Public Law and Political Theory [Paperback]

The study of public law in the United Kingdom has been hampered for many years by an inadequate appreciation among scholars and students of the importance of understanding the different political theories which underpin different models of public law. This short and highly readable work offers students a straightforward introduction to the relationship between public law and political theory and helps them to comprehend the rich literature on both subjects.

Public Law and the Scientific Theory
Public Law and Political Theory
Interpretation in Public Law
The Structures of Public Law Thought
Foundations of Normativism
Foundations of Functionalism
Traditions of Public Law Thought
Contemporary Thought in Public Law
The Triumph of Liberal Normativism
Public Law in the Face of the Future

The treatment of the subject is sufficiently broad and the parallels between the British experience and our own are numerous enough that American lawyers as well as students of law or government should find the work both interesting and illuminating. --Bimonthly Review of Law Books