Paul Daly has taught property law, administrative law, statutory interpretation and legal history at the University of Ottawa, Canada, tutored in constitutional law at University College Cork and supervised constitutional and administrative law at the University of Cambridge.

'Daly's book is an excellent and fascinating contribution to administrative law theory that deserves a wide readership. It forces one to examine long-standing taxonomies in English administrative law.' Alison L. Young, Public Law

• 1. Defining deference; 2. The delegation argument; 3. The practical justifications for curial deference; 4. Variable standards of review; 5. Deference, proportionality and fundamental rights; 6. Jurisdiction, questions of law, and discretion; 7. Deference and political questions.

Paul Daly has taught property law, administrative law, statutory interpretation and legal history at the University of Ottawa, Canada, tutored in constitutional law at University College Cork and supervised constitutional and administrative law at the University of Cambridge.

'Daly's book is an excellent and fascinating contribution to administrative law theory that deserves a wide readership. It forces one to examine long-standing taxonomies in English administrative law.' Alison L. Young, Public Law

• 1. Defining deference; 2. The delegation argument; 3. The practical justifications for curial deference; 4. Variable standards of review; 5. Deference, proportionality and fundamental rights; 6. Jurisdiction, questions of law, and discretion; 7. Deference and political questions.

Paul Daly has taught property law, administrative law, statutory interpretation and legal history at the University of Ottawa, Canada, tutored in constitutional law at University College Cork and supervised constitutional and administrative law at the University of Cambridge.

'Daly's book is an excellent and fascinating contribution to administrative law theory that deserves a wide readership. It forces one to examine long-standing taxonomies in English administrative law.' Alison L. Young, Public Law

• 1. Defining deference; 2. The delegation argument; 3. The practical justifications for curial deference; 4. Variable standards of review; 5. Deference, proportionality and fundamental rights; 6. Jurisdiction, questions of law, and discretion; 7. Deference and political questions.