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Practical Psychometrics A Guide for Test Users

Practical Psychometrics A Guide for Test Users

This is the first practitioner-oriented guide to basic psychometrics-the science behind test construction and validation. It can be used as a course text or clinical reference for anyone who needs to select and administer diagnostic tests or review test score data obtained by others. Without assuming any mathematical background the author describes the fundamentals of diagnostic testing how to interpret score data and how specific tests are used in school psychology special education counseling and other contexts. Concepts such as reliability validity and fairness and test bias are explained in an accessible conversational way. Detailed case examples illustrate the dos and don'ts of presenting test score data to clients parents and teachers in oral feedback and written reports. Pedagogical Features: *End-of-chapter exercises that emphasize application and understanding with answers at the end of the book. *Key terms are bolded throughout and accessibly explained in the end-of-book glossary. *Resource appendix-annotated guide to articles and books on more advanced topics in psychometrics assessment and testing. | Practical Psychometrics A Guide for Test Users

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Competition Law and Policy in the EU and UK

Competition Law and Policy in the EU and UK

Competition Law and Policy in the EU and UK provides a focused guide to the main provisions and policies at issue in the UK and EU including topics such as anti-competitive agreements abuse of dominance mergers and Brexit. The book’s contents are tailored to cover all major topics in competition law teaching and the authors’ clear and accessible writing style offers an engaging and easy-to-follow overview of the subject for course use. The sixth edition provides a full update for this well-established title and takes recent developments into account including those in the case law surrounding the concept of ‘object’ agreements under Art 101 TFEU the concept of abuse under Art 102 TFEU the treatment of online multi-sided platform markets and the development of private enforcement. Chapters focus on the substantive laws of the UK and EU and demonstrate how competition law affects business including co-ordinated action pricing behaviour takeovers and mergers. Information is presented within a structured framework complete with discussion of the UK enforcement structures following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The book includes a wealth of pedagogical features including chapter overviews and summaries discussion questions and further reading. Clear focused and student-friendly this book offers a comprehensive resource for students taking competition law courses and will be of interest to postgraduate students and legal professionals looking for an introduction to the topic.

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PMI-PBA Exam Practice Test and Study Guide

PMI-PBA Exam Practice Test and Study Guide

The PMI-PBA® Exam Practice Test and Study Guide attempts to address all your questions and concerns by providing two of the most sought-after study aids: memory maps and practice questions. The systematic use of memory maps helps aid in the efficient recall of information and can boost confidence during the exam. Well-crafted practice questions are fantastic study aids that can be used to track your progress as you learn new concepts introduce you to the complex sentence structure that is likely to appear on the exam and concentrate your studies by domain essentially preparing you to pass the very challenging PMI-PBA® Exam in the allotted four hours. In addition to study hints and exam topics this book provides references to tools and techniques that should be incorporated into your work immediately. For each of the five domains outlined in the PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)® Examination Content Outline 2013 (the ECO) twenty practice questions test your knowledge. Also included is a challenging 200-question practice exam which is representative of the actual exam. To enhance your studies a timed online simulated exam is also provided. At the end of the simulated exam you can see your score per the number of questions you answered correctly. These exam questions are crafted to foster learning and reinforce content; they are not obscure or overly complicated but rather are representative of the actual exam. Knowing what to do must be translated into doing what you know. This book helps you prepare for the PMI-PBA® exam by instilling knowledge and encouraging critical thinking. As a result the skills attained can lead to improved project success and outcomes and you’ll have a much stronger understanding of the material along with the tools and techniques of business analysis. PMI-PBA® is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute.

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Modern Slavery Legislation Drafting History and Comparisons between Australia UK and the USA

Modern Slavery Legislation Drafting History and Comparisons between Australia UK and the USA

This book will aid understanding and interpretation of the Californian UK and Australian Modern Slavery Acts and will provide an in-depth three-way comparative analysis between the three Acts. Modern slavery is a new legal compliance issue with new legislation enacted in California (Transparency in Supply Chains Act 2010) the UK (Modern Slavery Act 2015) and most recently Australia (Modern Slavery Act 2018). Such legislation mandates that business of a certain size annually disclose the steps that they are taking to ensure that modern slavery is not occurring in their own operations and supply chains. The legislation applies to businesses wherever incorporated or formed. Key aspects of primary focus will include lessons learned from the California UK and Australian experience and central arguments on contentious issues for example: monetary threshold for determining reporting entities penalties for non-compliance compliance lists and appointment of an Anti-Slavery Commissioner. The book will also discuss how contentious issues were ultimately resolved and will undertake a comparative analysis of the Californian UK and Australian Acts. Modern Slavery Legislation will be of interest to academics and students of business and human rights law. | Modern Slavery Legislation Drafting History and Comparisons between Australia UK and the USA

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Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions UK Dimensions

Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions UK Dimensions

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (CBM&As) activity has become an important vehicle for firms’ internationalization and corporate restructuring over the past three decades. Despite the huge volume of global CBM&A activity however there are few books which carefully explore the strategies motives and consequences of global mergers and acquisitions. This book discusses and synthesizes the theoretical literature on the motivation and performance of international merger activities. Focusing on the UK as a top acquiring country in the European Union the authors explore the recent trends in cross-border mergers and acquisitions motives for cross-border mergers and acquisitions the mergers integration process home and host countries’ macroeconomic consequences on mergers and acquisitions and shareholder’s wealth effects on CBM&A. This book explores and sheds much-needed light on the UK CBM&A market what drives it and what lessons can be learned for other regions around the globe. | Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions UK Dimensions

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Net Zero Food and Farming Climate Change and the UK Agri-Food System

Net Zero Food and Farming Climate Change and the UK Agri-Food System

This book examines the implications of the net zero transition for food and farming in the UK and how these can be managed to avoid catastrophic climate change in the crucial decades ahead. For the UK to meet its international obligations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions nothing short of a revolution is required in our use of land our farming practices and our diet. Taking a historical approach the book examines the evolution of agriculture and the food system in the UK over the last century and discusses the implications of tackling climate change for food farming and land use setting the UK situation in an international context. The chapters analyse the key challenges for this transition including dietary change and food waste afforestation and energy crops and low-emission farming practices. This historical perspective helps develop an understanding of how our food farming and land use system has evolved to be the way that it is and draws lessons for how the agri-food system could evolve further to support the transition to net zero and avoid catastrophic climate change. Written in a clear and accessible style this book will be essential reading to students and scholars of food agriculture and the environment as well as policymakers and professionals involved climate change policy and the agriculture and food industry. | Net Zero Food and Farming Climate Change and the UK Agri-Food System

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Norway’s EU Experience and Lessons for the UK On Autonomy and Wriggle Room

Norway’s EU Experience and Lessons for the UK On Autonomy and Wriggle Room

This book examines Norway’s affiliation to the EU and systematically assesses the potential suitability of this arrangement for the UK as a viable EU affiliation post-Brexit. Framing the book within the framework of the broader European context the authors ask how much autonomy and room to manoeuvre tightly integrated non-member states have under this arrangement. They present an in-depth assessment of Norway’s close EU affiliation and provide insight into what this may reveal to us about the post-Brexit European political order. The book’s analytical framework centred on autonomy under complex interdependence has relevance well beyond the confines of the Norway case. This includes the UK not least since the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) leaves considerable uncertainty. It contains transitory elements; there will be implementation reviews and there may be many more bilateral and multilateral agreements before the trade relationship is fully defined. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of European Union politics Norwegian politics British politics European integration and more broadly to European studies and international relations. | Norway’s EU Experience and Lessons for the UK On Autonomy and Wriggle Room

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Current Issues of UK Asylum Law and Policy

Current Issues of UK Asylum Law and Policy

Published in 1998. This title brings together 18 essays by a selection of experts in the area of refugee and asylum law and policy. Each essay examines an issue of contemporary interest to those working in the refugee field in the UK. They have been selected from papers presented at a highly successful conference on Refugee Rights and Realities which was held at the University of Nottingham in November 1996 organized by the Human Rights Law Centre at the University and funded by the Airey Neave Trust. The essays are organised into two sections. The first covers issues of legal process and policy ranging from the development of asylum law and policy in the UK to the country’s obligations under international law. Special emphasis is placed on the most recent developments surrounding the 1996 Asylum and Immigration Act. The second section provides the context for a more detailed examination of the social health and welfare issues relevant to refugees and asylum seekers. These range from access to health care housing rights and the education of refugees in London to questions of language and of race relations. | Current Issues of UK Asylum Law and Policy

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An Introduction to Teaching in UK Higher Education A Guide for International and Transnational Teachers

An Introduction to Teaching in UK Higher Education A Guide for International and Transnational Teachers

Covering everything you need to know about teaching within the UK higher education system this book is the ideal introduction for anyone looking to start their teaching career. A must-read guide for international staff new to teaching in UK higher education this key text focuses on what is particular and often baffling to those who are new to higher education teaching in the UK. With practical tips and advice rooted in relevant theory it is an invaluable resource to guide you through the initial teaching experience. Breaking down all of the aspects involved in teaching learning and assessing in UK higher education this book covers: The key features of UK higher education – particularly how it might differ from other systems How courses and the curriculum are designed How to support learning within your teaching practice Advice on marking and giving worthwhile feedback How to develop your own professional practice A full glossary of key terms An Introduction to Teaching in UK Higher Education is a one-stop resource for those looking to begin a career in UK higher education. Particularly useful for new international staff it will also be of interest to those looking to improve their teaching practice. | An Introduction to Teaching in UK Higher Education A Guide for International and Transnational Teachers

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The UK Regional–National Economic Problem Geography globalisation and governance

The UK Regional–National Economic Problem Geography globalisation and governance

In recent years the United Kingdom has become a more and more divided society with inequality between the regions as marked as it has ever been. In a landmark analysis of the current state of Britain’s regional development Philip McCann utilises current statistics examines historical trends and makes pertinent international comparisons to assess the state of the nation. The UK Regional–National Economic Problem brings attention to the highly centralised top down governance structure that the UK deploys and demonstrates that it is less than ideally placed to rectify these inequalities. The ‘North-South’ divide in the UK has never been greater and the rising inequalities are evident in almost all aspects of the economy including productivity incomes employment status and wealth. Whilst the traditional economic dominance of London and its hinterland has continued along with relative resilience in the South West of England and Scotland in contrast the Midlands the North of England Northern Ireland and Wales lag behind by most measures of prosperity. This inequality is greatly limiting national economic performance and the fact that Britain has a below average standard of living by European and OECD terms has been ignored. The UK’s economic and governance inequality is unlikely to be fundamentally rebalanced by the current governance and connectivity trends although this definitive study suggests that some areas of improvement are possible if they are well implemented. This pivotal analysis is essential reading for postgraduate students in economics and urban studies as well as researchers and policy makers in local and central government. | The UK Regional–National Economic Problem Geography globalisation and governance

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Queer and Trans People of Colour in the UK Possibilities for Intersectional Richness

Queer and Trans People of Colour in the UK Possibilities for Intersectional Richness

This book explores the meanings of Queer and Trans People of Colour (QTPOC) activist groups in the UK considering the tensions around inclusion and belonging across lesbian gay bisexual trans and queer (LGBTQ) and of colour communities and wider British society. Davis draws de-/anti-/post-colonial Black feminist and queer theory into critical psychology to publish the first book of its kind in the UK developing an intersectional understanding of QTPOC subjectivities and identities. The book examines questions of belonging; racial melancholia; decolonising gender and sexualities; and the joys erotics and the difficulties of building and finding QTPOC community that can hold and celebrate our intersectional richness. Offering a radical and critical intervention into psychology this volume will be of key interest to scholars in Gender Studies and Queer Studies Psychology and Race together with activists community organisers counsellors and the third sector. | Queer and Trans People of Colour in the UK Possibilities for Intersectional Richness

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The Europeanisation of Industrial Relations National and European Processes in Germany UK Italy and France

The Europeanisation of Industrial Relations National and European Processes in Germany UK Italy and France

This title was first published in 2002: Although the economic integration of the European Union is far-advanced its social dimension remains under-developed. Often there is uncertainty about and lack of information on the economic social and legal situation of employees in the other EU countries. This study investigates this situation. It acknowledges the term Europeanization as being in no way clearly defined but offers an interpretation of the Europeanization of industrial relations as a socio-political process with the main focus the change within the plant and organization. Industrial relations in Germany are used as a point of reference against which selected aspects of industrial relations in France the UK and Italy are compared and contrasted. Specific areas of study include: workplace and company organization; collective bargaining; trade unions and employers' associations; and government regulations and legislative standardization. | The Europeanisation of Industrial Relations National and European Processes in Germany UK Italy and France

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Financial Stability and Prudential Regulation A Comparative Approach to the UK US Canada Australia and Germany

Financial Stability and Prudential Regulation A Comparative Approach to the UK US Canada Australia and Germany

Financial stability is one of the key tenets of a central bank’s functions. Since the financial crisis of 2007-2009 an area of hot debate is the extent to which the central bank should be involved with prudential regulation. This book examines the macro and micro-prudential regulatory frameworks and systems of the United Kingdom Australia the United States Canada and Germany. Drawing on the regulator frameworks of these regions this book examines the central banks’ roles of crisis management resolution and prudential regulation. Alison Lui compares the institutional structure of the new ‘twin-peaks’ model in the UK to the Australian model and the multi-regulatory US model and the single regulatory Canadian model. The book also discusses the extent the central bank in these countries as well as the ECB are involved with financial stability and argues that the institutional architecture and geographical closeness of the Bank of England and Financial Policy Committee give rise to the fear that the UK central bank may become another single super-regulator which may provide the Bank of England with too much power. As a multi-regional comparative study on the importance and effectiveness of prudential regulation this book will be of great use and interest to students and researchers in finance and bank law economics and banking. | Financial Stability and Prudential Regulation A Comparative Approach to the UK US Canada Australia and Germany

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UK Hip-Hop Grime and the City The Aesthetics and Ethics of London's Rap Scenes

UK Hip-Hop Grime and the City The Aesthetics and Ethics of London's Rap Scenes

Young people in London have contributed to the production of a distinctively British rap culture. This book moves beyond accounts of Hip-Hop’s marginality and shows with an examination of the production dissemination and use of rap in London how this cultural form plays an important role in the everyday lives of young Londoners and the formation of identities. Through in-depth interviews with a range of leading and emerging rap artists close analysis of rap music tracks and over two years of ethnographic research of London’s UK Hip-Hop and Grime scenes the author examines how black and white urban youths use rap to come together to explore their creative abilities. By combining these methodological approaches in the development of a critical participant observation the book reveals how the collaborative work of these urban youths produced these politically significant subcultures through which they resist unfair and illegitimate policing practices and attempt to develop their economic autonomy in a city marred by immense social and economic inequalities. | UK Hip-Hop Grime and the City The Aesthetics and Ethics of London's Rap Scenes

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Supporting and Educating Young Muslim Women Stories from Australia and the UK

Supporting and Educating Young Muslim Women Stories from Australia and the UK

This book draws on the stories of female educators and young Muslim women to explore issues of identity justice and education. Situated against a backdrop of unprecedented Islamophobia and new articulations of ‘White-lash’ this book draws on case study research conducted over a ten-year period and provides insight into the diverse worlds of young Muslim women from education and community contexts in Australia and England. Keddie discusses the ways in which these young women find spaces of agency and empowerment within these contexts and how their passionate and committed educators support them in this endeavour. Useful for researchers and educators who are concerned about Islamophobia and its devastating impacts on Muslim women and girls this book positions responsibility for changing the oppressions of Islamophobia and gendered Islamophobia with all of us. Such change begins with education. The stories in this book hope to contribute to the change process. | Supporting and Educating Young Muslim Women Stories from Australia and the UK

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Marriage and Values in Public Policy Conflicts in the UK the US and Australia

Marriage and Values in Public Policy Conflicts in the UK the US and Australia

Marriage is a site of political conflict. It is a controversial issue in the UK Australia and the US where there is a clash of values between neoliberal governments and diverse groups either strongly opposing or supporting marriage. In the meantime fewer couples are marrying while other family forms are more widely accepted. This book explores this disconnect by examining policy issues such as class divides ethnicity religion same-sex marriage gender relations and romantic expectations. A top down approach explores different government policy responses to marriage. In all three countries there are differences and similarities in how governments react to the changes in family formations but values or ‘conceptions of the desirable’ play a significant role. Enhancing stability and commitment as well as personal responsibility are important for policymakers who aim to keep ‘the family’ intact and thereby lower the burden on the public purse. It is difficult for political actors to respond to conflicting and changing values surrounding the diversity in relationships or to translate them into policies. There is a strong case to be made for increased policy attention to adult relationships - and a much weaker case for marriage. Rich evidence is drawn from interviews with key stakeholders as well as politicians’ speeches government departmental reports stakeholders’ documents and responses to government policies and media articles. | Marriage and Values in Public Policy Conflicts in the UK the US and Australia

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Integrated Pollution Control Change and Continuity in the UK Industrial Pollution Policy Network

Integrated Pollution Control Change and Continuity in the UK Industrial Pollution Policy Network

First published in 1997 This book presents a detailed analysis of the Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) policy process. Using developments in the late nineties in the public policy literature to analyse and produce answers to why the government introduced IPC and how has IPC policy been implemented. | Integrated Pollution Control Change and Continuity in the UK Industrial Pollution Policy Network

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California’s Recall Election of Gavin Newsom COVID-19 and the Test of Leadership

California’s Recall Election of Gavin Newsom COVID-19 and the Test of Leadership

California went through a political earthquake of sorts when the state recalled Governor Gray Davis in 2003. In 2021 the state faced another political turning point with the threatened recall of Governor Gavin Newsom. Less than two years after Newsom’s overwhelming election victory more than two million Californians signed on to the recall effort hoping to expel him from office in a special election. How could such a monumental turnabout be possible? Normally the political headwinds would be much too strong for a movement to oust a governor who had decisively vanquished his opponent. But-with the COVID-19 pandemic dominating every aspect of society including politics-these weren’t normal times. Organizing a recall election is a demanding enterprise: it takes abundant political energy tremendous amounts of anger with the status quo and mounds of money. Yet for the second time in less than two decades such wheels were set in motion. What is it that makes California so dynamic yet so fragile? This book explains that paradox and in the process enlightens readers about the recall process the challenges of federalism and the pitfalls of direct democracy. It examines the underlying conditions that expose a state with poorly linked institutions a bitterly divided society and a governor who had to act under nearly impossible conditions demonstrating his strengths and vulnerabilities along the way. It’s a story that could happen only in California a state with a history of only stories. Designed to be useful in a variety of college courses this book is the first to unveil the Newsom backstory and will appeal to pundits and politicos as well as interested general readers. | California’s Recall Election of Gavin Newsom COVID-19 and the Test of Leadership

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Pregnancy Delivery Childbirth A Gender and Cultural History from Antiquity to the Test Tube in Europe

Pregnancy Delivery Childbirth A Gender and Cultural History from Antiquity to the Test Tube in Europe

This book reconstructs the history of conception pregnancy and childbirth in Europe from antiquity to the 20th century focusing on its most significant turning points: the emergence of a medical-scientific approach to delivery in Ancient Greece the impact of Christianity the establishment of the man-midwife in the 18th century the medicalisation of childbirth the emergence of a new representation of the foetus as unborn citizen and finally the revolution of reproductive technologies. The book explores a history that far from being linear progressive or homogeneous is characterised by significant continuities as well as transformations. The ways in which a woman gives birth and lives her pregnancy and the postpartum period are the result of a complex series of factors. The book therefore places these events in their wider cultural social and religious contexts which influenced the forms taken by rituals and therapeutic practices religious and civil prescriptions and the regulation of the female body. The investigation of this complex experience represents a crucial contribution to cultural social and gender history as well as an indispensable tool for understanding today’s reality. It will be of great use to undergraduates studying the history of childbirth the history of medicine the history of the body as well as women's and gender history more broadly. | Pregnancy Delivery Childbirth A Gender and Cultural History from Antiquity to the Test Tube in Europe

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Education in a Federal UK

Education in a Federal UK

Britain’s two recent referenda - on Brexit (2016) and on Scottish independence (2014) - have raised in the public mind fundamental questions about the future of the UK. It seems that for the first time the public the media and the political elite have woken up to the fact that in different parts of the UK there are different histories different aspirations and different imagined futures in relation to a whole range of vitally important political issues. But what the public debate often fails to recognise is that in many areas of public life – perhaps especially education – the UK is already a federal state and in key respects has been so for many years. The aim of this volume is therefore to take stock: to try and capture what the current state of educational policy and practice is across the whole of the UK. This has been achieved by commissioning two different papers from each of the four countries – Wales Scotland Northern Ireland and England. The first is an overview exploring the distinctive history principles and current policies of each country. The second paper has been specifically chosen as a case study of a key policy that highlights the distinctiveness of each country – the Foundation Phase for Wales assessment policy in Scotland ‘shared education’ initiatives in Northern Ireland and higher education policy in England. Taken together these eight papers give an important insight into the complexities of educational policy and practice across the whole of the UK today. This volume was originally published as a special issue of Oxford Review of Education. | Education in a Federal UK

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Housing and Local Government In England and Wales

Housing and Local Government In England and Wales

Originally published in 1966 and written at a time when UK housing policy was undergoing major changes this volume provides a substantial historical introduction which outlines the development of housing policy in the UK from the mid 19th – mid 20th Centuries. Discussion of the administrative framework the powers of local housing authorities housing standards finance and the improvement of older housing follows. Other issues covered include the social aspects of housing and the role of the state and the objectives of state action. | Housing and Local Government In England and Wales

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Photography and Cyprus Time Place and Identity

Photography and Cyprus Time Place and Identity

Formerly a British colony the island of Cyprus is now a divided country where histories of political and cultural conflicts as well as competing identities are still contested. Cyprus provides the ideal case study for this innovative exploration extensively illustrated of how the practice of photography in relation to its political cultural and economic contexts both contributes and responds to the formation of identity. Contributors from Cyprus Greece the UK and the USA representing diverse disciplines draw from photography theory art history anthropology and sociology to explore how the island and its people have been represented photographically. They reveal how the different gazes- colonial political gendered and within art photography- contribute to the creation of individual and national identities and by extension to the creation and re-creation of imagery of Cyprus as place. While Photography and Cyprus focuses on one geographical and cultural territory the questions this book asks and the themes and arguments it follows apply also to other places characterized by their colonial heritage. The intriguing example of Cyprus thus serves as a fitting test-ground for current debates relating to photography place and identity. | Photography and Cyprus Time Place and Identity

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Constitutional and Administrative Law

Constitutional and Administrative Law

Hilaire Barnett’s Constitutional and Administrative Law has consistently provided students with reliable accessible and comprehensive coverage of the Public Law syllabus. Mapped to the common course outline the Fifteenth edition equips students with a thorough understanding of the UK constitution’s past present and future by analysing and illustrating the political and socio-historical contexts that have shaped the major rules and principles of constitutional and administrative law as well as ongoing constitutional reform. This edition has been fully updated throughout including a restructure to Chapters 22 and 26 as well as additional pause and reflect sections in order to aid student understanding of this complex area of the law. The online digital content also includes updates to the Multiple Choice Questions Instructor Test Bank and Web Links. Ideal for students studying constitutional and administrative law for the first time this is an indispensable guide to the challenging concepts and legal rules in public law.

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