick reference. From the monarchy to the UK and Scottish parliaments, and from judicial review to the parliamentary ombudsman, this fully updated second edition gives you all the coverage of public law that you need for your course, your exams and your practice. In particular, the Scots law sections have been updated in light of the Smith Commission and the Scotland Bill 2015-16. Handy reference sections include tables of cases, statues and conventions, and summaries of essential facts and cases.
Reviews / Votes
This is an engaging, clearly written and appropriately focussed book with excellent use of both statute and key relevant cases. Law teachers often worry about students relying on introductory texts and not, for example, reading cases for themselves. They need not worry if they see a student with this book in their hands as it reinforces the need for appropriate use of statutes and cases... I cannot for the life of me think why a student taking constitutional law for the first time would not invest the relatively small amount of energy in reading this book through several times during their module and especially in the run up to the exam. -- Brian Dempsey, University of Dundee * SCOLAG Legal Journal *More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4744-1092-2 (9781474410922)
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Additional editions
Jean McFadden | Dale McFadzean
Public Law Essentials
E-Book
08/2016
2nd Edition
Edinburgh University Press
€20.49
Available for download
Jean McFadden | Dale McFadzean
Public Law Essentials
E-Book
08/2016
1st Edition
Edinburgh University Press
€20.49
Available for download
Persons
Jean McFadden is Visiting Lecturer in Law at the University of Strathclyde. Alongside her academic law career, she has served as a councillor since 1971 and was Leader of Glasgow City Council 1980-1986 and 1992-1994. She held the posts of Chairman of Mayfest 1983-97, City Treasurer 1986-92 and President of COSLA 1990-92. She was awarded the CBE in 1992. Dale McFadzean is Lecturer in Law at the University of the West of Scotland. His areas of expertise include constitutional law, administrative law and legal education in general. Dale is a a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Director of the Scottish Universities Law Institute, and a board member of the Juridical Review. He is the author of a number of successful legal textbooks, including Scottish Administrative Law Essentials (2006), Public Law Essentials (2007), Scots Law for Students: An Introduction (2007), An Introduction to Law and Legal Obligations, 2nd edition (2009) and Legal Method Essentials (2010). He is a contributor to the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia.
Content
Table of Cases; Table of Statues; Table of Conventions; 1. Introduction; 2. The United Kingdom Constitution; 3. Doctrines of the Constitution; 4. The Judiciary; 5. The Monarchy; 6. The United Kingdom Parliament; 7. The United Kingdom Government; 8. The Scottish Parliament; 9. The Scottish Executive; 10. Judicial Review; 11. Parliamentary Ombudsmen; Index.