Administrative Law

by P.P.Craig (Author)

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  Paperback
  1989

  $280.15

  This second edition offers detailed discussion of administrative law, placing it within its historical, social and political framework. Throughout the text, administrative policies and judicial decisions are analyzed, and possible solutions to difficult, controversial questions thus arising are suggested to assist complete understanding. Many major new decisions are examined, and comparisons are made with other jurisdictions, particularly the USA.

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  Paperback
  1994

  $3.34

  This text offers complete and detailed discussion of adminisrative law, placing it within its underlying historical, social and political framework. Administrative policies and judicial decisions are analyzed in depth throughout, and possible solutions to difficult, controversial questions are suggested. Since the second edition was published, there have been a large number of caselaw developments, particularly in the area of remedies, discretion and natural justice. Other more general changes in the pattern of administrative organizations include the changes in the nature of the Civil Service and the creation of new executive agencies. Quasi-public bodies have been farmed into companies which will have an impact on the type of remedies available against them. In this edition, a new chapter on European Community Law is included, covering its relevance for domestic administrative law, as well as the includsion of specific aspects of EC law at particular points in the book. New material has also been added to reflect the growing influence of doctrines from other domestic legal systems in Europe, such as France and Germany.

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  Hardcover
  1999

  $8.88

  The author's bold approach to administrative law has stimulated thought and discussion amongst all those interested in the subject. The fouth edition aims to continue to help students gain a thorough understanding of this conceptually difficult area of law. There is complete and detailed discussion of the law, placing it within its historical, social and political framework. Administrative policies and judicial decisions are analyzed and the difficult, controversial questions which they raise are explored, with solutions offered. There are comparisons with other jurisdictions, such as the United States. The book has been thoroughly revised, updated and restructured. It incorporates important constitutional developments such as devolution and the Human Rights Act, and changes in the administrative system, as well as a detailed consideration of the recent case law. It includes an expanded discussion of the administrative system which considers the many significant changes introduced by the present government. The discussion of judicial review and remedies has been significantly modified and extended to take account of new case law.