Subjects:

Constitutional and Administrative Law

Contents:

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Adminstrative law's reaction to the changing concepts of public service, Rodney Austin

mitigating the democratic deficit? Judicial review and ministerial accountability, Mike Radford

delegated legislation - a necessary evil or a constitutional outrage, Gabriele Ganz

the ombudsman - parochial stopgap or global panacea? Gavin Drewry

a Woolf in sheep's clothing? Shifts towards informal resolution of complaints in the health service, Linda Mulcahy and Judith Allsop

the public law-private law distinction - a comparative and philosophical approach, Nicholas Bamforth

obsolescence and renewal - judicial review in the private sector, John Alder

surveying the grounds - key themes in judicial intervention, Michael Fordham

no standing still on standing, Chris Himsworth

withdrawing - a problem in judicial review? Maurice Sunkin

the constitutional basis of judicial remedies in public law, Peter Cane

the impact of community law on domestic public law, Paul Craig

judicial review of prerogative power in United Kingdom

Public Interest Immunity: Freedom of Information and Judicial Discretion

Civil Liberties and Judicial Review: Can the Common Law Really Protect Rights?

Public Law History and Theory: Some Notes Towards a New Foundationalism.

Administrative Law Facing the Future: Old Constraints and New Horizons is a stimulating collection of essays by a team of distinguished scholars and practitioners, introduced by the Hon. Mr Justice Stephen Sedley. The book has been constructed around the guiding themes of current debates and future developments in administrative law.

The collection seeks to address many of the most topical aspects of this important area of law and includes chapters analysing: the implications of transformations in the British state and public administration; mechanisms for the control of delegated legislation; contemporary developments in ministerial accountability; comparative ombudsman remedies and dispute resolution procedures in the National Health Service.

A substantial part of the volume also concentrates on the nature and purpose of judicial review, with chapters discussing: the public/private law divide; the developing grounds of review; rules of standing; public law remedies; settling and the process of judicial review; civil liberties and the role of the courts and public interest immunity. The impact of the European Community and the use of the prerogative power in England and France are