Synopses & Reviews
Following the same structure and philosophy as the two previous editions which have made this work so well respected, the new, third edition of
English Legal System in Context offers a fresh approach to this core subject by considering a wider range of issue than can be found in other texts on 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 of environmental health officers and other non-police prosecutors, as well as the role of the public in uncovering crime.
Table of Contents
1. What is 'the English legal system'?
2. Courts
3. Courts in 'the English legal system'
4. Tribunals
5. English legal reasoning: the use of case law
6. English legal reasoning: reading statutes
7. The university law school and law students
8. Solicitors and barristers
9. Judges and judging
10. The civil court in action
11. Private security and other non-police agencies
12. The public police: uncovering crime and powers of stop and search
13. Powers of arrest and search
14. Detention, investigation and prosecution
15. The magistrates' court
16. The Crown Court
Bibliography
Index