Introduction to Administrative Law - Softcover

Cane, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199268983 ISBN 13: 9780199268986

Publisher: Clarendon Pr, 2004

Synopsis

This revised text takes full account of the many dramatic developments in English public law in recent years in areas such as devolution, human rights, and freedom of information. The text has three main aims: to provide a clear and concise account of the law concerning judicial control of public administrative power; to suggest political and theoretical perspectives that can help readers to understand the law better; and to explore the relationship between judicial and other forms of control such as ombudsmen and tribunals. An underlying theme of the analysis is that the role of courts in controlling public power is not that of neutral arbiter between 'citizen and state' but rather that of active participant in public decision-making processes.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Cane has been Professor of Law in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University since 1997 and 20 years before that he taught law at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

Review:

From the second edition:

`A very good introductory text.'
Richard Clutterbuck, University of Sussex

`An excellent and clearly written book.'
David Hughes, University of Leicester

`I have used the first edition and found that it provides an excellent, clear introduction to an area which students find difficult. The second edition is well up to standard.'
Richard de Friend, University of Kent

`Excellent introductory text'
Aidan Robertson, University of Oxford

`A very good revision of a valuable book. Its clear, up-to-date account of a rapidly developing field will make it very valuable to first year students, and its interesting treatment of background theory and the context of administrative decision making gives it a utility for more advanced
students as well.'
David Feldman, University of Birmingham

`A good book! Clear and concise! Scholarly.'
C.R. Harlow, London School of Economics

`The revisions make it an even better introduction to judicial review than before. It is comprehensive, but concise and clear. A lot of thought has gone into making a complex subject not too difficult to learn. The contracts section is very good now.'
J.S. Bell, University of Leeds

`Excellent balance between exposition and critique.'
C.P. Walker, University of Leeds

'This book, part of the excellent Clarendon Law Series, is a welcome second edition to this highly regarded text. Cane writes with such clarity and ease of expression as to make the text not only accessible but enjoyable ... this is a well written, well referenced thought-provoking text. This
text comes highly recommended not only for the student but also for the teacher of public administration who will no doubt be likewise stimulated by Cane's discussion.'
Ursula O'Hare, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Teaching Public Administration

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarendon Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0199268983
• ISBN 13: 9780199268986
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 466