First Steps Law P

Geoffrey Rivlin

• 9781854319234

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A beginner's guide to the law, offering information about the legal system, past and present, and those who operate it: judges, juries, magistrates, barristers, solicitors, police, etc. The book takes readers through the process of law-making both by Parliament and judges, and explains how cases are tried. It includes chapters on the principles involved in the administration of justice, the common law, constitution, legal professions, courts, judges, punishments, discrimination, young persons, dangerous drugs and international law.