English legal system / Catherine Elliott and Frances Quinn
Imprint
Harlow : Pearson/Longman, c2004
Edition
5th ed
Descript
xxv, 576 p. ; 25 cm
CONTENT
Sources of law: Case law ; Status law ; Statutory interpretation ; Delegated legislation ; European law ; Custom ; Equity ; Treaties ; Law reform -- People working in the legal system: The judiciary ; The legal professions -- The jury system ; Magistrates ; Lay participation in the legal system ; The administration of justice -- Human rights: Remedies for intringement of civil rights -- Dispute resolution: Access to justice ; The criminal justice system ; Sentencing ; Young offenders ; The civil justice system ; Appeals and judicial review ; Ombudsmen ; Alternative methods of dispute resolution -- Concepts of law: Law and rules ; Law and morals ; Law and justices