English Legal System - Catherine Elliott, Frances Quinn

English Legal System

Buch | Softcover
744 Seiten
2011 | 12th New edition
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-1-4082-6700-4 (ISBN)
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English Legal System is the best-selling undergraduate text on this subject, providing an authoritative and engaging account of the structure and mechanisms of the law in England and Wales. The authors skilfully present a thought-provoking analysis of the subject, making this the definitive introduction to the area and the first choice for students year after year. Annually revised and fully updated, Elliott and Quinn's English Legal System continues to keep you fully informed of progress and changes within this constantly evolving subject. Some key recent developments covered in this twelfth edition include:



Lord Jackson's report on costs in the civil legal system.


The impact of the Coroners and Justice Act 2010 on sentencing.


New research into how juries work in practice.


Proposed reforms by the new coalition government, including: modernising the legislative process; restricting the use of detention; and limiting the retention of DNA data following a police investigation.

Catherine Elliott is a qualified barrister and senior lecturer in law at City University, London. She has extensive experience of teaching and writing about law. Frances Quinn is an award-winning journalist, with a particular interest in and experience of the law.

Part I Sources of Law

1. Case law
2. Statute law
3. Statutory interpretation
4. Delegated legislation
5. European law
6. Custom
7. Equity
8. Treaties
9. Law reform

Part II People Working in the Legal System

10. The judges
11. The legal professions
12. The jury system
13. Magistrates
14. Administration of justice

Part III Human Rights

15. Introduction to human rights
16. Remedies for infringement of human rights

Part IV Dispute Resolution

17. Paying for legal services
18. The police
19. The criminal trial process
20. Sentencing
21. Young offenders
22. The civil justice system
23. Tribunals
24. Appeals and judicial review
25. Alternative methods of dispute resolution

Part V Concepts of Law

26. Law and rules
27. Law and morals
28. Law and justice

Verlagsort Harlow
Sprache englisch
Maße 246 x 189 mm
Gewicht 1442 g
Themenwelt Recht / Steuern Allgemeines / Lexika
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
ISBN-10 1-4082-6700-4 / 1408267004
ISBN-13 978-1-4082-6700-4 / 9781408267004
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