Expert Commentaries |
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Preface |
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New to this Edition |
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Acknowledgements |
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Table of European and International Legislation |
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Part I Introduction to Public Law |
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1 Public Law-An Introduction |
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3 | (14) |
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3 | (3) |
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2 What is the United Kingdom? |
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6 | (3) |
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9 | (1) |
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4 Constitutional principles |
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10 | (6) |
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5 Is the UK constitution adequate? |
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16 | (1) |
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2 Constitutions and Constitutional Law |
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17 | (33) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (10) |
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28 | (18) |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (1) |
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3 Themes, Sources, and Principles |
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50 | (53) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (4) |
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3 Sources of the constitution |
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55 | (21) |
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4 Constitutional principles |
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76 | (2) |
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5 Legality and the rule of law |
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78 | (13) |
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6 Codification and the constitution |
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91 | (4) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (5) |
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Part II The Constitution-Institutions and Principles |
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4 Separation of Powers-An Introduction |
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103 | (17) |
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1 The three branches of government |
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103 | (2) |
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2 The basic idea of the separation of powers |
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105 | (2) |
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3 Why embrace the separation of powers? |
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107 | (2) |
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4 Different conceptions of the separation of powers |
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109 | (4) |
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5 The separation of powers in the UK |
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113 | (3) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (3) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (61) |
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120 | (1) |
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2 The modern executive and its constitutional position |
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121 | (11) |
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132 | (20) |
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4 The powers of the executive |
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152 | (25) |
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177 | (1) |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (92) |
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181 | (1) |
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2 Parliament: an overview |
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182 | (1) |
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3 Parliament and democracy |
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183 | (32) |
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4 Parliamentary privilege |
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215 | (12) |
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5 Parliament and the legislative process |
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227 | (18) |
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245 | (24) |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (40) |
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273 | (1) |
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2 The structure of the judicial system |
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274 | (5) |
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3 The role of thejudiciary |
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279 | (8) |
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4 The characteristics of the judiciary |
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287 | (22) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (2) |
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311 | (1) |
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311 | (2) |
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8 Devolution and the Territorial Constitution |
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313 | (42) |
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313 | (2) |
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2 Devolution in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales |
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315 | (10) |
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325 | (16) |
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4 The nature and development of the territorial constitution |
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341 | (9) |
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350 | (1) |
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351 | (2) |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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9 The European Union and Brexit |
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355 | (44) |
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355 | (5) |
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360 | (6) |
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3 EU law and national law |
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366 | (13) |
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4 Parliamentary sovereignty: what has EU membership taught us? |
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379 | (16) |
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395 | (1) |
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396 | (3) |
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Part III Good Governance-Scrutiny, Accountability, and Transparency |
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10 Good Governance-An Introduction |
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399 | (19) |
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399 | (1) |
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2 What is good governance? |
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400 | (5) |
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405 | (6) |
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411 | (2) |
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413 | (1) |
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414 | (3) |
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417 | (1) |
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11 Parliamentary Scrutiny of Central Government |
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418 | (71) |
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418 | (1) |
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2 Parliamentary control and government |
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419 | (2) |
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3 Parliament and government |
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421 | (5) |
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4 Ministerial responsibility |
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426 | (13) |
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5 The mechanics of parliamentary scrutiny of government |
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439 | (19) |
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6 Scrutinising how government spends public money |
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458 | (8) |
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466 | (8) |
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8 Accountability and oversight of the security and intelligence services |
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474 | (7) |
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481 | (1) |
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482 | (1) |
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483 | (1) |
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484 | (5) |
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12 Judicial Review-An Introduction |
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489 | (21) |
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489 | (1) |
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2 What judicial review is and is not about |
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490 | (2) |
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3 Judicial review and administrative law |
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492 | (1) |
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4 Judicial review and our three key themes |
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493 | (6) |
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5 The constitutional basis of judicial review |
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499 | (8) |
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507 | (1) |
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508 | (1) |
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509 | (1) |
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13 The Grounds of Judicial Review |
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510 | (58) |
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510 | (2) |
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2 Interpreting and applying the statute |
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512 | (7) |
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519 | (20) |
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539 | (13) |
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5 Review of the outcome of the decision-making process |
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552 | (12) |
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564 | (1) |
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565 | (2) |
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567 | (1) |
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14 Judicial Review-Scope, Procedures, and Remedies |
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568 | (34) |
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568 | (1) |
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2 What decisions can be judicially reviewed? |
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569 | (11) |
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580 | (11) |
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591 | (8) |
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599 | (1) |
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599 | (2) |
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601 | (1) |
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15 The Effectiveness and Impact of Judicial Review |
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602 | (41) |
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1 Judicial review and government |
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602 | (3) |
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2 Judicial review litigation |
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605 | (11) |
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3 Judicial competence and capacity |
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616 | (6) |
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4 Judicial impact and administrative reaction |
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622 | (15) |
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637 | (1) |
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637 | (2) |
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639 | (4) |
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Part V Administrative Justice |
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16 Ombudsmen and Complaints |
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643 | (45) |
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1 What is administrative justice? |
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643 | (1) |
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2 The wider complaint-handling system |
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644 | (6) |
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3 Ombudsmen: an example-the `debt of honour' case |
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650 | (2) |
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4 Public sector ombudsmen in the UK |
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652 | (2) |
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5 The role of public sector ombudsmen |
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654 | (8) |
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662 | (9) |
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671 | (11) |
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682 | (1) |
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683 | (3) |
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686 | (1) |
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687 | (1) |
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688 | (42) |
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1 Tribunals--an introduction |
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688 | (4) |
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2 Tribunals-their place in the UK's public law system |
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692 | (5) |
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3 The reorganisation of tribunals |
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697 | (7) |
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704 | (15) |
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5 Judicial oversight of tribunal decision-making |
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719 | (5) |
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724 | (1) |
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725 | (3) |
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728 | (1) |
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729 | (1) |
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730 | (31) |
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730 | (1) |
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2 Inquiries-nature, function, and legal framework |
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730 | (6) |
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736 | (11) |
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4 The effectiveness of inquiries and the alternatives |
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747 | (5) |
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752 | (1) |
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753 | (3) |
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756 | (1) |
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757 | (4) |
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19 Human Rights and the UK Constitution |
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761 | (56) |
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761 | (1) |
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762 | (5) |
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767 | (40) |
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807 | (6) |
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813 | (1) |
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814 | (1) |
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815 | (1) |
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816 | (1) |
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817 | (43) |
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1 Why freedom of expression matters |
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817 | (4) |
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2 Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights |
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821 | (2) |
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823 | (12) |
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835 | (6) |
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841 | (5) |
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846 | (6) |
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852 | (4) |
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856 | (1) |
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856 | (2) |
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858 | (2) |
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860 | (33) |
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860 | (5) |
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865 | (1) |
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3 Prohibition of certain types of behaviour |
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866 | (5) |
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4 Statutory powers to regulate protests |
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871 | (7) |
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5 Common law powers to regulate protests |
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878 | (11) |
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889 | (1) |
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889 | (3) |
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892 | (1) |
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22 Policing--Powers, Accountability, and Governance |
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893 | (26) |
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893 | (4) |
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897 | (11) |
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3 Governance, accountability, and remedies |
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908 | (9) |
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917 | (1) |
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917 | (1) |
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918 | (1) |
Index |
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