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Zusatztext This volume still remains a useful contribution to the contemporary debate on legal reform in the United Kingdom, and it is to be welcomed for that reason. Informationen zum Autor The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Arden DBE was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1971, and became a Queen's Counsel in 1986. She was appointed a Justice of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales in 1993, the first woman judge to be assigned to the High Court's Chancery Division. From 1996 to 1999 she was the Chair of the Law Commission of England and Wales. She was appointed a Lady Justice of Appeal in 2000. Lady Justice Arden is Head of International Judicial Relations for England and Wales. This makes her responsible for liaison with leading courts across the world. She is also a Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague and an ad hoc judge of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Klappentext Law is a lasting social institution, but it must also be responsive to change. In this volume Mary Arden draws upon her experience to examine how judge-made law adapts to the evolving demands of society, how law reform works in practice, and the future of the judiciary in our diverse modern culture. Zusammenfassung Law is a lasting social institution, but it must also be responsive to change. In this volume Mary Arden draws upon her experience to examine how judge-made law adapts to the evolving demands of society, how law reform works in practice, and the future of the judiciary in our diverse modern culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface SECTION A - LAW IN A CHANGING SOCIETY Preface Part I: Responding to a Changing Society 1: Water Matters 2: Legal Problems Arising at the Start and End of Life: The Role of Judges and Parliament 3: Coming to Terms with Good Faith 4: Economic Torts in the Twenty-First Century 5: Duty, Causal Contribution, and the Scope of Responsibility: Does the Law of Negligence Impose Rational Limits? Part II: Absorbing the Impact of Constitutional Change 6: Magna Carta and the Hidden Wiring of the Common Law 7: Independence of the Judiciary and the Role of Parliaments 8: What is the Safeguard for Welsh Devolution? SECTION B - SIMPLIFICATION AND SYSTEMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAW Preface Part III: Systematic Development and Reform of the Law 9: The Work of the Law Commission 10: Improving the Statute Book: A Law Reformer's Viewpoint (Part 1) Part IV: Making Statute Law More Accessible 11: Improving the Statute Book: A Law Reformer's Viewpoint (Part 2) 12: Modernizing Legislation Part V: Codification 13: Time for an English Commercial Code? 14: Criminal Law at the Crossroads 15: Companies Act 2006 (UK): A New Approach to Directors' Duties Preface Part VI: The Future of Judgment Writing 16: Judgment Writing: Are Shorter Judgments Achievable? 17: A Matter of Style Part VII: The Old Order Changeth? The Judiciary in the Twenty-First Century 18: Magna Carta and the Judges: Realizing the Vision 19: Women Judges: Britain's Place in the World Part VIII: The Future is in Their Hands 20: The Woman Lawyer 21: Pupillage Inside Out Glossary ...
