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Accountability in the contemporary constitution / Nicholas Bamforth and Peter Leyland

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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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1 online resource
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Bamforth, Nicholas and Leyland, Peter (Lecturer in law)
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction: Accountability in the Contemporary Constitution / Peter Leyland -- PART I -- 2.The Spirits of the Constitution / J. W. F. Allison -- 3.Judicial Accountability in Comparative Perspective / Mark Tushnet -- PART II -- 4.Accountability to Law / T. R. S. Allan -- 5.Adjudication as Accountability: A Deliberative Approach / Sandra Fredman -- 6.The Instrumental Value of Legal Accountability / Jeff King -- PART III -- 7.Accountability, Human Rights Adjudication and the Human Rights Act 1998 / Alison L. Young -- 8.Accountability and Judicial Review in the UK and EU: Central Precepts / Paul Craig -- 9.Parliamentary Accountability and the Judicial System / Andrew Le Sueur -- PART IV -- 10.Ombudsmen, Tribunals, Inquiries: Re-fashioning Accountability Beyond the Courts / Mark Elliott -- 11.Accountability of and to the Legislature / Nicholas Bamforth -- 12.Accountability and the Foundations of British Democracy---the Public Interest and Public Service Principles / Dawn Oliver -- 13.Multi-Layered Constitutional Accountability and the Re-financing of Territorial Governance in the UK / Peter Leyland -- PART V -- 14.Beyond New Public Management: Problems of Accountability in the Modern Administrative State / A. C. L. Davies -- 15.Calling Regulators to Account: Challenges, Capacities and Prospects / Julia Black -- 16.Legal Accountability and Social Justice / Colm O'Cinneide.
Summary
Accountability in the context of constitutional and administrative law is a complex concept. This book examines the legal framework of public institutions in light of contemporary accountability debates, the role of human rights in public accountability, accountability in regulation, and the operation of accountability in multi-layered government.
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9780191749414 (ebook)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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