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| 100 | 1 | _aElliott, Catherine. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aEnglish Legal System. |
| 250 | _a16th ed. | ||
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_aNewmarket : _bPearson Education UK, _c2015. |
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| 300 | _a1 online resource (765 pages) | ||
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| 505 | 0 | _aCover -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes -- Table of statutory materials -- Cases, law reports and case references: a guide -- Introduction -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- The legal system in context -- The unwritten constitution -- A written constitution? -- Part 1 SOURCES OF LAW -- 1 Case law -- Historical background -- Judicial precedent -- The hierarchy of the courts -- How do judges really decide cases? -- Do judges make law? -- When should judges make law? -- Advantages of case law -- Disadvantages of case law -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 1 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 2 Statute law -- Introduction -- House of Commons -- House of Lords -- Making an Act of Parliament -- Reforms to legislative procedures -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 2 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 3 Statutory interpretation -- Introduction -- How are statutes interpreted? -- Rules of interpretation -- Interpreting European legislation -- Aids to interpretation -- How do judges really interpret statutes? -- Reform of statutory interpretation -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 3 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 4 Delegated legislation -- Introduction -- The power to make delegated legislation -- Why is delegated legislation necessary? -- Control of delegated legislation -- Criticism of delegated legislation -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 4 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 5 European law -- Introduction -- The aims of the European Union -- Modernising the European Union -- The institutions of the European Union -- Making European legislation -- Types of European legislation -- How does EU law affect the UK? -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 5 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 6 Custom -- Introduction -- When can custom be a source of law?. | |
| 505 | 8 | _aAnswering questions -- Summary of Chapter 6 -- Reading list -- 7 Equity -- Introduction -- How equity began -- Common law and equity -- The Judicature Acts -- Equity today -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 7 -- Reading list -- 8 Treaties -- Introduction -- Implementation of treaties -- Answering questions -- On the Internet -- 9 Law reform -- Introduction -- Judicial change -- Reform by Parliament -- Pressures for reform -- Agencies of law reform -- Performance of the law reform bodies -- Problems with law reform agencies -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 9 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- Part 2 PEOPLE WORKING IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM -- 10 The judges -- The role of the judges -- Judicial hierarchy -- Appointments to the judiciary -- Wigs and gowns -- Training -- Pay -- Promotion -- Termination of appointment -- Independence of the judiciary -- Criticisms of the judiciary -- Reform of the judiciary -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 10 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 11 The legal professions -- Introduction -- Solicitors -- Barristers -- Complaints -- Background of barristers and solicitors -- Performance of the legal professions -- The future of the professions -- Fusion of the professions -- Other legal personnel -- Do we need legal professionals? -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 11 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 12 The jury -- History -- The function of the jury -- When are juries used? -- Qualifications for jury service -- Summoning the jury -- Jury vetting -- Challenges -- Discharging the jury -- The secrecy of the jury -- The verdict -- Strengths of the jury system -- Criticisms of the jury system -- Reform of the jury -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 12 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 13 Magistrates -- The magistrates' courts -- Magistrates -- Answering questions. | |
| 505 | 8 | _aSummary of Chapter 13 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 14 Administration of justice -- The Ministry of Justice and the Home Office -- The Lord Chancellor -- The Law Officers' Department -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 14 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- Part 3 HUMAN RIGHTS -- 15 Introduction to human rights -- Introduction -- The European Convention on Human Rights -- The scope of the Convention -- The administration -- The Human Rights Act 1998 -- Advantages of the Human Rights Act 1998 -- Disadvantages of the Human Rights Act 1998 -- A Bill of Rights for the UK? -- The European Court of Human Rights and the CJEU -- Today's debates -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 15 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 16 Remedies for infringement of human rights -- Introduction -- Judicial review -- Habeas corpus -- Civil action for negligence -- Compensation -- Criminal proceedings -- Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme -- The Independent Police Complaints Commission -- The admissibility of evidence -- The right to exercise self-defence -- Parliamentary controls -- The Ombudsman -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 16 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- Part 4 DISPUTE RESOLUTION -- 17 Paying for legal services -- Introduction -- Unmet need for legal services -- The historical development of legal aid -- Legal aid today -- Problems with the legal aid system -- Not-for-profit agencies -- Conditional fee agreements -- Contingency fees -- Third party funding -- Reform -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 17 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 18 The police -- Introduction -- Miscarriages of justice -- The response to the miscarriages of justice -- Human Rights Act 1998 -- The organisation of the police -- Police powers -- Criticism and reform -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 18 -- Reading list. | |
| 505 | 8 | _aOn the Internet -- 19 The criminal trial process -- The adversarial process -- Criminal Procedure Rules -- The Crown Prosecution Service -- Appearance in court -- Classification of offences -- Mode of trial -- Sending for trial -- Plea and case management hearings -- Disclosure -- Plea bargaining -- The trial -- Models of criminal justice systems -- Criticism and reform -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 19 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 20 Sentencing -- The Criminal Justice Act 2003 -- Purposes of sentencing -- Sentencing practice -- Types of sentence -- Reform -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 20 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 21 Young offenders -- Introduction -- Criminal liability -- Young people and the police -- Remand and bail -- Youth cautions -- Trial -- Sentencing -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 21 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 22 The civil justice system -- Introduction -- History -- The civil courts -- The civil justice system before April 1999 -- The civil justice system after April 1999 -- Criticism of the civil justice system -- Reform -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 22 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 23 Tribunals -- Introduction -- History -- Reforming the tribunals -- Tribunals today -- Advantages of tribunals -- Disadvantages of tribunals -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 23 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 24 Appeals and judicial review -- Appeals -- Appeals in civil law cases -- Appeals in criminal law cases -- Criticism and reform of the appeal system -- Judicial review -- Answering questions -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 25 Alternative methods of dispute resolution -- Introduction -- Problems with court hearings -- Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms -- Examples of ADR -- Advantages of ADR -- Problems with ADR. | |
| 505 | 8 | _aThe future for ADR -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 25 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- Part 5 CONCEPTS OF LAW -- 26 Law and rules -- Introduction -- Austin: the command theory -- Hart: primary and secondary rules -- Dworkin: legal principles -- The natural law theory -- The function of law -- Why are laws obeyed? -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 26 -- Reading list -- 27 Law and morals -- Introduction -- Law and morality -- Changes in law and morality -- Differences between law and morality -- Should law and morality be separate? -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 27 -- Reading list -- On the Internet -- 28 Law and justice -- Introduction -- Aristotle -- Natural law theories -- Utilitarianism -- The economic analysis of law -- Rawls: A Theory of Justice -- Nozick and the minimal state -- Karl Marx -- Kelsen and positivism -- Justice in practice -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 28 -- Reading list -- Appendix: Answering examination questions -- General points -- Essay questions -- Problem questions -- Glossary -- Select bibliography -- Index. | |
| 520 | _aTrusted by students year after year, Elliott and Quinn's best-selling undergraduate textbook, English Legal System, is your definitive guide to this ever-changing area of law. Updated annually to ensure currency and written in the authors' trademark clear, precise and engaging style, English Legal System has been developed with you, the student, firmly in mind, providing all you need to gain a broad and thorough understanding of this fast-paced subject. | ||
| 588 | _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. | ||
| 590 | _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. | ||
| 655 | 4 | _aElectronic books. | |
| 700 | 1 | _aQuinn, Frances. | |
| 700 | 1 | _aHorngren, Charles T. | |
| 700 | 1 | _aDatar, Srikant M. | |
| 700 | 1 | _aElliott, Catherine. | |
| 700 | 1 | _aQuinn, Frances. | |
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_iPrint version: _aElliott, Catherine _tEnglish Legal System _dNewmarket : Pearson Education UK,c2015 |
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