Slapper and Kelly''s the English Legal System

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

David Kelly BA, BA (Law), PhD, was previously Principal Lecturer in Law at Staffordshire University.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: David Kelly, Kelly David
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032505206
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3250520-6
• No. of pages: 716
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; England, Wales, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / General, Systems of law, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law, Legal system: general, Legal systems: general, Wales / Cymru