Presents a comparison of the development in European and English law of two legal principles, legitimate expectations and proportionality, against the different

This original and stimulating book is the first systematic study of the principle of `legitimate expectations' in administrative law to appear in the English la

The recognition and enforcement of legitimate expectations by courts has been a striking feature of English law since R v North and East Devon Health Authority;

The protection of legitimate expectations appears to be a key concept of administrative law in Europe; it defines the legal position of the individual vis-à-vi