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Eddey & Darbyshire on the English legal system.

By: Eddey, K. J. (Keith James).
Contributor(s): Darbyshire, Penny, 1952-.
Publisher: London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2001Edition: 7th ed. / Penny Darbyshire.Description: xxx, 381 p. : tables ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0421787902 (pbk.).Other title: Eddey and Darbyshire on the English legal system.Subject(s): Courts -- England | Justice, Administration of -- England | Law -- EnglandDDC classification: 349.42
Contents:
Preface. - Table of cases. - Table of statutes. - Table of European Conventions and Legislation. - Pt. 1: Sources. - 1. Understanding the English Legal System. - 2. Sources of English law. - 3. E.C. Law: Its impact on English Law and the English Courts. - 4. The European Convention on human rights and English law. - 5. Law reform and the changing legal system. - Pt. II: Institutions. - 6. Civil courts. - 7. Criminal courts. - 8. History. - Pt. III: Procedures. - 9. Civil procedure. - 10. Criminal procedure. - 11. The adversarial process. - 12. Alternatives to the Civil Courts: Institutions and procedures. - Pt. IV: Professionals in the law. - 13. The Legal Profession. - 14. Judges. - Pt. V: Laypeople in the law. - 15. Magistrates. - 16. The Jury. - Pt. VI: Access to justice. - 17. Legal services from 2000. - Index.

Preface. - Table of cases. - Table of statutes. - Table of European Conventions and Legislation. - Pt. 1: Sources. - 1. Understanding the English Legal System. - 2. Sources of English law. - 3. E.C. Law: Its impact on English Law and the English Courts. - 4. The European Convention on human rights and English law. - 5. Law reform and the changing legal system. - Pt. II: Institutions. - 6. Civil courts. - 7. Criminal courts. - 8. History. - Pt. III: Procedures. - 9. Civil procedure. - 10. Criminal procedure. - 11. The adversarial process. - 12. Alternatives to the Civil Courts: Institutions and procedures. - Pt. IV: Professionals in the law. - 13. The Legal Profession. - 14. Judges. - Pt. V: Laypeople in the law. - 15. Magistrates. - 16. The Jury. - Pt. VI: Access to justice. - 17. Legal services from 2000. - Index.