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First steps in the law / Geoffrey Rivlin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rivlin, Geoffrey, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Great Britain--Popular works.
- Law.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 389 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Seventh edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Royal Courts of Justice
- The law and its importance
- The invisible palace: I Common law and equity
- The invisible palace: II The Constitution
- The Palace of Westminster: Our chief law makers
- The police: Our chief law enforcers
- The judiciary: Our law upholders
- The legal profession
- Solicitors
- Barristers
- The Courts
- Criminal and civil cases
- Judges
- Human rights
- Discrimination and the law
- Criminal trials throught the ages
- Punishments through the ages
- Criminal trials today
- Punishments today
- Young persons
- European Union law
- Laws around the world
- Some interesting cases.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Edition:
- Revision of: 6th ed. Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press, c2012
- ISBN:
- 9780198735892
- 0198735898
- OCLC:
- 913452576
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