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008			090410s2009 enka b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2009015156
020			_a9780199547203 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a0199547203 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn251213138
040			_aEG-NcFUE _cEG-NcFUE _erda
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050	0	0	_aKD662 _b.R58 2009
082	0	0	_a349.41 _222 _bR.G.U
100	1		_aRivlin, Geoffrey. _eauthor
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding the law / _cGeoffrey Rivlin.
250			_afifth edition
264		1	_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c[2009]
264		0	_a©2009.
300			_axviii, 387 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
500			_aeconomic&political bookfair2016
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [369]-370) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction : the royal courts of justice -- The law and its importance -- The invisible palace : part 1, 'judge-made' law : common law and equity -- The invisible palace : part 2, the Constitution -- The Palace of Westminster : our chief law makers : parliament -- Our chief law enforcers : the police -- Our law upholders : the judiciary -- The legal profession -- Solicitors -- Barristers -- The work of the courts : part 1, the courts -- The work of the courts : part 2, criminal and civil cases -- Judges -- Legal robes -- Criminal trials through the ages -- Punishments through the ages -- Criminal trials today -- Punishments today -- Human rights -- Discrimination and the law -- Young persons -- Dangerous drugs -- Animals -- Laws around the world -- Some interesting cases.
520			_aThis is an introduction to law, and is ideal reading for anyone who is considering a career in law, preparing for university, or embarking on a law course at school or college. Geoffrey Rivlin provides a wealth of detail about the legal system and those who operate it.
650		0	_aLaw _zGreat Britain _vPopular works.
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