Public law in the UK and EU has undergone seismic changes over the last forty years: development and membership of the EU, the Human Rights Act, devolution, the fostering of public law expertise within the judiciary, the globalization of public law, and the increased interaction between the academy, judiciary, barristers, public interest groups, and legislatures have transformed the public law landscape.
Commentators spend much time at the frontiers of the subject, responding rapidly to new developments and providing guidance to scholars, legislators, and judges for future directions. In these circumstances, there is rarely a chance to reflect upon the implications of these changes for the fundamentals of public law and how those fundamentals relate to one another.
In this collection, leading figures in UK and EU public law address this lacuna. Inspired by the depth, scope, and ambition of the work of Paul Craig, Professor of English Law at Oxford University, the focus of this collection is upon exploring and reflecting upon six fundamentals of public law and the interrelationship between them: legislation, case law, theory, institutions, process, and constitutions.
Contributors:
Professor Nick Barber, Professor of Constitutional Law and Theory, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
Professor Paul Craig, Professor of English Law, University of Oxford
Professor Deirdre Curtin, Professor of European Law, European University Institute.
Professor Anne Davies, Professor of Law and Public Policy, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
Professor Grainne de Burca, Florence Ellinwood Allen Professor of Law, NYU Law School
Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Anniversary Chair in Law, Queen Mary School of Law, University of London
Professor Timothy Endicott, Professor of Legal Philosophy, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.
Professor Liz Fisher, Professor of Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
Professor Mark Freedland, Emeritus Professor of Employment Law, Faculty of Law University of Oxford
Emeritus Professor Carol Harlow, LSE
Professor Jeff King, Professor of Law, Faculty of Laws, UCL
Professor Janet McLean, Professor of Law, University of Auckland
Miguel Maduro, ex Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union
Professor Joana Mendes, Professor of Comparative Administrative Law, University of Luxembourg
Professor Richard Rawlings, Professor of Public Law, UCL
Laureate Professor Emeritus Cheryl Saunders AO, University of Melbourne
Lord Justice Philip Sales, Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Eleanor Sharpston QC, Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union
Professor Neil Walker, Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations, University of Edinburgh
Professor Alison Young, Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law, University of Cambridge
