The Executive and Public Law Power and Accountability in Comparative Perspective

This is a book about the definition of executive power and the ways in which it can be rendered accountable. Such power is especially important in the modern day, as exemplified by the detention of prisoners in Guantanomo Bay. The book explores the nature of executive power in a number of different legal systems, Britain, Scotland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the EU and seeks to draw lessons and insights from the comparative perspective.

Paul Craig: Fellow and Tutor in Law, Worcester College, Oxford, 1976-1998; Readership 1990; Professor 1996; Professor of English Law, St. John's College, Oxford, 1998-
Adam Tomkins: 1991-99, Lecturer, School of Law, King's College London; 1999-2000, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, King's College London 2000-03; Fellow and Tutor in Law, St Catherine's College, Oxford 2003-date
John Millar Professor of Public Law, University of Glasgow