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English Legal System in Context provides a critical overview of the legal system, and establishes a theoretical framework within which to analyse the system and its intricacies. With a wealth of references to take the reader further into the subject, this is a perceptive and wide-ranging study of this fundamental topic.

Table of Contents:
1. What is 'the English legal system'?; 2. The significance of courts; 3. Courts in 'the English legal system'; 4. Tribunals; 5. English legal reasoning - the use of case law; 6. English legal reasoning - reading statutes; 7. The university law school and law students; 8. Solicitors and barristers; 9. Judges and judging; 10. The civil court in action; 11. Alternative dispute resolution; 12. Private security and other non-police agencies; 13. The public police - uncovering crime and powers of stop and search; 14. Arrest and detention; 15. Prosecutions; 16. The magistrates' court; 17. The Crown Court

About the Author :
Fiona Cownie is Professor of Law at the University of Keele. She was formerly HK Bevan Professor of Law at the University of Hull. A former Vice-Chair of the Socio-Legal Studies Association, and Past President of the European Law Faculties Association, she is an expert in legal eduction, and is well known for her work in socio-legal studies. She is currently President of the Society of Legal Scholars. Anthony Bradney is Professor of Law at the University of Keele. He was formerly Professor of Law at the University of Sheffield and the University of Leicester. He was Vice-Chair of the Socio-Legal Studies Association, Executive Committee member of the Society of Legal Scholars, and is editor of the Web Journal of Current Legal Issues. Bradney has published widely in the areas of law and religion, law and popular culture, legal pluralism, and legal education. Mandy Burton is Lecturer in Law at the University of Leicester. She specialises in criminal justice and family law. She has completed numerous empirical socio-legal studies, including projects commissioned by the Crown Prosecution Service, Department for Constitutional Affairs, the Home Office and The Legal Services Commission.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780199567409
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 734 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0199567409
  • Publisher Date: 12 Aug 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 247 mm
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Width: 172 mm


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