This new edition considers unifying legal attributes that span vastly differing organisations, but sets them in a wider political context Covers both the established law in areas such as legal powers, membership and finance, and the more controversial areas such as accountability, responsibility and democracy.
Uses individual examples to examine how different individual organisations can be, but also how a set of legal principles can transcend each institution Focuses on the legal character of organisations and takes on a conceptual framework, concentrating on the main legal concepts
