The Essentials of the English Legal System (Frameworks Series)

by JohnWheeler (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.29

  This text is an ideal introduction to the subject, perfect for pre-university or postgraduate conversion courses, and for those wanting to grasp the essentials before moving on to further study.

  This book provides a framework for understanding how the various elements of the legal system combine, interrelate and function at a time of considerable change and challenge. This new edition combines discussion of the most recent changes alongside added features to enhance student's understanding and learning of the key issues.
  
  

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $6.32

  Ideally suited for short introductory courses in English Law, English Legal System and Introduction to Law for specialists and non-specialists, on LLB programmes, aswell as related courses in AS Level Law and A-Level Law. This text is a concise introduction to the subject of the English legal system. The aim of the book is to introduce students to the regulated legal environment of the UK. Law-making in the form of judge-made law and legislation will be introduced, both at a national level and a Community level. It will also consider dispute resolution through the courts and alternatives, statutory interpretation, the criminal and civil justice systems (including Woolf reforms in this area), appeals and judicial review, and evidence in the legal process.