English Legal System

Catherine Elliott (LLB, DEA) is a qualified barrister and a 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 writing about the law.

Part 1: Sources of law

1. Case law

2. Statute law

3. Statutory interpretation

4. Delegrated legislation

5. European law

6. Custom

7. Equity

8. Treaties

9. Law reform



Part 2: People working in the legal system

10. The judges

11. The legal professions

12. The jury

13. Magistrates

14. Administration of justice



Part 3: Human rights

15. Introduction to human rights

16. Remedies for infringement of human rights



Part 4: 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 5: Concepts of law

26. Law and rules

27. Law and morals

28. Law and justice



Appendix: Answering exam questions

Glossary

Selected bibliography