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.
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.
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.
Inhaltsangabe
* 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
* 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
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