English Legal System In Context

by Cownie, Fiona; Bradney, Anthony; Burton, Mandy

• ISBN13: 9780406966506
• ISBN10: 0406966508
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Following the same structure and philosophy as the two previous editions which have made this work so well respected, the new, third edition of the English Legal System in Context offers a fresh approach to this core subject by considering a wider range of issues than can be found in othertexts in this field. One example of this expanded approach can be seen in its coverage of the legal justice system. Here the authors consider the police, their powers and the rights of suspects detained at the police station. However, they also examine the world of private policing, the work ofenvironmental health officers and other non-police prosecutors, as well as the role of the public in uncovering crime.

Author Biography

Mandy Burton graduated is now a Lecturer in Law at the University of Leicester.

Table of Contents

What is 'the English legal system'?

Courts

Courts in 'the English legal system'

Tribunals

English legal reasoning: the use of case law

English legal reasoning: reading statutes

The university law school and law students

Solicitors and barristers

Judges and judging

The civil court in action

Private security and other non-police agencies

The public police: uncovering crime and powers of stop and search

Powers of arrest and search

Detention, investigation and prosecution

The magistrates' court

The Crown Court

Bibliography

Index

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