English legal system
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English legal system
(The Concentrate series)
Oxford University Press, c2011
2nd ed
- : [pbk]
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Includes index
First ed. published 2009
Description and Table of Contents
Description
English Legal System Concentrate is a high quality revision guide which covers the main topics found on undergraduate and GDL courses. The clear, succinct coverage of key legal points within a specific topic area, including key cases, enables students to quickly grasp the fundamental principles of this area of law. The book focuses on the needs of students to succeed in their exams, showing how all the legal rules fit together and the approach that should be
adopted when answering questions. A range of pedagogical features help with preparation for exams and suggest numerous ways to improve marks.
English Legal System Concentrate provides succinct coverage of all key elements of the law, while also offering students further avenues of investigation, presenting key academic debates and other analytical features.
OUP's Concentrate revision series is endorsed by students and lecturers for level of coverage, accuracy, and exam advice.
Online Resource Centre
English Legal System Concentrate is accompanied by a free, open-access Online Resource Centre (http://www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/orc/vollans_concentrate2e) which offers the following resources to support students:
- Multiple choice questions which provide instant feedback
- Interactive flashcards of key cases (the student is presented with a case and has to supply the principle, or vice versa)
- Interactive version of glossary
- Updates to case law and legislation
- Further reading
- Web links to key online sources
- Advice on revision and exam technique authored by renowned textbook writer and experienced examiner Nigel Foster, Professor of Law and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham.
Table of Contents
- 1. Sources of law I: International Sources of Law
- 2. Sources of Law II: Legislation
- 3. Sources of law III: Traditional Sources of Law
- 4. Civil Justice Process
- 5. Criminal Justice Process
- 6. Professional Personnel
- 7. Lay Participation
- 8. Legal Services
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