How Law Works
The Machinery and Impact of Civil Justice
ISBN13: 9780199292073ISBN10: 0199292078
Hardback,
340 pages
Feb 2006,
In Stock
Price:
$155.00 (06)Description
This book looks at the civil justice system - the courts and what they do; legal aid and other methods of providing access to justice; lawyers and their conduct; and the role of legal procedure. It also looks at the impact the civil justice system has on wider society, and its relationship with economics and commercial development. The book is largely focussed on Britain, but includes material from the USA, the Indian sub-continent, south-east Asia, and Aboriginal society in Australia.Features
- Includes interdisciplinary analysis and comparative material
- The author brings to bear experience and insight from many years as Solicitor General, and former MP for Dudley North
- This book complements one of the author's previous books: Law, Government and Public Policy (Melbourne, OUP, 1987)
- The book strikes a middle ground between description and analysis making it accessible to a wide audience
- The author's values-based approach to civil procedure makes it relevant for readers in the human rights/post-colonialism fields
About the Author(s)
Former Labour MP for Dudley North, 1997-2005; Solicitor-General 1998-2001, Visiting Professor, University of London, at the London School of Economics and Political Science, 1986-1997
