An Introduction to Law
6th Edition
Published on 1. September 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
532 pages
978-0-406-94672-0 (ISBN)
Description
Fully updated to incorporate all developments in the law since the last edition, this student text places emphasis on an understanding of the law and the legal system as living institutions within society. It also deals with how an appreciation of the rules and legal structures both reflect and influence changes in social, economic and political life.
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Series
Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
755 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-406-94672-0 (9780406946720)
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Content
1. Law and society; 2. Law and morality; 3. Law and the regulation of economic activity; 4. Some important legal concepts; 5. Law and property; 6. Law and the settlement of disputes; 7. The making of legal rules; 8. The European dimension of English law; 9. Liability in English law - the law of tort; 10. Liability in English law - crime and the criminal justice system; 11. The development and role of the contract; 12. Law and government; 13. The legal profession; 14. The judges.