English Legal System in Context provides a critical overview of the legal system, and establishes a theoretical framework within which to analyse the system and its intricacies. With a wealth of references to take the reader further into the subject, this is a perceptive and wide-ranging study of this fundamental topic. INDICE: 1: What is 'the English legal system'?; 2: The significance of courts; 3: Courts in 'the English legal system'; 4: Tribunals; 5: English legal reasoning - the use of case law; 6: English legal reasoning - reading statutes; 7: The university law school and law students; 8: Solicitors and barristers; 9: Judges and judging; 10: The civil court in action; 11: Alternative dispute resolution; 12: Private security and other non-police agencies; 13: The public police - uncovering crime and powers of stop and search; 14: Arrest and detention; 15: Prosecutions; 16: The magistrates' court; 17: The Crown Court
- ISBN: 978-0-19-956740-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 456
- Fecha Publicación: 12/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés