English Legal System

Key Facts and Key Cases: The English Legal System **will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your English Legal System module with ease. This book explains in concise and straightforward terms:

• Discussion of the courts system, both civil and criminal;

• Details of the tribunal system

• The doctrine of precedent

• Statutory interpretation

• Personnel in the legal system, both professional and lay The Key Facts and Key Cases revision series is designed to give you a clear understanding and concise overview of the fundamental principles of your law course. The books' chapters reflect the most commonly taught topics, breaking the law down into bite-size sections with descriptive headings. Diagrams, tables and bullet points are used throughout to make the law easy to understand and remember, and comprehensive case checklists are provided for each chapter that show the principles and application of case law for your subject.

Auteur

Jacqueline Martin LLM has ten years' experience as a practicing barrister and has taught law at all levels.

Series editors: Jacqueline Martin and Chris Turner LLM, who is a Senior Lecturer in law at Wolverhampton University.

Résumé
Key Facts Key Cases: English Legal System will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your English Legal System module with ease. This book explains in concise and straightforward terms: Discussion of the courts system, both civil and criminal; Details of the tribunal system The doctrine of precedent Statutory interpretation Personnel in the legal system, both professional and layKey Facts Key Cases is the essential series for anyone studying law at LLB, postgraduate and conversion courses and professional courses such as ILEX.a The series provides thea simplest and most effective way to absorb and retain all of the material essential for passing your exams. Each chapter includes:diagrams at the start of chapters to summarise key pointsstructured headings and numbered points to allow for clear recall of the essential pointscharts and tables to break down more complex informationWhere relevant, chapters also contain a Key Cases section which provides the simplest and most effective way to absorb anda memorise essential cases needed for exam success.Essential and leading cases are explainedThe style, layout and explanations are user friendlya Cases are broken down into key components by use of a clear system of symbols for quick and easy visual recognition

Contenu

1. What is law? 2. Judicial precedent 3. Legislation 4. Statutory Interpretation 5. European Union law 6. Law reform 7. The civil justice system 8. Tribunals and Inquiries 9. Police powers 10. The criminal process and courts 11. Sentencing 12. The legal profession 13. The Judiciary 14. Lay magistrates 15. Juries 16. Legal services and funding