Buch, Englisch, 560 Seiten
Reihe: Oxford Paperback Reference
Buch, Englisch, 560 Seiten
Reihe: Oxford Paperback Reference
ISBN: 978-0-19-860756-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Key Features:
Over 4,000 entries defining the major terms, concepts, processes, and organization of the law
- Sold over 225,000 copies in previous editions
- Compiled by an expert team of practising lawyers
- Explains legal concepts as well as providing lexical definitions
- Written in a clear and accessible style
- Updated to include all legal developments, covering new legal terms that have resulted from Lord Woolf's reform of the justice system
Description:
This full up-to-date edition takes account of recent changes in UK legislation. It is a handy desk reference for lawyers and an ideal source of legal terminology for students and secretaries in any country where the legal system is based on English law.
Over 4,000 entries define and explain the English legal system. It features authoritative and up-to-date articles which have been written by practising and academic lawyers.
New entries cover human rights laws, as well as family law, central and local government, and international law.
Described by leading university lecturers as being ' the best law dictionary at present' and 'excellent for non law students as well as Law undergraduates'.
Competition:
Collins Dictionary of Law by Stewart. Published 2001 £9.99. Publisher: Collins. Comments: Reissue with no new material, text actually dates from 1996 so considerably older than ours. Ours is longer and has wider coverage.
Osborn's Concise Law DictionaryPublished 2001 £9.95. Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell. Comments: 400pp - not as long as ours
Mozley & Whiteley's Law Dictionary by Penner. Published 2001 £9.95. Publisher: Butterworth. Comments: Designed for the professional market, not as long as ours as only 391pp
Dictionary of Law 3rd Edition by Peter Collin. Published 2000 £9.95. Publisher: Peter Collin. Comments: Older than ours, and emphasis on lexical definitions rather than explaining concepts, more suitable for foreign students studying English law. 420pp.
Zielgruppe
Students of law, professional lawyers, people without a legal qualification who need definitions of legal terms.
