Public Law Books

New and Published Books

1. The European Constitution, Welfare States and Democracy

   The Four Freedoms vs National Administrative Discretion

   By Christoffer C. Eriksen

   Series: Routledge Research in European Union Law

   This book explores how the right to the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital in the European Union legal order affects welfare states. These "four freedoms", as they are known, are vital instruments for the protection of a European market unencumbered by internal frontiers. The...

   Published May 4th 2013 by Routledge
2. Law and the Wearing of Religious Symbols

   European Bans on the Wearing of Religious Symbols in Education

   By Erica Howard

   Written in accessible language, Law and the Wearing of Religious Symbols is a comprehensive analysis of a topical subject that is being widely debated across Europe. The book provides an overview of emerging case law from the European Court of Human Rights as well as from national courts and...

   Published May 4th 2013 by Routledge
3. Fundamental Rights and Private Law in Europe

   The case of tort law and children

   By Nuno Ferreira

   The book explores, from a comparative and inter-disciplinary perspective, the relationship between fundamental rights and private law in Europe, a debate usually referred to as Drittwirkung or ‘horizontal effect of fundamental rights’. It discusses the different models of ‘horizontal effect’ and...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
4. Law and Religion in Public Life

   The Contemporary Debate

   Edited by Nadirsyah Hosen, Richard Mohr

   With religion at centre stage in conflicts worldwide, and in social, ethical and geo-political debates, this book takes a timely look at relations between law and religion. To what extent can religion play a role in secular legal systems? How do peoples of various faiths live successfully by both...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
5. The Positive Obligations of the State under the European Convention of Human Rights

   By Dimitris Xenos

   Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law

   The system of the European Convention of Human Rights imposes positive obligations on the state to guarantee human rights in circumstances where state agents dot not directly interfere. In addition to the traditional/liberal negative obligation of non-interference, the state must actively protect...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
6. Beginning Constitutional Law

   By Nick Howard

   Series: Beginning the Law

   Whether you’re new to higher education, coming to legal study for the first time or just wondering what Constitutional Law is all about, Beginning Constitutional Law is the ideal introduction to help you hit the ground running. Starting with the basics and an overview of each topic...

   Published February 28th 2013 by Routledge
7. Q&A Constitutional & Administrative Law 2013-2014

   8th Edition

   By Helen Fenwick, Gavin Phillipson

   Series: Questions and Answers

   Routledge Q&As give you the tools to practice and refine your exam technique, showing you how to apply your knowledge to maximum effect in an exam situation. Each book contains up to fifty essay and problem-based questions on the most commonly examined topics, complete with expert guidance and...

   Published December 12th 2012 by Routledge
8. Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law

   Edited by Mark Tushnet, Thomas Fleiner, Cheryl Saunders

   The Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law is an advanced level reference work which surveys the current state of constitutional law. Featuring new, specially commissioned papers by a range of leading scholars from around the world, it offers a comprehensive overview of the field as well as...

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
9. State Security Regimes and the Right to Freedom of Religion and Belief

   Changes in Europe Since 2001

   By Karen Murphy

   Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law

   The question of to what extent, manifestations of religious beliefs should be permitted in the European public sphere has become a salient and controversial topic in recent years. Despite the increasing interest however, debates have rarely questioned the conventional wisdom that an increase in the...

   Published November 4th 2012 by Routledge
10. Commonwealth Caribbean Administrative Law

    By Eddy Ventose

    Series: Commonwealth Caribbean Law

    Commonwealth Caribbean Administrative Law comprehensively explores the nature and function of administrative law in contemporary Caribbean society. It considers the administrative machinery of Caribbean States; Parliament, the Executive and the Judiciary. It then examines the basis for judicial...

    Published November 4th 2012 by Routledge