LEADER 02297oam 22005412 450 001 9910782293203321 005 20240102112658.0 010 $a1-281-34150-9 010 $a9786611341503 010 $a0-19-152686-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000535727 035 $a(EBL)415486 035 $a(OCoLC)476242713 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415486 035 $a(PPN)156738473 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000535727 100 $a20100913d2008|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLaw $ea very short introduction$fRaymond Wacks. / 210 1$aOxford :$cOxford University Press, UK,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (193 pages.)$cillustrations 225 1 $aVery short introductions 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-19-921496-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; 330 $aLaw touches every aspect of our daily lives, and yet the main concepts, terms, and processes of the legal system remain obscure to many. This Very Short Introduction provides a clear, jargon-free account of modern legal systems, explaining how the law works both in the Western tradition and around the world. - ;Law underlies our society - it protects our rights, imposes duties on each of us, and establishes a framework for the conduct of almost every social, political, and economic activity. The punishment of crime, compensation of the injured, and the enforcement of contracts are merely some 410 0$aVery short introductions 606 $aComparative law 606 $aJurisprudence 606 $aLaw 615 4$aComparative law. 615 4$aJurisprudence. 615 4$aLaw. 676 $a340 676 $a340/.2 700 $aWacks$b Raymond$0278125 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782293203321 996 $aLaw$93817580 997 $aUNINA