The English legal system / Alisdair A. Gillespie
Publication details: United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, c2015. Edition: 5th edDescription: xliii, 658 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780198727217Subject(s): 1. Law -- England | 2. Law -- WalesDDC classification: 349.42 GIL| Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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English Lending
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Villa College Library | Villa College Library | 349.42 GIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 9629 |
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.
Contents
1. The English legal system ; PART I: SOURCES OF LAW ;
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 courts ;
7. Judges and judicial independence ;
8. The legal professions ;
9. Funding access to practitioners ; PART III: THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ;
10. Preliminary matters ;
11. Lay justice ;
12. Those in court ;
13. The trials ;
14. Criminal appeals ; PART IV: THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM ;
15. Civil litigation ;
16. Remedies and appeals ;
17. Alternative dispute resolution ;
18. Tribunals ; PART V: THE FUTURE ;
19. The future.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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