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The English Legal System Alisdair Gillespie (Head of Department and Professor of Law, Lancaster University)

The English Legal System By Alisdair Gillespie (Head of Department and Professor of Law, Lancaster University)

Summary

An engaging guide to the English legal system which helps students new to law develop a critical legal mind. Presenting and critiquing the law in a lively style, this text invites students to question, analyse, and evaluate.

The English Legal System Summary

The English Legal System by Alisdair Gillespie (Head of Department and Professor of Law, Lancaster University)

The English Legal System combines comprehensive and thorough coverage of the main topics covered on English legal system courses with a lively and engaging style to capture students' attention and provide them with a firm foundation for their study of law. This book enables students to first understand all of the key areas of the English legal system, and then to engage with the subject fully for themselves. The law is not just presented but critiqued, with a range of learning features which encourage students to actively engage with contentious issues and difficult questions. Everyday examples help students to apply their knowledge of the law in a practical way, while questions for reflection help students to analyse, evaluate, and think critically. Aided by a clear structure, arranged in five parts, students will be able to fully grasp the processes involving in making and reforming the law. Digital formats and resources The eighth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. - The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks - The online resources that support the book include: Podcasts - guide students through the book and accompany the questions for reflection in the textbook Self-test questions - allow students to test understanding Web links - provide opportunities to take learning further Practical activities - help students to put their knowledge into practice Glossary - outlining the key terms related to the English legal system

Table of Contents

Part I: Sources of Law 1: The English legal system 2: Domestic sources of law: parliamentary material 3: Domestic sources of law: case law 4: International sources of law 5: Human Rights Act 1998 Part II: The Courts and the Practitioners 6: The structure of the courts 7: The structure of the tribunals 8: The Judiciary and their appointment 9: Judicial independence 10: The legal professions 11: Funding access to justice Part III: The Criminal Justice System 12: The investigation of crime 13: Pre-trial matters 14: Those in court 15: The trials 16: Criminal appeals Part IV: The Civil Justice System 17: Civil litigation 18: Remedies and appeals 19: Alternative Dispute Resolution Part V: The Future 20: The future in a post-Covid world

Additional information

GOR012593135
9780198868996
0198868995
The English Legal System by Alisdair Gillespie (Head of Department and Professor of Law, Lancaster University)
Used - Like New
Paperback
Oxford University Press
20210531
784
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