02318oam 22005532 450 991082673510332120240418143024.01-281-34150-997866113415030-19-152686-X(CKB)1000000000535727(EBL)415486(OCoLC)476242713(MiAaPQ)EBC415486(PPN)156738473(EXLCZ)99100000000053572720100913d2008|||| uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLaw a very short introductionRaymond Wacks. /1st ed.Oxford :Oxford University Press, UK,2008.1 online resource (193 pages.)illustrationsVery short introductionsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-921496-4 Includes bibliographical references 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 introductionsComparative lawJurisprudenceLawComparative law.Jurisprudence.Law.340340/.2Wacks Raymond278125AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910826735103321Law3954229UNINA