By Fiona Cownie, Anthony Bradney, and Mandy Burton

Description

* A concise introduction to English legal system which puts the subject in a contextual and theoretical perspective, encouraging students to develop a critical approach to the subject

* Contains many examples to help explain the theory, allowing students to make the link between theory and practice

* Tightly structured with short chapters, which makes the book ideal for students to get a succinct overview of key theoretical perspectives

New to this edition

* Revised coverage of criminal justice issues, now including prosecution and arrest, and appeals, to map closer to undergraduate courses

* A critical account of the Woolf Reforms has been added to the civil justice chapters, to ensure the needs of undergraduates continue to be met

* New material on the role of law schools and law students offers key insights into the development of the legal profession, to provide a rounded view of all aspects of the legal system

* Contains a new chapter on alternative dispute resolution, to broaden the reader\\\'s appreciation of this central issue

English Legal System in Context provides a critical overview of the legal system. It establishes a sound theoretical framework within which to analyse the system and its various intricacies, encouraging students to develop a critical approach to the study of this important topic.

The authors provide an insightful contextual analysis of the system and its main protagonists: as well as the traditional core areas of the English legal system such as the courts, case law, legal professionals, and the civil and criminal proceedings, the text discusses the police and their powers, the role of the CPS, private policing, the work of non-police agencies. This edition also contains a new chapter on alternative dispute resolution, designed to broaden the reader\\\'s appreciation of this central issue, plus new material on the role of law schools and law students.

With a clear, logical structure, and a wealth of references to take the reader further into the subject, this is a perceptive and wide-ranging study that explains and illuminates this fascinating topic.

Readership: Undergraduates studying English legal system as part of their degree programme.

Contents

1. What is the \\\'English legal system\\\'?

2. The significance of courts

3. Courts in the \\\'English legal system\\\'

4. Tribunals

5. English legal reasoning - the use of case law

6. English legal reasoning - reading statutes

7. The university law school and law students

8. Solicitors and barristers

9. Judges and judging

10. The Civil Court in action

11. Alternative dispute resolution

12. Private security and other non-police agencies

13. The public police - uncovering crime and powers of stop and search

14. Arrest and detention

15. Prosecutions

16. The Magistrates\\\' Court

17. The Crown Court

Authors, editors, and contributors

Fiona Cownie, Chair in Law, University of Keele,

Anthony Bradney, Chair in Law, University of Keele, and

Mandy Burton, Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester

Published Year: 2007 Format: Paper Back ISBN: 978-0-19-928988-2 Publisher: Oxford University Press No of Pages: 408 Our Price: £ 24.99 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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