The English legal system / by Gary Slapper and David Kelly

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792046403321
• Autore: Slapper Gary
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-203-52292-3; 1-299-31963-7; 1-134-06643-0
• Edizione: [Fourteenth edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1754 pages)
• Disciplina: 349.42
• Soggetti: Law - England - Examinations; Law - England
• 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: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction and Overview; Acknowledgments; Guide to Using the Book; Guide to the Companion Website; List of Figures; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Table of Statutory Instruments; Table of European Legislation; Table of Abbreviations; 1. Law and Legal Study; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The nature of law; 1.3 Categories of law; 1.4 Approaches to law and legal study; 1.5 Skills; 2. The Rule of Law Human Rights; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The rule of law; 2.3 The rule of law and the judiciary; 2.4 Human rights discourse and the rule of law; 2.5 The Human Rights Act 19983. Sources of Law; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 European Union; 3.3 Legislation; 3.4 Statutory interpretation; 3.5 Delegated or subordinate legislation; 3.6 Case law; 3.7 Books of authority; 3.8 Custom; 3.9 Law reform; 4. The Civil Courts; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service; 4.3 Magistrates' courts; 4.4 County courts; 4.5 The High Court of Justice; 4.6 Appeals from the High Court; 4.7 The Court of Appeal (Civil Division); 4.8 The Appeal process; 4.9 The Supreme Court; 4.10 The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights4.11 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; 5. The Civil Process; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The need for reform; 5.3 The new civil process; 5.4 Case control (CPR Part 3); 5.5 Court and track ; allocation (CPR Part 26); 5.6 Documentation and procedures; 5.7 Public and private hearings (CPR Part 39); 5.8 Appeals (CPR Part 52); 5.9 Remedies; 5.10 Damages; 5.11 Equitable remedies; 5.12 Costs (CPR Parts 44-48); 5.13 What has the new system achieved?; 5.14 Enforcement of civil remedies; 6. The Criminal Courts; 6.1 Introduction6.2 Magistrates' courts; 6.3 The Crown Court; 6.4 Magistrates' Courts v Crown Courts; 6.5 Criminal appeals; 6.6 The Access to Justice Act 1999 - jurisdiction; 6.7 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; 6.8 Royal Commission on Criminal Justice; 6.9 Criminal Cases Review Commission; 6.10 A miscarriage of justice; 6.11 Reform of the criminal courts; 6.12 Coroners' courts; 7. The Criminal Process: (1) The Investigation of Crime; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Mistrust of the system; 7.3 Arrest; 7.4 Interrogation, confession and admissibility of evidence; 7.5 Revised PACE codes; 7.6 The Criminal Justice Act 2003 amendments of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 19848. The Criminal Process: (2) The Prosecution; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The Crown Prosecution Service; 8.3 Bail; 8.4 Plea bargaining; 8.5 The sentencing process, the separation of powers and the HRA; 9. The Judiciary; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The constitutional role of the judiciary; 9.3 Judicial offices; 9.4 Appointment of judiciary; 9.5 Training of the judiciary; 9.6 Retirement of judges; 9.7 Judicial conduct and discipline; 9.8 Judicial immunity from suit; 9.9 Magistrates; 10. Judicial Reasoning Politics; 10.1 Introduction
• Sommario/riassunto: Slapper and Kelly’s The English Legal System explains and critically assesses how our law is made and applied. Annually updated, this authoritative textbook clearly describes the legal rules of England and Wales and their collective influence as a sociocultural institution.