
The English Legal System
Oxford University Press
9th Edition
Published on 18. August 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
784 pages
978-0-19-888963-2 (ISBN)
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Description
Lively and engaging coverage that gives students the confidence to analyse, evaluate, and critique the law.
An engaging guide to the English legal system which helps students new to law develop a critical legal mind. Presenting and critiquing the law in a lively style, this text invites students to question, analyse, and evaluate.
Selling points
? The authors' clear and lively style makes the subject matter easy to follow
? Comprehensive coverage of the English legal system provides students with knowledge of all the key concepts covered on most courses
? Reflective learning features encourage students to ask questions and think critically about the more controversial aspects of the legal system
? Carefully chosen examples enable students to relate concepts to real-life situations and apply their knowledge
? Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support
New to this edition
? Revisions on sections dealing with devolution, cautions, and the new training requirements for solicitors and barristers
? A new section on plea and improper pressure to plead guilty
? Examination of how the courts and legal processes adapted to the COVID pandemic
? Discussion of the effect of the proposed Bill of Rights, and also a step towards withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights
Digital formats and resources
The ninth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
An engaging guide to the English legal system which helps students new to law develop a critical legal mind. Presenting and critiquing the law in a lively style, this text invites students to question, analyse, and evaluate.
Selling points
? The authors' clear and lively style makes the subject matter easy to follow
? Comprehensive coverage of the English legal system provides students with knowledge of all the key concepts covered on most courses
? Reflective learning features encourage students to ask questions and think critically about the more controversial aspects of the legal system
? Carefully chosen examples enable students to relate concepts to real-life situations and apply their knowledge
? Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support
New to this edition
? Revisions on sections dealing with devolution, cautions, and the new training requirements for solicitors and barristers
? A new section on plea and improper pressure to plead guilty
? Examination of how the courts and legal processes adapted to the COVID pandemic
? Discussion of the effect of the proposed Bill of Rights, and also a step towards withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights
Digital formats and resources
The ninth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
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Edition
9th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
1678 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-888963-2 (9780198889632)
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Alisdair Gillespie | Siobhan Weare
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Professor of Criminal Law and Justice and University Academic DeanProfessor of Criminal Law and Justice and University Academic Dean, Lancaster University
Senior Lecturer in LawSenior Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University
Content
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 structure of the courts
7: The structure of the tribunals
8: The judiciary and their appointment
9: Judicial independence
10: The legal professions
11: Funding access to justice
Part III: The Criminal Justice System
12: The investigation of crime
13: Pre-trial matters
14: Those in court
15: The trials
16: Criminal appeals
Part IV: The Civil Justice System
17: Civil litigation
18: Remedies and appeals
19: Alternative dispute resolution
Part V: The Future
20: The future
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 structure of the courts
7: The structure of the tribunals
8: The judiciary and their appointment
9: Judicial independence
10: The legal professions
11: Funding access to justice
Part III: The Criminal Justice System
12: The investigation of crime
13: Pre-trial matters
14: Those in court
15: The trials
16: Criminal appeals
Part IV: The Civil Justice System
17: Civil litigation
18: Remedies and appeals
19: Alternative dispute resolution
Part V: The Future
20: The future