ISBN13: | 9781032505220 |
ISBN10: | 1032505222 |
Binding: | Paperback |
No. of pages: | 768 pages |
Size: | 246x174 mm |
Weight: | 1420 g |
Language: | English |
Illustrations: | 20 Illustrations, color; 20 Line drawings, color; 7 Tables, black & white |
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Slapper and Kelly's The English Legal System
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Restructured, updated and extensively refocused, the 20th edition of Slapper and Kelly?s The English Legal System explains and critically assesses what law is, how it is made and applied, and how it affects the general public.
Slapper and Kelly?s The English Legal System explains and critically assesses what law is, how it is made and applied, and how it affects the general public.
This latest edition has not only been restructured and updated, but extensively refocused, to provide a reliable analysis of the contemporary legal system in the sociopolitical uncertainty of a post-Brexit, post-Covid UK.
It retains the key learning features of:
- useful chapter summaries which act as a good checkpoint for students;
- ?food for thought? questions at the end of each chapter to prompt critical thinking and reflection;
- sources for further reading and suggested websites at the end of each chapter to point students towards further learning pathways; and
- a fully updated online resource for students and instructors.
Trusted by generations of academics and students, this authoritative textbook is a permanent fixture in this ever-evolving subject.
1. Law and Legal Study 2. The Rule of Law and Human Rights 3. Sources of Law: Legislation 4. Sources of Law: Case Law 5. Sources of Law: Europe and the United Nations 6. The Civil Courts 7. The Civil Process 8. Family Law, the Family Courts and the Coroners? Courts 9. Crime and the Criminal Courts 10. The Criminal Process: (1) The Investigation of Crime; 11. The Criminal Process: (2) The Prosecution 12. The Judiciary 13. Judicial Reasoning and Politics 14. The Jury 15. Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution 16. Legal Services 17. The Funding of Legal Services