Taking a unique and critical approach to the study of Public Law, this book explores the main topics in UK Public Law from a range of underexplored perspectives and amplifies the voices of scholars who are underrepresented in the field. As such, it represents a much-needed complement to traditional textbooks in Public Law.
Including insights from a diverse list of contributors, the book:
Enriches students understanding of the dynamics that emerge within public law;
Highlights the impact of historical and societal inequities on public law norms;
Demonstrates the ways in which those norms may impact minorities and perpetuate inequalities.
With most chapters written by underrepresented or minoritised persons in the field, this text offers students a critical, rich, and insightful approach to public law.
Introduction ~ Se-shauna Wheatle and Elizabeth OLoughlin
Part I: Constitutional Structures and Concepts
1. The Rule of Law and Racial Difference in the British Empire ~ Kanika
Sharma
2. Parliamentary Supremacy and the People ~ Donal K. Coffey
3. Strong Executive, Weak Parliament? ~ Paul F. Scott
4. Legislating for Seismic Events: An Examination of the Role of Delegated
Legislation ~ Alexandra Sinclair
5. Scotland, Devolution and Independence: A Union at its Limits? ~ Coree
Brown Swan
6. Diverse Voices in the Judiciary ~ Alysia Blackham
Part II: The Individual and the State
7. The Begum Case, Discretion and Parliamentary Sovereignty: Unmaking the
Constitutional Subject ~ Devyani Prabhat
8. Racialisation in UK Counterterrorism Law and Policy ~ Tufyal Choudhury
9. Racism, Law and the Police: Over 50 Years of Anti-discrimination Law and
Policing ~ Ben Bowling and Shruti Iyer
10. The Administration of Social Security Benefits: Gendered Implications ~
Ciara Fitzpatrick
11. Administrative Violence: First-Instance Decision Making in Sexual
Diversity Asylum Claims ~ Alex Powell
A More Diverse Public Law: Suggested Further Reading
Se-shauna Wheatle is an Associate Professor of Public Law at Durham Law School, Durham University.
Elizabeth A. OLoughlin is an Assistant Professor in Public Law and Human Rights at Durham Law School, Durham University.
