TY - BOOK AU - Cownie,Fiona AU - Bradney,Anthony AU - Burton,Mandy TI - English legal system in context SN - 9780199289882 (pbk.) U1 - 349.42 PY - 2007/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Law KW - Great Britain KW - Justice, Administration of KW - Courts N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; What is 'the English legal system'? -- The significance of courts -- Courts in 'the English legal system' -- Tribunals -- English legal reasoning: the use of case law -- English legal reasoning: reading statutes -- The university law school and law students -- Solicitors and barristers -- Judges and judging -- The civil court in action -- Alternative dispute resolution -- Private security and other non-police agencies -- The public police: uncovering crime and powers of stop and search -- Arrest and detention -- Prosecutions -- The Magistrates' Court -- The Crown Court ER -