Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Partington Martin

Introduction to the english legal system - 4th - Oxford Oxford University Press 2008 - 303p

Contents:
1. Introduction: Knowledge, themes, and structure 3;
PART I – Law, society and authority:
2. Law and society: the purposes and functions of law 11;
3. Law-making: authority and process 29;
PART II – the Institutional Framework:
4. Shaping the legal system: the role of government 75;
5. The criminal justice system 91;
6. The administrative justice system 149;
7. The family justice system 175;
8. The civil and commercial justice systems 201;
PART III – The delivery and funding of legal services:
9. Delivering legal services: Practitioners, adjudications, and legal scholars 233;
10. The Funding of legal services 263;
Conclusion:
11. Is the English legal system fit for purpose? 285;
Table of references 295;
Index 299.


ISBN: 9780199238101

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Legal System - U K2. English Legal System

Dewey Class. No.: 340.420000 / PAR