Darbyshire on the English legal system /
by Penny Darbyshire.
- 9th ed.
- London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2008.
- xli, 586 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: published as Eddey & Darbyshire on the English legal system.
Foreword. - Foreword. - Online Updates. - Table of Cases. - Table of Statutes. - Table of Statutory Instruments. - Table of International and European Conventions and Legislation. - Note on Neutral Citation of Cases. - Part I: Sources. - 1. Understanding the English Legal System. - 2. Sources of English Law. - 3. Community 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. - Part II: Institutions. - 6. Civil Courts. - 7. Criminal Courts. - 8. History. - Part III: Procedures. - 9. The adversarial process. - - 10. Civil procedure. - 11. Alternatives to the Civil Courts: Institutions and Procedures. - Part IV: Professional in the Law. - 13. Lawyers. - 14. Judges. - Part V: Laypeople in the Law. - 15. Magistrates. - 16. The Jury. - Part VI: Access to Justice. - 17. Legal Services from 2000. - Index.