1st Edition

Leading Works in Public Law

Edited By Patrick O'Brien, Ben Yong Copyright 2025
274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

This book brings together a group of leading scholars working in public law and constitutional theory. It examines accepted leading works of public law while also exploring those that deserve greater attention. Over 13 chapters, a group of leading public law experts each examine one leading work from the UK public law canon. Each chapter critically reflects on the context of a work in public... Read more

Introduction

1. Albert Venn Dicey, The Law of the Constitution
Conor McCormick

2. Ivor Jennings, The Law and the Constitution
Mara Malagodi

3. Adam Tomkins, Our Republican Constitution
Caroline Morris

4. Martin Loughlin, Public Law and Political Theory
Ben Yong

5. Michael Foley, The Silence of Constitutions: Gaps, ‘Abeyances’ and Political Temperament in the Maintenance of Government
Aileen McHarg

6. William Wade, 'The Basis of Legal Sovereignty'
Patrick O’Brien

7. The Human Rights Act 1998
Conor Gearty

8. Alison L Young, Parliamentary Sovereignty and the Human Rights Act
Hélène Tyrell & Conall Mallory

9. Terence Daintith and Alan Page, The Executive in the Constitution: Structure, Autonomy, and Internal Control
Philip Sales

10. Carol Harlow, 'Public Law and Popular Justice': Standing: The Window into Accountability and Participatory Democracy
Meghan Campbell

11. Stanley de Smith, Judicial Review of Administrative Action
Paul Daly

12. The European Communities Act 1972
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott

13. Aileen McHarg, 'Unity and Diversity in the United Kingdom’s Territorial Constitution'
Chris McCorkindale

14. It’s Dicey’s World. Can We Escape It?
Erin F Delaney

Biography

Patrick O’Brien is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Oxford Brookes University.

Ben Yong is an Associate Professor in Public Law and Human Rights at Durham Law School.