02336nam 2200541 a 450 991082673510332120200520144314.01-281-34150-997866113415030-19-152686-X(CKB)1000000000535727(EBL)415486(OCoLC)476242713(MiAaPQ)EBC415486(PPN)156738473(EXLCZ)99100000000053572720071120d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLaw a very short introduction /Raymond Wacks1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20081 online resource (193 pages.)illustrationsVery short introductionsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-921496-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-168) and index.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;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 someVery short introductions.LawPhilosophyJurisprudenceComparative lawLawPhilosophy.Jurisprudence.Comparative law.340/.2Wacks Raymond278125MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826735103321Law3954229UNINA