Gavin Drewry

Dawn Oliver

Written by members of the Study of Parliament Group, this collection of essays on the law and parliament deals with subjects such as the Nolan Report, devolution and an examination of the historical relationship between Parliament and European Human Rights law.

The Law and Parliament

Jörg Fedtke

Particularly valuable for both academics and practitioners, Human Rights and the Private Sphere: A Comparative Study analyzes the interaction between constitutional rights, freedoms and private law. Focusing primarily on civil and political rights, an international team of constitutional and private law experts have contributed a collection of chapters, each based around a different jurisdiction. They include Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, the UK, the US, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the European Union. As well as exploring, chapter by chapter, the key topics and debates in each jurisdiction, a comparative analysis draws the sections together; setting-out the common features and differences in the jurisdictions under review and identifies some common trends in this important area of the law. Cross-references between the various chapters and an appendix containing relevant legislative material and translated quotations from important court decisions makes this volume a valuable tool for those studying and working in the field of international human rights law.

A Comparative Study

Human Rights and the Private Sphere Vol 1

Richard Rawlings

Tony Prosser

This collection of fifteen essays by leading experts in regulation is unique in its focus on the constitutional implications of recent regulatory developments in the UK, the EU, and the US. The chapters reflect current developments and crises which are significant in many areas of public policy, not only regulation. These include the development of governance in place of government in many policy areas, the emergence of networks of public and private actors, the credit crunch, techniques for countering climate change, the implications for fundamental rights of regulatory arrangements and the development of complex accountability mechanisms designed to promote policy objectives. Constitutional issues discussed in The Regulatory State include regulatory governance, models of economic and social regulation, non-parliamentary rule-making, the UK's devolution arrangements and regulation, the credit crisis, the rationing of common resources, regulation and fundamental rights, the European Competition Network, private law making and European integration, innovative regulator sanctions recently introduced in the UK, the auditing of regulatory reform, and parliamentary oversight and judicial review of regulators. The introductory chapter focuses on testing times for regulation, and the concluding chapter draws ten lessons from the substantive chapters, noting the importance of regulatory diversity, the complexity of networks and relations between regulatory actors and the executive, the new challenges to regulatory habits posed by climate change and the credit crisis, the wider economic and legal context in which regulation takes place and the accountability networks - including judicial review, parliamentary oversight and audit - within which regulation operates.

Constitutional Implications

The Regulatory State

Jeffrey L. Jowell

Previous edition, 1st, published in 1985.

The Changing Constitution

Sure to enhance its popularity among students and teachers, this is the new, expanded, and revised edition of Jowell and Oliver: The Changing Constitution. With new chapters on 'The European Community' by Vernon Bogdanor and 'International Human Rights Law' by Lord Lester QC, as well asrevised chapters on all other topics, the book once again offers an up-to-date view of the state of the UK constitution and its relationship with the European Community.

Dawn Oliver

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