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100 1 _aRivlin, Geoffrey.
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245 1 0 _aUnderstanding the law /
_cGeoffrey Rivlin.
250 _a4th ed.
260 _aOxford :
_bOxford University Press,
_cc2006.
300 _axvi, 362 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [347]) and index.
505 0 _aPreface to the fourth edition. - Preface to the first edition. - Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction : the royal courts of justice. - 2. The law and its importance. 3. The invisible palace : Part 1, 'judge-made' law : common law and equity. - 4. The invisible palace : Part 2, the Constitution. 5. The Palace of Westminster : our chief law makers : parliament. - 6. Our chief law enforcers : the police. - 7. Our law upholders : the judiciary. - 8. The legal profession. - 9. Solicitors. - 10. Barristers. - 11. The work of the courts : part 1, the courts. - 12. The work of the courts : part 2, criminal and civil cases. - 13. Judges. - 14. Legal robes. - 15. Criminal trials through the ages. - 16. Punishments through the ages. - 17. Criminal trials today. - 18. Punishments today. - 19. Human rights. - 20. Discrimination and the law. - 21. Young persons. - 22. Dangerous drugs. - 23. Animals. - 24. Laws around the world . - 25. Some interesting cases. - Questions for the readers. - Some useful reading. - Index.
590 _aLaw : 9084
650 0 _aLaw
_zGreat Britain
_vPopular works.
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920 _aLAW : 21892, 21893, 21970
921 _aCALSH : 224237
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