• Uses key cases explained in depth to illustrate the subject in a practical context
• Offers a new critical explanation and assessment of the twenty-first century developments in the subject; for example, of the strain put on the judicial role by the 'war on terror'
• Special sections provide students with an understanding of the historical and comparative context of the subject
• Thought-provoking questions encourage the reader to engage with the material, and a glossary helps students to master administrative law jargon

Readership: Undergraduates and postgraduates studying administrative law, either as a stand-alone course, or as part of a wider public law course.

Timothy Endicott, Fellow in Law, Balliol College, and Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford

Part 1: Introduction
1: Administration and the principles of the constitution
2: The rule of law, and the rule of judges
3: Convention rights and administrative law
Part 2: Process
4: Due process
5: Impartiality and independence
6: Reasons: process and substance
Part 3: Substance
7: Discretion and deference
8: Substantive fairness
9: Error of law, and control of fact finding
Part 4: Litigation
10: How to sue the government
11: Standing: litigation and the public interest
Part 5: Administrative justice
12: The Reconstruction of Tribunals
13: Ombudsmen and other investigators
Part 6: Private law and public authorities
14: Tort
15: Contract