Law: A Very Short Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Raymond Wacks is Emeritus Professor of Law and Legal Theory at the University of Hong Kong. He is a prolific and influential writer on legal theory and human rights, in particular the protection of privacy, on which he is a leading international authority. Previous books include Understanding Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Legal Theory (OUP, 2012), Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2006), and Privacy: A Very ShortIntroduction (OUP, 2015), which is now in its second edition. Klappentext Law touches every aspect of our daily lives, and yet the main concepts, terms, and processes of the legal system remain obscure to many. This Very Short Introduction, in its second edition, provides a lucid, accessible guide to modern legal systems, explaining how the law works across our contemporary digital world. Zusammenfassung Law touches every aspect of our daily lives, and yet the main concepts, terms, and processes of the legal system remain obscure to many. This Very Short Introduction, in its second edition, provides a lucid, accessible guide to modern legal systems, explaining how the law works across our contemporary digital world. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Law's roots; 2 Law's branches; 3 Law and morality; 4 Courts; 5 Lawyers; 6 The future of law; Further reading; Index

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Wacks Raymond, Raymond Wacks
• Verlag: Oxford University Press Trade
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.09.2015
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht
• EAN: 9780198745624
• ISBN: 978-0-19-874562-4
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 11 x 17.5 x 1 cm
• Serie: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions
• Themen: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / Legal Profession, Systems of law, Law & society, Legal profession: general, Law and society, sociology of law, Legal profession / practice of law: general