English Legal Research Guide

Contents
1. Studying English legal system -- 2. English legal system : an overview -- 3. Legislation and the law-making process -- 4. The interpretation of statutes -- 5. The doctrine of judicial precedent -- 6. The law and institutions of the European Union -- 7. Human rights and fundamental freedoms -- 8. The judiciary -- 9. The legal profession -- 10. The jury -- 11. Access to justice -- 12. The criminal process : the suspect and the police -- 13. The criminal process : pre-trial and trial -- 14. Sentencing -- 15. The civil process -- 16. Criminal and civil appeals -- 17. Tribunals and alternative dispute resolution.

Slapper and Kelly's The English Legal System explains and critically assesses how our law is made and applied. Annually updated, this authoritative textbook clearly describes the legal rules of England and Wales and their collective influence as a sociocultural institution. This latest edition of The English Legal System presents and analyses changes made to the legal system and digests recent legislation and case law.

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Foreword / Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers -- I. Introduction. 1. Themes and structure -- I. Law, society, and authority. 2. Law and society : the purposes and functions of law -- 3. Law making : authority and process -- II. The institutional framework. 4. Shaping the institutional framework : the role of government -- 5. The criminal justice system -- 6. The administrative justice system -- 7. The family justice system -- 8. The civil and commercial justice system -- III. The delivery and funding of legal services. 9. Delivering legal services : practitioners, adjudicators, and legal scholars -- 10. The funding of legal services -- Conclusion. 11. Is the English legal system fit for purpose?