The Legal System of England and Wales

2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-64180-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

Reihe: Spotlights

The English & Welsh Legal System is an ideal choice for all students looking for a modern, contemporary and innovative textbook on this core area of the law, as its clear explanations, carefully developed learning tools and focus on modern case law help bring the subject to life.

This fully updated new edition includes significantly revised coverage of statutory interpretation; a clarified and consolidated chapter on legal professionals; more on new pathways to qualification in the legal profession, and on diversity and well-being; and a new chapter on legal skills. The English & Welsh Legal System will also help students to translate knowledge successfully to an assessment situation (whether examination, tutorial preparation or coursework) through the acquisition and development of key skills such as problem solving and application, critical reasoning and evaluation, and research and referencing. The accompanying digital learning resources have also been updated, including additional video and audio content.

The Routledge Spotlights series brings a modern, contemporary approach to the core law curriculum, which will help students:

- To move beyond an understanding of the law.

- To refine and develop the key skills of problem-solving, evaluation and critical reasoning, which are essential to assessment success.

- To discover sources and suggestions for taking your study further.

By focusing on recent case law and real-world examples, Routledge Spotlights will help you shed light on the law, understand how it operates in practice, and gain a unique appreciation of the contemporary context of the subject.

Support material for this text can be found here: https://www.englishandwelshlegalsystem.co.uk/

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Murphy, Ryan

Burton, Frances

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Berufs- und Gebührenrecht freie Berufe Rechtsanwälte und Notare
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 introduction to ‘Law’ and the ‘Legal System’. Chapter 2 Sources of Law. Chapter 3 Institutions of the Legal System. Chapter 4 Law-Making in England and Wales I – Primary Legislation. Chapter 5 Law-Making in England and Wales II – Delegated. Chapter 6 Statutory Interpretation. Chapter 7 The Judiciary. Chapter 8 The Court Structure. Chapter 9 Precedent. Chapter 10 Civil Justice. Chapter 11 Criminal Justice. Chapter 12 The Jury. Chapter 13 Administrative Justice and the Tribunal System. Chapter 14 Dispute Resolution (DR). Chapter 15 Legal Professionals. Chapter 16 Skills for Legal Study.

Über Autor(innen)

Ryan Murphy is Professor of Legal Education and Pro-Vice Chancellor & Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Swansea University.

Frances Burton is a former Senior Lecturer in Law at Buckingham University, a former Chancery barrister who has for many years taught a wide range of subjects including both much of the knowledge and skills which are the subject of this book, and both on academic and vocational courses at a variety of British and international institutions. As a retired judge she has also had many years’ experience of the operation of the rule of law in the UK from the judicial perspective as well as from those of the practitioner and academic.