A clear, accessible and irreverent guide to how the UK's legal machine works.

Need some help finding your way around the complex English Legal System? Want a reliable source you can learn from, go back to for revision and link to your exams?The English Legal System, 6th edition is here to guide you. It's especially useful for students following OCR or WJEC AS Law because it covers all the necessary topics and highlights links to those specifications. On top of that, the breadth of coverage means that students will be able to push for the best grades with this book. That's also why thousands of students every year find it an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and intermediate law courses.Jacqueline Martin's bestselling book has helped over 100,000 students to enjoy and be successful in studying law. She has used diagrams, charts and activities throughout to clarify difficult concepts and help readers remember the key information for exams.

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The English Legal System provides a lively and approachable introduction for those new to the study of law. The textbook presents the main areas of the legal system and encourages students to critique the wider aspects of how law is made and reformed. Clearly structured in five parts:- Sources of Law; - Courts and Practitioners; - Criminal Justice System; - Civil Justice System; and - The Future of ELSthe text is designed to reflect the content of legal system courses and provides thorough and informative coverage of all main topics. The author's engaging writing style brings the subject to life and questions for reflection encourage students to engage with and debate the controversial aspects of the legal system.Real life examples, diagrams and activities appear throughout the text to ensure students understand how the law works in practice. Online Resource CentreThe English Legal System is accompanied by a variety of online resources for both students and lecturers. For students:- Introductory podcasts guide you through the textbook features - Suggestions for practical activities help you take your learning further - A glossary containing key terms relating to the English legal system - Audio podcasts support the questions for reflection in the textbook - Regular updates featuring discussion of changes in the law since book publication - Web links guide you to useful information on the English legal system For lecturers:- A testbank of multiple choice questions that can be customized and incorporated into your teaching

Suitable for students studying GCSE Law and other introductory Law courses, this work introduces and explains a range of topics, including court structure, criminal law, contract law, family law, consumer law, human rights law, tort law and employment law. Each chapter also introduces and explains specialised vocabulary.