Wacks, Raymond
Law: A Very Short Introduction
The result is a system that, while it touches all of our daily lives, is properly understood by only a few, with its impenetrable jargon, obsolete procedures, and interminable stream of Byzantine statutes and judgments of the courts.
This clear, jargon-free Very Short Introduction aims to redress that balance, as it introduces the essentials of law and legal systems in a lively, accessible, and stimulating manner. Explaining the main concepts, terms, and processes of the legal system, it focuses on the Western tradition (the common law and the civil law), but also includes discussions of other legal systems, such as customary law and Islamic law. And it looks to the future too, as globalization and rapid
advances in technology place increasing strain on our current legal system. -
Keywords: LAW / General LAW000000
- Author(s)
- Wacks, Raymond
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Categories
- Upbringing, Education
- Society
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780191526862