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Textbook on Constitutional & Administrative Law
Textbook on Constitutional Administrative Law Author:Brian Thompson Constitutional and administrative law deals with government and administration, and with the citizen's civil liberties. This book covers the major areas of this body of law, and is therefore suitable for law degree courses and for the Common Professional Examination. In addition to explaining the current legal materials and proposals for reform,... more » attention is also paid to the context within which the law operates, thereby helping students to understand this fundamentally important part of the legal system. This edition has been thoroughly revised throughout, and now covers the changes in the European Union with the coming into force of the Treaty on European Union and the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden. The changes in civil liberties brought about by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 are also discussed, as are the main proposals of the first report from the Committee on Standards in Public Life (The Nolan Committee). Brian Thompson is co-author of "Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law".« less