TY - BOOK AU - Wheeler,John TI - Essentials of the English legal system SN - 1405811676 (pbk.) RM132.60 U1 - 349.42 PY - 2006/// CY - Harlow, England PB - Pearson Longman KW - Law KW - England KW - Legislation KW - Justice, Administration of N1 - The law is stated as at 31 December 2004; Includes bibliographical references and index; Guided tour. - Preface to the second edition. - Preface to the first edition. - Acknowledgements. - Table of cases. - Table of statutes. - Table of statutory instruments. - EU treaties. - EU secondary legislation. - Abbreviations. - Glossary of legal terms. 1. Introduction. - Pt. 1. The personnel of the law. 2. The changing legal profession. 3. Magistrates, judges and the courts. - Pt. 2. The Law-Making Process. 4. The law-making process 1: Case law and law reporting. 5. The law-making process 2: Primary legislation. 6. The law-making process 3: Subordinate legislation. 7. The impact of EU law. 8. Interpretation of UK and EU legislation. - Pt. 3. Law in Action. 9. Resourcing legal services. 10. Criminal justice system. 11. Criminal justice system. 12. Dispute resolution 1: Alternative to litigation. 13. Dispute resolution 1: Civil litigation. 14. Dispute resolution 2: The role of tribunals. 15. Dispute resolution 4: Judicial review. 16. Law reform and the Law Commission. - Pt. 4. Appendices. - Appendix 1. Evolution of the common law and equity. - Appendix 2. Human rights Act 1998, Schedule 1. - Appendix. 3. Allocation questionnaire. - Index ER -