Invitation to law
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Invitation to law
（Invitation series）
Basil Blackwell, 1988
- : pbk
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Includes index
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ISBN 9780631145370
Description
This book offers an introduction to law for the rapidly increasing number of students, both at school and beyond, who enrol in law courses. Law is something which surrounds us all from birth. As children we acquire an understanding of right and wrong, Robin Hood, highwaymen and outlaws, cops and robbers and as we grow older we begin to understand that government is also based on principles of law. Though everyday life may rarely if ever have brought most citizens into contact with criminal law, motoring law apart, few can have escaped involvement of one kind or another with such laws as tax laws, the laws saying when shops may open, and at what age you may purchase liquor. This is a guide to the pervasiveness and intricacies of law and an invitation for those interested in its mechanics, purposes and functions. It is a thorough guide to a mysterious and complex institution and profession, and should appeal to law students and careers advisers.
Table of Contents
- The pervasiveness of law
- legal ideals and sordid realities
- legal systems and legal traditions
- the divisions of the law
- the sources of law
- lawyers
- the academic study of law
- the future of the law
- where next?
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: pbk ISBN 9780631145387
Description
An illuminating guide to the pervasiveness and intricacies of law and an ideal invitation for those interested in its mechanics, purposes and functions. It is a thorough guide to a mysterious and complex institution and profession.
Table of Contents
1. The Pervasiveness of Law. 2. Legal Ideals and Sordid Realities.
3. Legal Systems and Legal Traditions.
4. The Divisions of the Law.
5. The Sources of Law.
6. Lawyers.
7. The Academic Study of Law.
8. The Future of the Law.
9. Where Next?
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