- Offers in-depth coverage of both the institutions and procedures of the English Legal System
- Substantially revised and updated to reflect numerous recent reforms, including extended coverage of Human Rights
- Uses a wide range of case law to illustrate the important rules and principles
- Completely revised and updated section on courts, tribunals and inquiries
Now in its ninth edition, Walker & Walker's English Legal System is a long established and popular text on the English legal system. Every Law student needs a thorough grounding in the institutions and procedures of the legal system, and this leading text provides clear and comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals.
The pace of change in the English legal system has been frantic in recent years, with few structures or procedures remaining unaffected by change. This book has been extensively revised and rewritten to reflect these changes, and it provides a clear exposition and analysis of the main principles and issues.
Coverage of the Human Rights Act 1998 has been significantly expanded, and the sections on civil and criminal procedure have been substantially re-written to reflect the wealth of recent reforms. The implications of the Constitutional Reform Bill 2005 are considered throughout, and there is also detailed treatment of the reform of the legal profession. Other changes addressed in this edition include the government's plans for the tribunals system, the expansion of the European Union, and the important changes brought about by the Courts Act 2003.
Contents
- Part 1 - Sources of English Law
- 1 Introductory Issues
- 2 Legislation
- 3 Case Law, Precedents and Law Reports
- 4 The European Community and European Union
- 5 The Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights
- Part II - The Administration of Justice
- 6 Judicial Review
- 7 The Courts
- 8 Tribunals and Inquiries
- 9 The Judiciary
- 10 Juries
- 11 The Legal Profession and the Funding of Legal Services
- 12 The Police and Law Enforcement
- Part III - Civil Procedure
- 13 The Civil Justice System
- 14 Pre-trial Procedures
- 15 Trial
- 16 Funding Litigation and Costs
- 17 Procedure for Judicial Review
- 18 Appeals
- Part IV - Criminal Procedure
- 19 The Criminal Justice System
- 20 Pre-Trial Procedure
- 21 Trial on Indictment
- 22 Summary Trial
- 23 Sentences
- 24 Appeals and Miscarriage of Justice
- Substantially revised and updated to reflect numerous recent reforms, including extended coverage of Human Rights
- Uses a wide range of case law to illustrate the important rules and principles
- Completely revised and updated section on courts, tribunals and inquiries
Now in its ninth edition, Walker & Walker's English Legal System is a long established and popular text on the English legal system. Every Law student needs a thorough grounding in the institutions and procedures of the legal system, and this leading text provides clear and comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals.
The pace of change in the English legal system has been frantic in recent years, with few structures or procedures remaining unaffected by change. This book has been extensively revised and rewritten to reflect these changes, and it provides a clear exposition and analysis of the main principles and issues.
Coverage of the Human Rights Act 1998 has been significantly expanded, and the sections on civil and criminal procedure have been substantially re-written to reflect the wealth of recent reforms. The implications of the Constitutional Reform Bill 2005 are considered throughout, and there is also detailed treatment of the reform of the legal profession. Other changes addressed in this edition include the government's plans for the tribunals system, the expansion of the European Union, and the important changes brought about by the Courts Act 2003.
Contents
- Part 1 - Sources of English Law
- 1 Introductory Issues
- 2 Legislation
- 3 Case Law, Precedents and Law Reports
- 4 The European Community and European Union
- 5 The Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights
- Part II - The Administration of Justice
- 6 Judicial Review
- 7 The Courts
- 8 Tribunals and Inquiries
- 9 The Judiciary
- 10 Juries
- 11 The Legal Profession and the Funding of Legal Services
- 12 The Police and Law Enforcement
- Part III - Civil Procedure
- 13 The Civil Justice System
- 14 Pre-trial Procedures
- 15 Trial
- 16 Funding Litigation and Costs
- 17 Procedure for Judicial Review
- 18 Appeals
- Part IV - Criminal Procedure
- 19 The Criminal Justice System
- 20 Pre-Trial Procedure
- 21 Trial on Indictment
- 22 Summary Trial
- 23 Sentences
- 24 Appeals and Miscarriage of Justice