The Legal System provides an overview of the institutions, personnel, and procedures that make up the legal system in England and Wales. Recent changes are explained and critically evaluated, and the text explores a number of key competing themes and underlying tensions which run through the legal system. These are identified in the first chapter and then illustrated through concise commentary and practical examples in the following substantive chapters. Brief chapter summaries enable students to assess the key points of study quickly and easily. while self-test questions allow students to test their understanding at every stage. Further reading lists and useful web links point the way for further study. These features combine with the author's concise and thought-provoking commentary to offer an ideal introduction to the study of the legal system.

The Legal System (Core Texts Series)

Malleson, Kate

Legal Theory & Systems

Oxford University Press

The Legal System provides a concise and up-to-date review of the institutions, personnel and procedures that make up the legal system in England and Wales. Current changes are explained and critically evaluated. Using practical examples, the book analyses recent and ongoing developments by identifying a number of key themes and tensions underlying the legal system today.

The Legal System provides an overview of the institutions, personnel, and procedures that make up the legal system in England and Wales. Current changes are explained and critically evaluated, and the text explores a number of key competing themes and underlying tensions which run through the legal system. These are identified in the first chapter and then illustrated through concise exposition and practical examples in the following substantive chapters. Brief summaries at the beginning of each chapter enable students to assess the key points of study quickly and easily. Meanwhile further reading lists, useful web site links, and self-test questions at the end of chapters allow students to research the subject in more depth, and to test their understanding of this important area of study.

The Legal System (Core Text Series)

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Moules, Richard

Words, Language & Grammar

This book examines the way international court judges are chosen. Focusing principally on the judicial selection procedures of the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court, it provides the first detailed examination of how the selection process works in practice at national and international levels: what factors determine whether a state will nominate a candidate? How is a candidate identified? What factors influence success or failure? What are the respective roles of merit, politics, and other considerations in the nomination and election process? The research was based on interviews, case studies and survey data in a range of different states. It concludes that although the nature and quality of nomination and election processes vary widely, a common theme indicates the powerful influence of domestic and international political considerations, and the significant role of a small group of diplomats, civil servants, lawyers, and academics, often without transparency or accountability. The processes allow overt political considerations to be introduced throughout the decision-making process in ways that may detract from the selection of the most highly qualified candidates and, ultimately, undermine independence. This is particularly evident in the election campaigning that has become a defining feature of the selection process, accompanied by widespread vote trading and reciprocal agreements between states. The effect of these practices is often to undermine the role of statutory selection criteria and to favour candidates from more politically powerful states. The book reviews new judicial selection models adopted or proposed in other international and regional courts, and considers a number of proposals for change to promote more independent, transparent, and merit-based nomination and election procedures.

Selecting International Judges: Principle, Process, and Politics (International Courts and Tribunals Series)

Mackenzie, Ruth

Martin, Penny

Sands QC, Philippe

Foreign & International Law

The New Judiciary: The Effects of Expansion and Activism

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Routledge

Butterworths Core Text: The Legal System is an important new work which provides an overview of the institutions, personnel and procedures that make up the legal system. Key areas of recent change are explained and critically evaluated. By applying an analytical framework to the different areas which make up the legal system, the aim of the book is to provide the reader with an understanding of the different and competing aims which run through the system.

During the last thirty years, the judiciary has undergone an unprecedented expansion in its size and power. Judges now have more influence over our private and public lives than ever before. The effect of this change has been to transform the judiciary from an inward-looking elite into an increasingly heterogeneous professional body. 'The New Judiciary' examines the developments which have taken place in the appointment, training and scrutiny of judges as a result of the expanding judicial role. It highlights the increasing tension between the requirements of judicial independence and accountability which these changes are producing. The traditional insulation of the judiciary from all external influences is being challenged by the need for greater openness and public scrutiny of the judicial process. The passing of the Human Rights Act 1998, incorporating the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law represents another stage in this process by expanding the policy-making role of the senior judiciary still further. As a result, the continuing modernisation of the judiciary, which is the subject of this book, will be a increasingly important feature of the legal and political process in the years ahead.

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The Legal System (Core Texts Series)

The Legal System (Core Texts Series)

The Legal System (Core Text Series)

Selecting International Judges: Principle, Process, and Politics (International Courts and Tribunals Series)

The New Judiciary: The Effects of Expansion and Activism

The Legal System (Core Texts Series)

The New Judiciary: The Effects of Expansion and Activism