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020			_a9780521132077 _q(paperback)
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035			_a(OCoLC)930773624
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050		4	_aKD661 _b.H37 2016
100	1		_aHarris, Phil, _d1949- _eauthor.
245	1	3	_aAn introduction to law / _cPhil Harris.
250			_aEighth edition.
264		1	_aCambridge, United Kingdom : _bCambridge University Press, _c2016.
264		4	_c©2016
300			_axxix, 494 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aThe law in context series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_tPart one -- _g1. _tLaw and society -- _tAnalysing law -- _tAuthority and obedience to law -- _tLaw and society -- _tIndustrialisation and the role of law -- _tLaw and society: consensus or conflict? -- _g2. _tLaw and morality -- _tSocial definition of law and morality -- _tMorality and the law -- _t'Crimes without victims' -- _tCensorship -- _tLegislation of morality: reflections on the reformism of the 1960s -- _g3. _tLaw and the regulation of economic activity -- _tForm of the business enterprise -- _tChanging functions of state and law -- _tSummary -- _g4. _tSome important legal concepts -- _tRights and duties: problems of analysing legal concepts -- _tLegal personality -- _tProperty and the law -- _tSocial and economic functions of private property -- _tLaw of property -- _g5. _tLaw and the settlement of disputes -- _tPrevention and settlement of disputes in modern society -- _tBusiness disputes: avoidance and arbitration -- _tGrowth of tribunals -- _tSome recent developments -- _tEnglish courts: the constitutional position -- _tEnglish court structure -- _tCourts and society -- _g6. _tMaking of legal rules -- _tParliamentary legislation: politics, pressures and public policy -- _tPrecedent and policy I: the common law -- _tEquity and the common law -- _tPrecedent and policy II: statutory interpretation -- _g7. _tLegal profession -- _tDivided profession and its work -- _tSocial composition of the legal profession -- _tCost of legal services I: the rise and fall of legal aid -- _tRecent changes to civil litigation and legal aid reforms -- _tCost of legal services II: the present situation -- _tConclusion -- _tPart two -- _g8. _tEuropean dimension of English law -- _tStructure of the treaties: the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union -- _tPrincipal institutions of the European Union -- _tEU law and the principle of direct effect -- _tEU law: an overview -- _tLiability in English law: the law of tort -- _tTort and capitalism -- _tLiability in tort -- _tLiability in negligence in cases involving the police and emergency services -- _tNegligent acts or omissions causing economic loss -- _tNegligent statements causing economic loss -- _tNegligent acts or omissions causing psychiatric illness -- _tSummary -- _tLiability for defective products -- _tVicarious liability and the role of insurance -- _tRemedies in the law of tort -- _g10. _tLiability in English law: crime and the criminal justice system -- _tLiability in criminal law -- _t'Intention' -- _t'Recklessness' -- _tStrict liability -- _tDefences -- _tcriminal justice system -- _tCriminology and the criminal justice system -- _g11. _tDevelopment and role of the contract -- _tContract and the consumer: the exclusion clause problem -- _tLegislative intervention: the solution to the consumer problem? -- _tConsumer protection legislation: some examples -- _tIs the consumer now adequately protected through legislation? -- _tContract and business: the positive role of the contract -- _g12. _tLaw and government -- _tRemedies in administrative law -- _tRole of law in the administrative process -- _tJudges: appointment and training -- _tJudges, politics and the process of decision-making -- _tGrounds for judicial intervention in administrative activity.
650		0	_aLaw _zEngland.
830		0	_aLaw in context.
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980			_a170628 _b66.46 _e55.16 _f162005
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