Although law schools recognize the value of introducing students to a broader sociological perspective on law, this usually falls short of a full engagement with sociology. This text introduces various sociological traditions, and how they can be used in investigating law and legal institutions.
This book outlines key aspects of a growing trend within the Australian, United States, Canadian, New Zealand, United Kingdom and other legal systems towards the use of non-adversarial justice. Identifies the common themes, values and principles that bring these disparate theories and practices together.
Most young people considering studying law, or pursuing a legal career, have very little idea of what learning law involves and how universities teach law to their students. Using a case study approach, this book introduces prospective law students to the legal system, as well as to legal reasoning, critical thinking and argument.
Provides a presentation of the study of law as an academic subject, designed to help 17- and 18-year old students and others decide whether law as an academic discipline is the right choice for them when they are thinking about what to study at university, or, if they have already made the choice, what to expect when they start.
Examines the fundamental principles of our legal system from a public choice perspective and compares its efficiency and accuracy with other systems. This book presents two works by Gordon Tullock, 'The Logic of the Law' and 'The Case against the Common Law', as well as chapters from his 'Trials on Trial' and other articles.
Trials by ordeal, a judicial practice in which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting them to a painful task, have taken place from ancient Mesopotamia. This volume focuses on a special type of ordeal by fire called the bisha'h ceremony, which originated in Bedouin societies.
Restorative justice has been heralded as a new concept in dealing with crimes. But what is "restorative justice"? Where does it come from, and will it make a difference? This book argues that it is the way ahead for justice, addressing the harm caused by crime, and involving victim and offender.
Provides an introduction to, and overview of, the economic analysis of law. This book shows the importance of economic analysis to legal theory and practice. It also presents an introduction to property rights, cost-benefit analysis, public choice theory and other economic approaches, set in the context of the study of the law.
An official kit to the Lexcel quality standard for legal practice management. It contains one copy each of the "Lexcel Assessment Guide" and "Lexcel Office Procedures Manual: The Lexcel Assessment Guide", which provides advice and guidance on how to meet the Lexcel criteria.
The theory and praxis of biblical law in the historical and contemporary landscape of American law and culture is contentious and controversial. The author provides a fresh consideration of the subject with an emphasis upon the underlying justice and compassion implicit within.
From vaguely exotic origins on the outer edges of political science, the study of 'justice' in times of transition has emerged as a central concern of scholarship and practical policy-making. This collection discusses the role of human rights in transition, the usefulness of perspectives from above, and the contested meanings of 'transition'.
English Legal System in Context provides a critical overview of the legal system, and establishes a theoretical framework within which to analyse the system and its intricacies. With a wealth of references to take the reader further into the subject, this is a perceptive and wide-ranging study of this fundamental topic.