Local Government Constitutional and Administrative Law

For the first time, a legal text has addressed local government constitutional and administrative law as a subject distinct from the law governing the functions of local authorities. * Provides a comprehensive account of the legal and administrative framework of local government today * Examines the rules which govern the way local authorities come into existence: by statute; by reference to their relationship with central and regional government; by reference to the general powers which are common to them; by reference to how they are further defined as the wide variety of different functional authorities * Studies the rules that govern the way in which local authorities operate, including domestic and administrative law; European law - EC and human rights; domestic discrimination law; local government audit law; the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman * Looks at local government constitution, principles of local government and administrative law, decisions, members, officers, finance, performance, property and service provision, and liability and accountability in law.