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The legal system / Kate Malleson, Richard Moules.

By: Malleson, KateContributor(s): Moules, RichardMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Core texts seriesPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Edition: 4th editionDescription: xxi, 265 p. ; 23x16 cmISBN: 9780199560189 (pbk.) :; 0199560188 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Legal system: general -- USA | LawDDC classification: 349.42
Contents:
1. Introduction-- 2. The organization of the courts-- 3. Sources of law-- 4. The Human Rights Act 1998-- 5. The legislative process-- 6. Statutory interpretation-- 7. Case law, precedent and judicial law-making-- 8. The civil justice process-- 9. The Woolf reforms to civil justice-- 10. Recent trends in the criminal justice system-- 11. Police powers-- 12. The prosecution process-- 13. The trial process-- 14. Criminal appeals and the post-appeal process-- 15. The provision of legal services-- 16. The structure and functions of the judiciary-- 17. Judicial appointments-- 18. Lay adjudication-- 19. Funding of legal services.
Summary: The legal system provides a concise explanation and analysis of the institutions, personnel, and procedures that make up the legal system in England and Wales. Summary points, self-test questions, and practical examples help the reader to analyse recent developments and explore key themes and underlying tensions within the legal system.
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1. Introduction-- 2. The organization of the courts-- 3. Sources of law-- 4. The Human Rights Act 1998-- 5. The legislative process-- 6. Statutory interpretation-- 7. Case law, precedent and judicial law-making-- 8. The civil justice process-- 9. The Woolf reforms to civil justice-- 10. Recent trends in the criminal justice system-- 11. Police powers-- 12. The prosecution process-- 13. The trial process-- 14. Criminal appeals and the post-appeal process-- 15. The provision of legal services-- 16. The structure and functions of the judiciary-- 17. Judicial appointments-- 18. Lay adjudication-- 19. Funding of legal services.

The legal system provides a concise explanation and analysis of the institutions, personnel, and procedures that make up the legal system in England and Wales. Summary points, self-test questions, and practical examples help the reader to analyse recent developments and explore key themes and underlying tensions within the legal system.

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