Full Description
The English Legal System combines comprehensive and thorough coverage of the main topics covered on English legal system courses with a lively and engaging style to capture students' attention and provide them with a firm foundation for their study of law. This book enables students to first understand all of the key areas of the English legal system, and then to engage with the subject fully for themselves. The law is not just presented but critiqued, witha range of learning features which encourage students to actively engage with contentious issues and difficult questions. Everyday examples help students to apply their knowledge of the law in a practical way, while questions for reflection help students to analyse, evaluate, and think critically.Aided by a clear structure, arranged in five parts, students will be able to fully grasp the processes involving in making and reforming the law. Digital formats and resourcesThe seventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.- The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks- The online resources that support the book include:For StudentsIntroductory podcasts - an invaluable guide through the book and its featuresWeb links - provide opportunities to take learning furtherActivities - help students to put their knowledge into practiceGlossary - outlining the key terms related to the English legal systemPodcasts - accompany the questions for reflection in the textbook For LecturersTest bank - a customizable electronic testing resource
Contents
1Part I: Sources of Law2: Domestic sources of law: parliamentary material3: Domestic sources of law: case law4: International sources of law5: Human Rights Act 1998Part II: The Courts and the Practitioners6: The structure of the courts7: The structure of the tribunals8: The Judiciary and their appointment9: Judicial independence10: The legal professionsPart III: The Criminal Justice System11: The Investigation of crime12: Pre-trial matters13: Those in court14: The trials15: Criminal appealsPart IV: The Civil Justice System16: Funding civil litigation17: Civil litigation18: Remedies and appeals19: Alternative Dispute ResolutionPart V: The Future20: The future
