English Legal System Lecture - Softcover

Slapper, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1859411630 ISBN 13: 9781859411636

Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish, 1995

Synopsis

This work is part of the Lecture Notes series, which is intended primarily for the undergraduate law degree or Common Professional Examination student. It is also intended to be useful to other students studying law as part of their course. The books provide valuable assistance to those who need clear but thorough treatment of law subjects, incorporating recent developments and proposals for reform as appropriate. The treatment of each subject is precise but comprehensive. The material in the books is presented logically, starting with the basic issues of each topic and moving on to more refined matters. At the end of each chapter, the issues discussed in that chapter, together with relevant cases and statutes, are summarized on one perforated sheet. This enables the reader to file the summary sheet for easy access during subsequent revision. Each book also contains full footnote references and a recommended reading list. This particular work presents all the main English Legal System topics in a clear style, with up-to-date details of recent changes that have taken place, and critical analyses. The contents include the criminal process, legal services, tribunal adjudication and historic and socio-legal topics.

About this title

From the Back Cover

A good comprehension of the English legal system requires knowledge and skill in a number of disciplines. The system itself is the result of developments in law, economy, politics, sociological change and the theories which feed all these bodies of knowledge. This book assists students of the English legal system in the achievement of a good understanding of the law, its institutions and processes and sets the law and system in a social context, presenting a range of critical views.

 

Being proficient in this subject also means being familiar with contemporary changes and proposed changes, and this new edition has been comprehensively revised and updated to take these into account. 

 

Since the last edition of this book, the changes to the English legal system have been major and manifold. This new 8th edition for 2006 includes important changes made to the law and legal system by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. The book includes a new chapter on The Jury, and analysis of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, the House of Lords decision in A (and others) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department, the continued development of human rights law, and the Court of Appeal case of R v (on the application of Gillan) v Metropolitan Police Commissioner. The edition also includes an updated version of the court system, the rules of civil procedure, developments in the legal profession, publicly funded law, and European law. 

About the Author

Gary Slapper is Professor of Law, and Director of the Centre for Law, at The Open University, and writes a legal column for The Times.

David Kelly is Principal Lecturer in Law, and Director of the Centre for Critical Legal Studies, at Staffordshire University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1859411630
• ISBN 13: 9781859411636
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400