Product Description

Following the same structure and philosophy as the two previous editions which have made this work so well respected, the new, third edition of the English Legal System in Context offers a fresh approach to this core subject by considering a wider range of issues than can be found in other texts in this field. One example of this expanded approach can be seen in its coverage of the legal justice system. Here the authors consider the police, their powers and the rights of
suspects detained at the police station. However, they also examine the world of private policing, the work of environmental health officers and other non-police prosecutors, as well as the role of the public in uncovering crime.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #628913 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

About the Author
Fiona Cownie is Professor of Law at the University of Keele. She was formerly HK Bevan Professor of Law at the University of Hull. A former Vice-Chair of the Socio-Legal Studies Association, and Past President of the European Law Faculties Association, she is an expert in legal eduction, and is well known for her work in socio-legal studies.

Customer Reviews

Good book
This book is good, especially the chapters on the criminal justice system. It is written in a clear, concise and accessible manner without being basic. Recommended for a solid foundation of the English legal system.

Extraordinarily well-written
The book is in my opinion one of the best examples of why English legal literature stands in a class of its own. Its dense syntactical structure befits the dense semantical concepts it attempts to convey. Equally, it presents a persuasive, coherent thesis of the necessity for a pluralistic analysis of the English legal structure.

Good background but dry
This book provides a good background to the law and therefore might be good for someone who is about to start a law degree / conversion course. It details how the court system works, how the constitution affects the law etc
For anyone who isn't, however, this is fairly tedious stuff.
If you're itching to get started and can't wait for the summer holidays to be over then definitely grab a copy. Otherwise I'd wait till the lectures start.