Public Law

Mark Elliott is Professor of Public Law at the University of Cambridge and a former Legal Adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution. Mark's research interests lie in UK constitutional law and English administrative law. He is the recipient of the University of Cambridge Pilkington Prize for excellence in teaching and is the author of a widely-read blog, Public Law for Everyone (www.publiclawforeveryone.com), that is aimed at public law scholars, current and prospective law students, policy-makers, and others who are interested in the subject.Robert Thomas is Professor of Public Law at the University of Manchester. His research focuses on administrative law. His book Administrative Justice and Asylum Appeals (2011) was awarded first prize by the Society of Legal Scholars Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship in 2011. Robert has acted as a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Constitutional Affairs Select Committee (2003-04). He is a member of the Administrative Justice Council. Robert has been awarded research funding by the Nuffield Foundation and the Economic and Social Research Council to fund empirical legal research into aspects of administrative law including immigration judicial reviews and administrative review processes. He has also undertaken consultancy work in China, Japan and Serbia on the development and design of administrative law in those countries. Robert is a visiting fellow at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.

Review from previous edition This book is excellent, and it is difficult to think of any other textbook authored by academics with greater expertise.

• Part I: Introduction to Public Law 1: Public law: an introduction 2: Constitutions and constitutional law 3: Themes, sources, and principles Part II: The Constitution - Institutions and Principles 4: Separation of powers - an introduction 5: UK central government 6: The UK Parliament 7: The judiciary 8: Devolution and the territorial constitution 9: The European Union and Brexit Part III: Good Governance - Scrutiny, Accountability, and Transparency 10: Good governance: an introduction 11: Parliamentary scrutiny of central government Part IV: Judicial Review 12: Judicial review - an introduction 13: The grounds of judicial review 14: Judicial review - scope, procedures, and remedies Part V: Administrative Justice 15: Ombudsmen and complaints 16: Tribunals 17: Public inquiries Part VI: Human Rights 18: Human rights and the UK constitution 19: Freedom of expression 20: The right to protest 21: Policing--powers, accountability, and governance