Sure to enhance its popularity among students and teachers, this is the new, expanded, and revised edition of Jowell and Oliver: The Changing Constitution. With new chapters on `The European Community' by Vernon Bogdanor and `International Human Rights Law' by Lord Lester QC, as well asrevised chapters on all other topics, the book once again offers an up-to-date view of the state of the UK constitution and its relationship with the European Community.

The Changing Constitution

Oliver, Dawn

Jowell, Jeffrey L.

Constitutional Law

Clarendon Pr

This new account of constitutional reform in the U.K. offers a detailed discussion of all the significant changes that have developed following the elections of 1997 and 2001. Issues discussed include the recent devolution of power in Scotland and elections of Assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland; reform of the House of Lords and the system of hereditary peers; the influence of the Human Rights Act, changes to electoral systems and party funding and the significance of the European dimension on the British Constitution. Dawn Oliver presents a broad overview of the latest developments in constitutional reform while analysing the implications of these reforms for the theories of democracy, citizenship and good governance within an U.K. context. Discussion is also given on the gradual move away from a political constitution to a more law-based system, the general ethics and standards within Parliament and consideration of possible future reforms in the areas of regional government, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, the text is well referenced to aid further research and offers an extensive bibliography and list of official publications. It is essential reading for all those studying constitutional law and reform as part of their law or politics degree programmes, while academics and civil servants in these areas will also find the discussions and analysis in the work of interest.

Constitutional Reform In The United Kingdom

Oxford University Press

This collection of fifteen essays by leading experts in regulation is unique in its focus on the constitutional implications of recent regulatory developments in the UK, the EU, and the US. The chapters reflect current developments and crises which are significant in many areas of public policy, not only regulation. These include the development of governance in place of government in many policy areas, the emergence of networks of public and private actors, the credit crunch, techniques for countering climate change, the implications for fundamental rights of regulatory arrangements and the development of complex accountability mechanisms designed to promote policy objectives. Constitutional issues discussed in The Regulatory State include regulatory governance, models of economic and social regulation, non-parliamentary rule-making, the UK's devolution arrangements and regulation, the credit crisis, the rationing of common resources, regulation and fundamental rights, the European Competition Network, private law making and European integration, innovative regulator sanctions recently introduced in the UK, the auditing of regulatory reform, and parliamentary oversight and judicial review of regulators. The introductory chapter focuses on testing times for regulation, and the concluding chapter draws ten lessons from the substantive chapters, noting the importance of regulatory diversity, the complexity of networks and relations between regulatory actors and the executive, the new challenges to regulatory habits posed by climate change and the credit crisis, the wider economic and legal context in which regulation takes place and the accountability networks - including judicial review, parliamentary oversight and audit - within which regulation operates.

The Regulatory State: Constitutional Implications

Rawlings, Richard

Prosser, Tony

Administrative Law

This text is a critical study of the public/private law divide in the common law tradition. Professor Oliver's starting point is that special substantive duties of legality, fairness and rationality are imposed by the common law on bodies discharging public functions, but not always on bodies discharging what are considered 'private' functions. She questions the validity of the traditional dichotomy, and proposes new criteria for imposing such duties in accordance with underlying values, including the control of power and respect for the individual's autonomy and dignity. Written by a leading law academic, this is an important and original contribution to public law literature, providing an informed and considered overview for legal academics and students.

Common Values and the Public-Private Divide (Law in Context)

Foreign & International Law

Butterworths

Human Rights and the Private Sphere: A Comparative Study (UT Austin Studies in Foreign and Transnational Law)

Particularly valuable for both academics and practitioners, Human Rights and the Private Sphere: A Comparative Study , focusing primarily on civil and political rights, analyzes the interaction between constitutional rights and freedoms and private law.

Fedtke, Jörg

Routledge-Cavendish

Cambridge University Press

This work argues that traditional forms of accountability, based on ministerial responsibility to Parliament, may need to be reassessed, and the new public management matched by a new administrative law.

Public Service Reforms: Issues of Accountability and Public Law (Constitutional Reform Series)

Drewry, Gavin

UNKNO

Gratitude Journal

Literature & Fiction

Essays & Correspondence

Independently published

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