TY - BOOK AU - Le Sueur, AP AU - Le Sueur, AP TI - Constitutional administrative law SN - 1874241678 AV - KD35.G7.6 L47C 1995 PY - 1995/// CY - London : PB - Cavendish Publishing, KW - Administrative law -- Great Britain KW - Constitutional law -- Great Britain KW - Great Britain -- Constitutional law N1 - Preface and Acknowledgments -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes and Treaties -- 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK -- 1.1 A 'companion' for law -- 1.2 When to read this book -- 1.3 Coverage -- 1.4 A 'critical' approach to public law -- Summary of Chapter 1 -- 2. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM CONSTITUTION -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 There is no single constitutional document -- 2.3 Parliamentary sovereignty -- 2.4 Membership of the European Union -- 2.5 Parliamentary democracy and the absence of separation of powers -- 2.6 Summary so far -- 2.7 Constitutional conventions -- 2.8 The unitary state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -- 2.9 Conclusion -- Summary of Chapter 2 -- 3. GAP-FILLING: CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY -- 3.1 Why an historical perspective is needed -- 3.2 The need for caution -- 3.3. English life in the 1600s -- 3.4 The Glorious Revolution -- 3.5 The 18th century -- 3.6 The 19th century -- 3.7 Pragmatism -- Summary of Chapter 3 -- 4. WHO IS DICEY? 4.1 A biographical sketch -- 4.2 How to read Dicey -- 4.3 Summary of Law of the Constitution -- 4.4 Dicey's early critic: Jennings -- 4.5 Dicey today -- Summary of Chapter 4 -- 5 POLITICAL THOUGHT FOR PUBLIC LAW STUDENTS -- 5.1 The absence of political theory -- 5.2 New theoretical writing -- 5.3 How theory can help you -- 5.4 A What is political theory? -- 5.5 Political ideas generally -- 5.6 Liberalism -- 5.7 Conservative and paternalistic traditions -- 5.8 Socialism -- 5.9 Overview of recent writing on political thought by public lawyers -- 5.10 Harlow and Rawlings: red, green and amber -- 5.11 Loughlin's Public Law and Political Theory -- 5.12 Craig's Public Law and Democracy in the UK and USA -- 5.13 Overview -- Summary of Chapter 5 -- 6. GAP-FILLING: 1979 AND ALL THAT -- 6.1 What motivated the radical changes? -- 6.2 Nationalised industries -- 6.3 The privatisation policy -- 6.4 Local government in the 1980s and 1990s -- 6.5 Civil service reform porizno -- 6.6 General overview -- Summary of Chapter 6 -- 7. SOURCES OF PUBLIC LAW -- 7.1 Sources of public law obligations -- 7.2 Absence of any special 'constitutional' law -- 7.3 Acts of Parliament -- 7.4 Statutory instruments -- 7.5 Quasi-legislation -- 7.6 Prerogative powers -- 7.7 Case law -- 7.8 Conventions -- 7.9 European Community law -- 7.10 Academic literature etc -- 7.11 Fitting it all together -- Summary of Chapter 7 -- 8. THE IMPACT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY -- 8.1 The community and the convention -- 8.2 Origins and scope of the EC -- 8.3 Handling Community law in a practical way -- 8.4 Impact on the British constitution and administrative law -- Summary of Chapter 8 -- 9 COMMISSIONERS FOR MALADMINISTRATION -- ("OMBUDSMEN') -- 9.1 Who are the ombudsmen? -- 9.2 The statistics -- 9.3 'Injustice as a consequence of maladministration' -- 9.4 Scope of the ombudsmen's investigations -- 9.5 The ombudsman process -- 9.6 The Barlow Clowes affair -- 9.7 The future for ombudsmen -- Summary of Chapter 9 -- 10 JUDICIAL REVIEW PROCEDURES: LEAVE AND STANDING -- 10.1 Why are court procedures important ? -- 10.2 Procedures for whom? -- 10.3 What is 'review'? -- 10.4 Overview of the procedural nuts and bolts -- 10.5 Form 86A as a framework for advising -- 10.6 Which court? -- 10.7The leave stage -- 10.8 Who can apply for judicial review? -- Summary of Chapter 10 -- 11. JUDICIAL REVIEW PROCEDURES: THE PUBLIC/PRIVATE DIVIDE -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 The exclusivity principle -- 11.3 Exceptions to the exclusivity principle -- 11.4 Reform of the exclusivity principle -- 11.5 Order 53 can only be used to challenge the validity of 'public law' decisions -- 11.6 Public law decisions -- Summary of Chapter 11 -- 12. INTRODUCTION TO THE GROUNDS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 The grounds of review -- 12.3 A caution -- 12.4 The basis of the courts' power to intervene -- 12.5 The traditional analysis: the ultra vires doctrine -- 12.6 Problems with the traditional analysis -- 12.7 A new theory of judicial review? -- Summary of Chapter 12 -- 13. THE GROUNDS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW I: ILLEGALITY -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Relevant and irrelevant considerations -- 13.3 Improper purpose -- 13.4 Fettering of discretion -- 13.5 Delegation of discretion -- 13.6 Errors of law and fact -- 13.7 Are all errors of law reviewable? -- 13.8 A practical approach to errors of law -- Summary of Chapter 13 -- 14 THE GROUNDS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW II: FAIR HEARINGS -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Terminology: a brief history -- 14.3 A framework for thinking about the right to a fair hearing -- 14.4 When is a fair hearing required? -- 14.5 Restrictions on entitlement to a hearing -- 14.6 Content of the fair hearing -- Summary of Chapter 14 -- 15. THE GROUNDS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW II: THE RULE AGAINST BIAS -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Bias and the appearance of bias -- 15.3 The test for the appearance of bias -- 15.4 Direct pecuniary interest -- 15.5 Different manifestations of bias -- 15.6 Ministerial bias -- 15.7 Exceptions: when bias will not invalidate a decision -- Summary of Chapter 15 -- 16. THE GROUNDS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW II: THE DOCTRINE OF LEGITIMATE EXPECTATION -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 The doctrine - 16.3 Distinguishing legitimate expectations from the right to a fair hearing -- 16.4 Substantive protection of legitimate expectations? -- Summary of Chapter 16 -- 17. GROUNDS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW III: IRRATIONALITY -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Judicial review of the 'merits'? -- 17.3 Wednesbury unreasonableness -- 17.4 Irrationality -- 17.5 Substantive principles of review? -- 16. The doctrine of proportionality -- Summary of Chapter 17-- 18. RESTRICTIONS ON REVIEW: OUSTER CLAUSES -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Two types of ouster clauses -- 18.3 General principles; the courts -- 18.4 Six week ouster clauses -- 18.5 Total ouster clauses -- 18.6 'Super-ouster clauses'? -- Summary of Chapter 18 -- Index ER -