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Elliott, Catherine; Quinn, Frances

 
9780582473133: English Legal System
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0582473136 ISBN 13 : 9780582473133
Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2002

Synopsis

Elliott and Quinn's English Legal System is an established and popular textbook with students and lecturers alike. It provides a lively, clear and comprehensive explanation of the legal system of England and Wales, with a topical emphasis on how the law is made and applied in practice. As well as stating what the law is, the authors analyse the principles underpinning it. The law is described in its social context, often with reference to other jurisdictions, together with an outline of the academic debate surrounding contentious areas.

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Quatrième de couverture

 English Legal System 4e �?? Cover Blurb     Catherine Elliott and Frances Quinn  English Legal System     Now in its fourth edition, Elliott and Quinn�??s English Legal System is an established and popular textbook with students and lecturers alike. It provides a lively, clear and comprehensive explanation of the legal system of England and Wales, with a topical emphasis on how the law is made and applied in practice.  The book has been brought up to date with changes in case law, legislation and the constitution that have affected the English legal system in the previous two years. It includes an analysis of the new Community Legal Service; developments in youth justice following the Jon Venables and Robert Thompson litigation; the government review of the tribunal system by Sir Andrew Leggat; the changes to the sentencing legislation and developments in the civil justice system following the Woolf reforms. The authors provide critical analysis and discussion as well as clear description, so that readers will be able to develop their own views and contribute effectively to topics of current debate.  Each chapter is structured to present the material in the best order for learning and revision, with clear headings to navigate the reader through the text, and guidelines on answering examination questions at the end. The book concludes with a chapter of general advice on examination technique and a glossary.     Catherine Elliott is a qualified Barrister and Lecturer in Law at Kingston University. She has extensive experience of teaching law at A-Level, undergraduate and postgraduate level. Frances Quinn is an award-winning journalist and journal editor, with a particular interest and experience in law.  By the same authors  Criminal Law 4e (ISBN 0 582 47312 8 )  Contract Law 3e (ISBN 0 582 43812 8)  Tort Law 3e (ISBN 0 582 43811 X)  French Legal System (0 582 32747 4)  French Legal System and Legal Language: An Introduction in French (0 582 31718 5)  Longman  0 582 247313 6

Présentation de l'éditeur

Elliott and Quinn's English Legal System is an established and popular textbook with students and lecturers alike.  It provides a lively, clear and comprehensive explanation of the legal system of England and Wales, with a topical  emphasis on how the law is made and applied in practice. As well as stating what the law is, the authors analyse the principles underpinning it. The law is described in its social context, often with reference to other jurisdictions, together with an outline of the academic debate surrounding contentious areas.

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Éditeur
Pearson Education Limited
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0582473136
ISBN 13 
9780582473133
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
4
Nombre de pages
648
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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