
Principles of the Common Law
Michael Arnheim(Author)
Bristol Classical Press
Published on 24. December 2004
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-7156-3372-4 (ISBN)
Description
This is the only currently available book to identify, explain, analyse and discuss some of the most important and controversial principles of the common law of England. Among the many questions addressed here are: Is the common law based on principles or not? If so, what are they and where do they come from? Can judges make up principles? Are logic and reason still principles of the law? Does the European Union law enjoy higher law status? Does human rights law enjoy higher law status? With the great emphasis today placed on rights, does the old principle still hold true that 'Where there's a right, there's a remedy'? What has happened to the doctrine 'Nobody shall profit from his own wrongdoing'? And what about the human rights supposedly guaranteed by the European Convention? This book focuses on two: individual liberty and freedom of expression. Michael Arnheim addresses these questions and also examines practical principles which can make all the difference to, for example, the validity of a will, the interpretation of a contract, or the outcome of a claim in negligence or administrative law.
Written is a straightforward, easily accessible style, and drawing on recent cases such as those involving Tony Martin, Naomi Campbell, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, this book will be illuminating to practising lawyers and students alike.
Written is a straightforward, easily accessible style, and drawing on recent cases such as those involving Tony Martin, Naomi Campbell, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, this book will be illuminating to practising lawyers and students alike.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7156-3372-4 (9780715633724)
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Michael Arnheim
The Principles of the Common Law
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12/2004
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
€63.40
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Person
Dr Michael Arnheim is a practising London barrister and mediator. He also teaches at London Metropolitan University. This is his tenth published book. Others include Civil Courts Practice and Procedure Handbook (with Christopher Stirling and Christopher Tromans (1999), Drafting Settlements of Disputes (1994), Common Law (1994) and The Handbook of Human Rights Law (2004).