TY - BOOK AU - Partington,Martin TI - An introduction to the English legal system SN - 9780199238101 (pbk.) U1 - 349.42 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Law KW - Great Britain N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction. 1. 'Knowledge', themes and structure. - Pt. 1. Law, society, and authority. 2. Law and society : the purposes and functions of law. 3. Law-making : authority and process. - Pt. II. The institutional framework. 4. Shaping the institutional framework : the role of government. 5. The criminal justice system. 6. The administrative justice system. 7. The family justice system. 8. The civil and commercial justice system. - Pt. III. The delivery and funding of legal services. 9. Delivering legal services : practitioners, adjudicators and legal scholars. 10. The funding of legal services. - Conclusion. 11. Is the English legal system fit for purpose? ER -