Product Description

Slapper & Kelly’s The English Legal System assists students in the achievement of a good understanding of the law, its institutions and processes and sets the law and system in a social context, presenting a range of critical views.

In recent years, changes to the English legal system have been extensive and the tenth edition has been comprehensively revised and updated to take these developments into account. This new edition for 2009-10 includes material on important changes to the criminal justice system, statutory interpretation, the judiciary, changes in the fields of the legal professions, and changes in the funding of legal services. This edition also includes an updated version of the court system, the rules of civil procedure, and revised chapters on criminal procedure.

Now accompanied by online support for the acquisition and improvement of legal skills, The English Legal System has been developed with the requirements of both lecturers and students in mind.

Key pedagogical features include:

• concise chapter summaries to enable students to recap and reflect upon the key points covered within each chapter
• diagrams and flowcharts to illustrate concepts and facilitate the understanding of concepts and interrelationships
• advice on further reading and suggested web sites of interest at the end of each chapter, to encourage further study and independent research

The companion website offers:

• lecturer resources such as PowerPoint slides; and sample essay / exam questions for lecturer use and adaptation; and links to current events / news topics with suggestions on themes for seminar discussions and essay questions
• a set of skills-led student resources including advice on technique and skills acquisition; how-to's and guidance on best practice; practical interactive exercises and activities; podcasts; an online glossary; and a bank of Multiple Choice Questions to test English Legal System knowledge

Slapper and Kelly's textbook is firmly established as one of the leading undergraduate textbooks on the subject. A favourite with students and lecturers alike, it is essential reading for all those engaged in the study of the English legal system.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11852 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 712 pages

Review

"If you are a student of law at whatever level, Slapper & Kelly’s new edition of ‘The English Legal System’ is an essential work of reference, which can only make your studies easier...Much thought has gone into creating a structure for the book that makes it convenient to refer to and easy to use – one of the most easily accessible legal texts we have yet encountered. As if all this weren’t enough, there is a companion website where you can access skill-led student resources online- a great support unit for the 21^st century learner!...All in all, what you have here is a resource-base in a book. Small wonder, the ‘The English Legal System’ has always been -- and continues to be in its 10^th edition -- a favourite with learners and lecturers alike and an extremely useful reference for practitioners where law governs life for all of us." - Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers

About the Author
Staffordshire University, UK The Open University, UK

Customer Reviews

A highly enjoyable yet practical guide to English Law.
This book is ideal for students of law. With its in depth analysis of the English legal structure together with high readability it is an easy to understand and helpful book for lawyers and non lawyers alike. A worthwhile buy for those who wish to understand the English legal system that little bit better.

fantastic book
This book is so easy to understand and sets out such vital information that is easy to comprehend. Fully recommended to anyone studying law. The companion website that comes with the book is also fantastic with useful flashcards and exam questions with model answers

IT'S BECAUSE LAW GOVERNS LIFE!
HERE'S ESSENTIAL READING FOR STUDENTS OF LAW AND PRACTITIONERS TOO

An appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers

If you are a student of law at whatever level, Slapper & Kelly's new edition of `The English Legal System' is an essential work of reference, which can only make your studies easier.

The Tenth Edition in 15 chapters and about 650 pages, the authors create a clear and accessible work aimed at imparting a good understanding of the law, its institutions and processes. They point out what many of us only dimly realize, that our law permeates into every cell of social life, governing everything from food and drink and the air we breathe, to travel, family relationships, sexuality and virtually everything else: science, employment, business, education, health and of course, conflicts, from neighbour disputes to wars. The list is by no means exhaustive as students will well know.

Since the first edition we reviewed in 1994, `The English Legal System' has successfully cut through the complexities of the subject, setting the law and system in a social context. Each new edition published since then has been thoroughly updated to take into account new developments within the English legal system of common law reasoning.

The 2009-2010 title incorporates material on important changes to: the criminal justice system; statutory interpretation; judges; changes in the legal professions, and in the funding of legal services. The new courts are described very well here, and the rules of civil procedure with revised chapters on criminal procedure underpin recent reforms to our system.

Also incorporated are proposals for changes to human rights law, and major common law decisions from 2008 in the Court of Appeal, the House of Lords and from the European Court of Human Rights. Of particular relevance at present is the chapter on arbitration, tribunal adjudication and alternative dispute resolution so popular with the current senior judiciary.

Much thought has gone into creating a structure for the book that makes it convenient to refer to and easy to use - one of the most easily accessible legal texts we have yet encountered. As if all this weren't enough, there is a companion website where you can access skill-led student resources online- a great support unit for the 21st century learner!

So, if you're a student, there are online skills resources and guidance on best practice, interactive exercises and activities, plus a glossary and flashcards for those interminably puzzling terms. And to help you determine how you'd fare on multiple choice exams there is a bank of Multiple Choice Questions to test your knowledge - BVC students please note!

If you need more revision help, you can access Professor Slapper's `Top 10 Revision Tips' podcast and practice with sample exam questions complete with model answer structures. To achieve even more outstanding results via further research, (which means hard work) there are weblinks and recommendations for further reading.

And if you're a tutor -- there's a free suite of exclusive teaching resources (for your own lecture presentations) which, we hasten to add, is password protected for your eyes only.

All in all, what you have here is a resource-base in a book. Small wonder, the `The English Legal System' has always been -- and continues to be in its 10th edition -- a favourite with learners and lecturers alike and an extremely useful reference for practitioners where law governs life for all of us.

ISBN: 978-0-415-48096-3

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