Rivlin, Geoffrey.
First steps in the law / Geoffrey Rivlin - 2nd ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2002 - xi, 390 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Preface. - Acknowledgments. - 1. Introduction - The Royal Courts of Justice. - 2. The Law and its Importance. - 3. The Invisible Palace - Part 1. Judge-made Law - Common Law and Equity. - 4. The Invisible Palace - Part 2. The Constitution. - 5. The Palace of Westminster. Our Chief Lawmakers - Parliament. - 6. Our Chief Law Enforcers - The Police. - 7. Our Law Upholders - The Judiciary. - 8. The Legal Profession. - 9. Solicitors. - 10. Barristers. - 11. The Work of the Courts - Part 1. The Courts. - 12. The Work of the Courts - Part 2. Criminal and Civil Cases. - 13. Judges. - 14. Legal Robes. - 15. Criminal Trials Through the Ages. - 16. Punishments Through the Ages. - 17. Criminal Trials Today. - 18. Punishments Today. - 19. Human Rights. - 20. Discrimination and the Law. - 21. Young Persons. 22. Dangerous Drugs. - 23. Animals. - 24. Laws Around the World. - 25. Some Interesting Cases. - Index.
0199254796
Law--Great Britain--Popular works.
349.42 / RIV
First steps in the law / Geoffrey Rivlin - 2nd ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2002 - xi, 390 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Preface. - Acknowledgments. - 1. Introduction - The Royal Courts of Justice. - 2. The Law and its Importance. - 3. The Invisible Palace - Part 1. Judge-made Law - Common Law and Equity. - 4. The Invisible Palace - Part 2. The Constitution. - 5. The Palace of Westminster. Our Chief Lawmakers - Parliament. - 6. Our Chief Law Enforcers - The Police. - 7. Our Law Upholders - The Judiciary. - 8. The Legal Profession. - 9. Solicitors. - 10. Barristers. - 11. The Work of the Courts - Part 1. The Courts. - 12. The Work of the Courts - Part 2. Criminal and Civil Cases. - 13. Judges. - 14. Legal Robes. - 15. Criminal Trials Through the Ages. - 16. Punishments Through the Ages. - 17. Criminal Trials Today. - 18. Punishments Today. - 19. Human Rights. - 20. Discrimination and the Law. - 21. Young Persons. 22. Dangerous Drugs. - 23. Animals. - 24. Laws Around the World. - 25. Some Interesting Cases. - Index.
0199254796
Law--Great Britain--Popular works.
349.42 / RIV