The Law-Making Process

by Michael Zander

• ISBN13: 9780406904096
• ISBN10: 040690409X
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-21
• Publisher: Lexis Nexis

Summary

This title is a well-known and widely adopted textbook covering a wide range of subjects including legislation, statutory interpretation, precedent and other sources of law, the latter including EU law, the treatment of which has been notably expanded in this edition. It is often used in conjunction with Zander: Cases and Materials on the English Legal System. Together they provide comprehensive coverage of introductory courses on the English legal system, taught at every institution offering an LLB degree, always in the first year. An important guide to the law, this book offers a detailed study that ensures the reader has fully covered the key elements of these courses.

Table of Contents

Legislation - the Whitehall stage

Legislation - the Westminster stage

Statutory interpretation

Binding precedent - the doctrine of stare decisis

Law reporting

How precedent works

The nature of the judicial role in law-making

Other sources of law

The process of law reform

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