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Sitting in Judgment
The public image of judges has been stuck in a time warp; they are invariably depicted in the media - and derided in public bars up and down the country - as 'privately educated Oxbridge types', usually 'out-of-touch', and more often than not as 'old men'. These and other stereotypes - the judge as a pervert, the judge as a right-wing monster - have dogged the judiciary long since any of them ceased to have any basis in fact. Indeed the limited research that was permitted in the 1960s and 1970s tended to reinforce several of these stereotypes. Moreover, occasional high profile incidents in the courts, elaborated with the help of satirists such as 'Private Eye' and 'Monty Python', have ensure...
Eddey & Darbyshire on the English Legal System
This edition of an established text provides a concise introduction to the English legal system. Both law students and students on vocational courses may welcome it as a highly readable and stimulating overview of the subject. Building on the strengths of previous editions, the text has been substantially updated to include: Civil Procedure rules 1998-1999; an evaluation of Woolf Reforms in practice; the restructuring of the civil appeal structure in 1999-2000; the remodelling of the delivery of legal services 1998-2002; demolition of civil and criminal legal aid and replacement with the Community Legal Service and the Criminal Defence Service; the implementation of the Access to Justice Act 1999 and ancillary policy changes; further demolition of lawyers' restrictive practices and monopolies under the Access to Justice Act 1999 and surrounding debate; the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; the Narey reforms, speeding up criminal justice; the creation of the Narey Courts, changes to the Youth Courts; enhanced powers for single justices and for magistrates' clerks; the creation of a unified stipendiary bench of district judge.
Darbyshire on the English Legal System
This edition of an established text provides a concise and up-to-date introduction to the English legal system. Both law students and students on vocational courses will welcome it as a highly readable and stimulating overview of the subject.
The Right to a Fair Trial
The right to a fair trial is often held as a central constitutional protection. It nevertheless remains unclear what precisely should count as a 'fair' trial and who should decide verdicts. This already difficult issue has become even more important given a number of proposed reforms of the trial, especially for defendants charged with terrorism offences. This collection, The Right to a Fair Trial, is the first to publish in one place the most influential work in the field on the following topics: including the right to jury trial; lay participation in trials; jury nullification; trial reform; the civil jury trial; and the more recent issue of terrorism trials. The collection should help inform both scholars and students of both the importance and complexity of the right to a fair trial, as well as shed light on how the trial might be further improved.
The English Legal System
Assisting students of the English legal system to achieve an understanding of the law, it's institutions and processes, this edition sets the law and legal system in its social context and outlines a range of critical views.
Sourcebook on English Legal System
Designed for students who may not have ready access to a law library, and for students on part-time and distance learning courses, the Sourcebook series offers a collection of material from a diversity of sources. The sources are annotated to set the materials in context and to explain their relevance and importance. This volume contains a representative selection of cases and statutes which cover such topics as the nature of law, sources of law, and the structure and jurisdiction of the civil and criminal courts. The legal profession and the interpretation of statutes are also discussed.
The Handbook of the Criminal Justice Process
The Handbook of Criminal Justice Process is a new and authoritative account of the criminal justice system in England and Wales that engages with the central issues common to any major criminal justice system. Compiling the thoughts and opinions of leading figures in this field of law, this volume provides comprehensive coverage of all the key areas of the system presenting a sequential account from investigation through to final appeal. Taken together, the chapters provide for the first time, a description of a dynamic and developing criminal justice system at work. This new work is essential reading for all those studying elements of criminal justice and criminology.
Enemies of the People?
Do judges use the power of the state for the good of the nation? Or do they create new laws in line with their personal views? When newspapers reported a court ruling on Brexit, senior judges were shocked to see themselves condemned as enemies of the people. But that did not stop them ruling that an order made by the Queen on the advice of her prime minister was just ‘a blank piece of paper’. Joshua Rozenberg, Britain’s best-known commentator on the law, asks how judges can maintain public confidence while making hard choices.
Contract Law
Utilizing topical practical examples throughout, this volume provides a detailed account of contract law, explaining the fundamental principles and how the law operates in practice. It focuses on UK common law, but covers relevant EU law and makes comparisons with other common law jurisdictions.
