Administrative / Constitutional Law

Local Government Constitutional and Administrative Law, 2nd Edition

Edited by Andrew Arden, QC · Christopher Baker · Jonathan Manning
Sweet & Maxwell U.K. April 2008

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781847031853
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
Publication
April 2008
Format
Hardback , 1600 pages
Jurisdiction
Commonwealth, U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Providing a comprehensive account of local government’s legal and administrative framework, Local Government Constitutional and Administrative Law:

  • Describes in detail the principles that run through all local authority decision-making
  • Looks at the core issues common to local authorities including: the way they come into existence, by reference to statute, their relationship with central government and general powers common to them
  • Includes local government finance law, the law governing how authorities determine their performance levels
  • Covers the liability and accountability, in law, of authorities, members and officers, both before the courts and by way of statutory supervision or accountability through local inquiries, external audit and Ombudsmen
  • Examines the rules which govern the way local authorities operate by administrative, European, domestic discrimination, and local audit
  • Takes into account the many constitutional and legal changes that have occurred recently in local government law
  • Anticipates the changes that the government is proposing and its effect on local government functions

Table of Contents

  • Local government constitution
  • Principles of local government administrative law
  • Decisions
  • Members
  • Officers
  • Finance
  • Performance, property and service provision
  • Liability and accountability in law
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