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Introduction to the English legal system / Martin Partington.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Partington, Martin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Great Britain.
- Law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (344 pages) : color illustrations
- Edition:
- 7th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Are you new to the study of law? You've decided to study one of the most fascinating subjects - law. Whether you're working towards a law degree or studying law as part of another subject, Introduction to the English Legal System is the ideal starting point. Right from the word go, it will enliven and bring clarity to the law, and the important role it plays in society....and do you want to engage with contemporary debates?Distilling over 30 years' experience in the law, Martin Partington challenges your assumptions about the English legal system, and encourages you to question how far it meets the demands placed upon it. Easy to read and incorporating numerous examples throughout, this concise introduction brings law and the legal system to life. This title is accompanied by an innovative Online Resource Centre providing a wide range of resources:For students:* Author blog with podcasts* Web links* Knowledge-testing multiple choice questions * Discussion questions* Flashcard glossary* CrosswordsFor lecturers:* Test bank of multiple choice questions with answers and feedback* Customizable PowerPoint presentations* Diagrams from the book in electronic format.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- List of boxes and diagrams
- Table of cases
- Table of legislation
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 Themes and structure
- Introduction
- Themes
- Structure
- Questions
- Weblinks
- Blog items
- Further reading
- PART I: LAW, SOCIETY, AND AUTHORITY
- 2 Law and society: the purposes and functions of law
- The macro functions of law: law and orders
- Other macro functions
- Micro functions of law
- Conclusion: law and society
- 3 Law making: authority and process
- Power, legitimacy, and authority in the law-making process
- The law-making institutions
- The British Parliament and central government
- European law-making institutions
- The courts
- Other sources of law making
- Conclusion
- PART II: THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
- 4 Shaping the institutional framework: the role of government
- The Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
- The Home Office
- Other government departments
- 5 The criminal justice system
- Theories of criminal justice
- Understanding the criminal justice system
- Pre-trial stages
- The trial stage
- The post-trial stages
- The place of the victim
- A strategic approach to criminal justice?
- 6 The administrative justice system
- The role of administrative law: authority and values
- Administrative justice: the institutional framework
- Parliament
- Overview of the administrative justice system
- 7 The family justice system
- Family justice: the institutional framework
- Children
- Adoption.
- Matrimonial matters
- Ancillary relief
- Child support
- Domestic violence
- The practitioners
- Funding family law cases
- 8 The civil and commercial justice system
- The purpose of the civil justice system: the forum of last resort
- Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
- The court structure: preliminary issues
- The county court
- The High Court
- The commercial justice system
- Other courts and offices
- The reform of civil justice-new developments
- Appeals and the appeal courts
- The appeal courts
- Comment
- PART III: THE DELIVERY AND FUNDING OF LEGAL SERVICES
- 9 Delivering legal services: practitioners, adjudicators, and legal scholars
- Professionally qualified lawyers: solicitors and barristers
- Regulation of the legal profession
- Professional groups allied to the legal profession
- Lay advisers and other providers of legal services
- Adjudicators and dispute resolvers
- The legal scholars
- Access to law
- 10 The funding of legal services
- Publicly funded legal services
- Making litigation (more) affordable
- other approaches
- The Jackson Review and plans for reform
- CONCLUSION
- 11 Is the English legal system fit for purpose?
- Images of law
- Law's functions
- Law making-legitimacy and authority
- Justice and efficiency
- Professional organization
- The funding of legal services
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 15, 2014).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-166632-7
- OCLC:
- 867929782
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