Author: Hilaire Barnett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-11-27

Total Pages: 797

ISBN-13: 1317446224

This highly-respected textbook is regularly updated to provide complete coverage of the Public Law syllabus and is accompanied by a range of interactive resources designed to support teaching and learning. Mapped to the common course outline, it equips students with an understanding of the constitution’s past, present and future by analysing and illustrating the political and socio-historical contexts which have shaped the major rules and principles of public law, as well as on-going constitutional reform. The new 10th edition has been revised and updated to reflect recent developments in the law including the Defamation Act 2013, Crime and Courts Act 2013 and the Justice and Security Act 2013 and has been enhanced to meet the needs of students and lecturers working in today’s digital world. In addition to the printed textbook users receive access to an enhanced electronic version. The interactive eTextbook brings the benefits of digital to the text – searching, online, offline and mobile access, interactive exercises and note-sharing are just some of the newly integrated features. Key features of the interactive electronic textbook One-click access to the cases on LexisNexis and the statutes on the government’s legislation archive with almost 1,000 embedded hyperlinks in the text The most-up-date book available with author updates twice a year to key developments in Public law End of chapter interactive exercises which enable students to assess their understanding and progress and diagnose areas of weakness An Interactive timeline that provides instant access to essential context on how the constitution has developed historically and politically to the present day A comprehensive bank of essay questions with outline answers to help students prepare for assessments The ability to make notes and highlight key sections of the text and to share your notes with the class Instructor Resources A companion website will help instructors integrate the textbook with their teaching and includes links to further reading for students: Access to articles on constitutional and administrative law from The Student Law Review All of the diagrams from the text, ready to be integrated with your teaching Chapter-by-chapter customisable PowerPoint slides which can be used in seminars or lectures A bank of multiple choice questions which can be customised and adapted for formative assessment Weblinks curated by the author in a read-to-click format Please register to gain access to the Instructor’s eResource on www.RoutledgeInteractive.com Further information about the interactive electronic textbook Author Updates twice a year As the law changes, so does the interactive eTextbook. Updates will go live in the Interactive eTextbook and can be downloaded from the Instructor eResource. Hyperlinked citations embedded in the text Students will have one-click access to the full text of cases on LexisNexis® and to statutes on the government’s legislation archive End of chapter assessments and quizzes Hundreds of interactive multiple-choice exercises to encourage students to test their understanding of the key concepts Anytime, anywhere access Made possible by a partnership between Routledge and VitalSource®, your interactive eTextbook is accessible via VitalSource’s Bookshelf - the most used eTextbook platform in the world. Bookshelf makes digital reading possible online, offline as a download or on mobile devices in native apps as well as browsers. Please see the help section if you encounter any difficulties in pairing devices or accessing your eTextbook on your preferred device. Notes It’s easy to add notes and save them in the cloud, these can be synchronised across devices. Online help is built into Bookshelf®. Notes can be used privately or to share comments on the text with a group. This means comments and notes from lectures or seminars can move from instructor to student, student to instructor and student to student.