English Legal System, 12th edition
By Catherine Elliott & Frances Quinn
August 2011
Pearson Education
Distrubuted by Trans-Atlantic Publications Inc.
ISBN: 9781408267066
710 pages, Illustrated
$87.50 Paper Original
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.
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. Tribuanls
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
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