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020 _a9780199270231
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_bRIV
100 _aRivlin Geoffrey
245 _aUnderstanding the law
250 _a3rd
260 _aOxford
_bOxford University Press
_c2004
300 _a346p
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365 _b Gratis
505 _aTable of contents 1. Introduction - The Royal Courts of Justice; 2. The Law and its Importance; 3. The Invisible Palace - Part 1: 'Judge-made' Law - Common Law and Equity; 4. The Invisible Palace - Part 2: The Constitution; 5. The Palace of Westminster: Our Chief Law-makers - Parliament; 6. Our Chief Law Enforcers - The Police; 7. Our Law Upholders - The Judiciary; 8. The Legal Profession; 9. Solicitors; 10. Barristers; 11. The Work of the Courts - Part 1: The Courts; 12. The Work of the Courts - Part 2: Criminal and Civil Cases; 13. Judges; 14. Legal Robes; 15. Criminal Trials Through the Ages; 16. Punishments Through the Ages; 17. Criminal Trials Today; 18. Punishments Today; 19. Human Rights; 20. Discrimination and the Law; 21. Young Persons; 22. Dangerous Drugs; 23. Animals; 24. Laws Around the World; 25. Some Interesting Cases
650 _a1.Law - U S A
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