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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454380903321

Autore

Wacks Raymond

Titolo

Law : a very short introduction / Raymond Wacks.

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, UK, , 2008

ISBN

1-281-34150-9

9786611341503

0-19-152686-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 pages.) : illustrations

Collana

Very short introductions

Disciplina

340

340/.2

Soggetti

Comparative law

Jurisprudence

Law

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; List of illustrations; 1 Law's roots; 2 Law's branches; 3 Law and morality; 4 Courts; 5 Lawyers; 6 The future of the law; References; Cases discussed; Legal sources: a very short explanation; Further reading; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Law touches every aspect of our daily lives, and yet the main concepts, terms, and processes of the legal system remain obscure to many. This Very Short Introduction provides a clear, jargon-free account of modern legal systems, explaining how the law works both in the Western tradition and around the world. - ;Law underlies our society - it protects our rights, imposes duties on each of us, and establishes a framework for the conduct of almost every social, political, and economic activity. The punishment of crime, compensation of the injured, and the enforcement of contracts are merely some