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Bundled Set: English Private Law 2nd ed & English Public Law 2nd ed isbn 9780199554508

Bundled Set: English Public Law & English Private Law with 2nd Cumulative Supplement

Edited by: Peter Birks, David Feldman

ISBN13: 9780199279623

ISBN: 0199279624

New Edition ISBN: 9780199554508

Published: September 2004

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Country of Publication: UK

Format: Hardback, 2 Volumes & Supplement

Price: Out of print

Oxford English Law is the essential first point of reference on English law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world. This pack makes English Private Law and English Public Law available together as a set at a special pack price, and includes the Second Cumulative Updating Supplement to English Private Law.

The prestigious Oxford English Law set is now updated with the Second Cumulative Updating Supplement to English Private Law and is available at the special pack price of £299.00
Brings together two unique reference works covering the whole of English private and public law
Concise, yet lucid and authoritative coverage, which makes it the ideal starting point for reference and research
Written and edited by a glittering array of acknowledged experts on English law, offering proven reliability
Provides the ideal quick reference and 'insurance policy' for practitioners, i.e. a book to fall back upon when a client raises a tricky point outside your normal area of expertise
Also the ideal solution for overseas libraries and practices who want a 'one-stop' resource on English law

Subjects:: Constitutional and Administrative Law, English Legal System

Contents:: ENGLISH PRIVATE LAW; VOLUME I; Foreward; Preface; Introduction; Table of Cases and Legislation; PART I SOURCES OF LAW; 1. Sources of Law; PART II THE LAW OF PERSONS; 2. Family; 3. Companies and Other Associations; PART III THE LAW OF PROPERTY; 4. Property: General Principles; 5. Security; 6. Intellectual Property; 7. Succession; INDEX; VOLUME II; PART IV THE LAW OF OBLIGATIONS; 8. Contract: General Rules; 9. Agency and Representation; 10. Sale of Goods; 11. Carriage of Goods by Sea; 12. Employment; 13. Bailment; 14. Tort; 15. Unjust Enrichment; PART V LITIGATION; 16. Insolvency; 17. Private International Law; 18. Judicial Remedies; 19. Civil Procedure; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; SECOND CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT; THE SUPPLEMENT FOLLOWS THE SAME STRUCTURE AS THE MAIN WORK, WITH EACH CONTRIBUTOR PROVIDING UPDATES TO THEIR CHAPTER, CAREFULLY REFERENCED TO THE RELEVANT PARAGRAPHS OF THE MAIN WORK; ENGLISH PUBLIC LAW; PART I CONSTITUTIONAL LAW; 1. Constitutional Fundamentals; (a) Fundamental Principles; (b) Sources of law and the hierarchy of norms; 2. The Law of Parliament; (a) The constitution of Parliament and its role in the appointment of a Government; (b) The powers and privileges of Parliament; (c) The legislative supremacy of Parliament and its limits, including the effect of EC law; 3. The Legal Powers of Central Government; (a) The nature and structure of central government; (b) The domestic and international powers of central government; 4. The Structure, Powers, and Accountability of Local Government; 5. The Powers and Accountability of Agencies and Regulators; 6. The Constitutional Position of the Judiciary; PART II STANDARDS OF REVIEW IN HUMAN RIGHTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW; 1. Human Rights in English Law; (a) General Principles and concepts; (b) Relationship between human rights obligations in public international law, in EU law, and under the common law of civil liberties; (c) The scope of the Human Rights Act 1998; 2. Rights to Life, Physical and Moral Integrity; 3. Rights to Freedom of Lifestyle and Religion or Belief; 4. Political Rights; 5. Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights; 6. Equality and Non-Discrimination; 7. Due Process Rights; 8. The Grounds for Judicial Review of Administrative and Ministerial Action; (a) Fundamental Principles; (b) Illegality in the strict sense; (c) Due process, including natural justice and fairness; (d) Substantive control over discretion: irrationality, proportionality, legitimate expectations, and equality; PART III REMEDIES IN HUMAN RIGHTS AND ADMINISTRATIVR LAW; 1. Access to Mechanisms of Administrative Law; 2. Remedies Available in for Judicial Proceedings; 3. Remedies for Violations of Convention Rights; 4. Tribunals; 5. Investigations by the Public Sector Ombudsmen; 6. Public Inquiries as a Part of Public Administration; PART IV CRIMINAL LAW; 1. Principles of Criminal Procedure; 2. General Principles of Criminal Law; 3. Offences Against the Person; 4. Offences Against Property; 5. Offences Against the Sta