5. Criminal law
Emily Finch and Stefan Fafinski
in Criminology Skills (3rd edn)
This chapter explains the two main sources of criminal law in the UK: legislation, that is, Acts of Parliament (or statutes), and case law. It discusses the process by which Acts of ...
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5. Soft Law in International Law-Making
Alan Boyle
in International Law (5th edn)
From a law-making perspective the term ’soft lawʼ is in most cases simply a convenient description for a variety of non-legally binding instruments used in contemporary international ...
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Legal Traditions of the World: Sustainable diversity in law (5th edn)
H. Patrick Glenn
This book offers a major new means of conceptualizing law and legal relations across the world. National laws are placed in the broader context of major legal traditions, those of chthonic ...
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3. Private Law
Elizabeth Fisher, Bettina Lange, and Eloise Scotford
in Environmental Law: Text, Cases & Materials (2nd edn)
This chapter provides an overview of different areas of private law and their relationship to environmental law including property law, tort law, contract law, and private law. The chapter ...
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1. What is law?
Lee Roach
in Card & James' Business Law (4th edn)
This chapter aims to provide a rounded conception of what law is. It discusses the theoretical conceptualizations of law and the principles of the English legal system. It explains the ...
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1. The Nature of English Law
Lucy Jones
in Introduction to Business Law (5th edn)
This chapter first explains the meaning of law. It then discusses the historical development and characteristics of English law, and the different types of law (public law, private law, ...
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European Union Law (3rd edn)
Catherine Barnard and Steve Peers (eds)
European Union Law draws together a range of perspectives to provide an introduction to this important subject. The volume offers a broad range of approaches to provide ...
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European Union Law (2nd edn)
Catherine Barnard and Steve Peers (eds)
European Union Law draws together a range of perspectives to provide an introduction to this topic. The volume offers a broad range of ideas aiming to provide a solid foundation to the ...
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International Law (5th edn)
Malcolm Evans (ed.)
International Law is a collection of diverse writings from leading scholars in the field that brings together a broad range of perspectives on all the key issues in ...
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Card & James' Business Law (4th edn)
Lee Roach
Card & James’ Business Law provides analysis of the English legal system, contract law, the law of torts, company law, and employment law, with online chapters providing ...
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1. An Introduction to Domestic and International Intellectual Property Law
Justine Pila and Paul L.C. Torremans
in European Intellectual Property Law (2nd edn)
This chapter commences the discussion of the European law of IP by introducing the domestic and international IP systems that preceded and continue to exist alongside it. It starts with the ...
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24. Enforcement
Justine Pila and Paul L.C. Torremans
in European Intellectual Property Law (2nd edn)
This chapter looks into preliminary aspect of private international law, focusing on jurisdiction and choice of law. Before enforcement actions can get off the ground we need to know which ...
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19. Restriction of Remedies
Sir William Wade and Christopher Forsyth
in Administrative Law (11th edn)
Remedies are awarded only to litigants who have sufficient locus standi, or standing. The law starts from the position that remedies are correlative with rights, and that only those whose ...
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18. Procedure of Judicial Review
Sir William Wade and Christopher Forsyth
in Administrative Law (11th edn)
This chapter discusses the application for judicial review. The development of the application is complicated and intertwined with the historical deficiencies and peculiarities of the ...
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1. Introduction
Sir William Wade and Christopher Forsyth
in Administrative Law (11th edn)
This introductory chapter begins with a discussion of the definition of administrative law. It then turns to the characteristics of the law, covering the legal systems of Britain and ...
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11. European Legal Method
James Holland and Julian Webb
in Learning Legal Rules: A Students' Guide to Legal Method and Reasoning (10th edn)
Since 1973, the English legal system has been radically affected by what is now called ‘EU law’. EU law takes precedence over all national laws, including legislation. This chapter explains ...
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14. Skills for Success in Coursework Assessments
Dr Karen Dyer
in Concentrate Questions and Answers Tort Law: Law Q&A Revision and Study Guide
Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. Concentrates show you what to expect in a law exam, what examiners are ...
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1. The Company and its Incorporation
Sarah Worthington
in Sealy & Worthington's Text, Cases, and Materials in Company Law (11th edn)
This chapter begins with an overview of company law and the role of directors and members. It then discusses: the sources of company law (UK Companies Acts, case law, European law, human ...
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1. Constitutions and Constitutional Law
Mark Elliott and Robert Thomas
in Public Law (3rd edn)
This chapter examines the specific functions and characteristics of constitutions in general terms—thinking of what the constitutions of Western democratic countries are typically ...
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7. Construction of Wills
Brian Sloan
in Borkowski's Law of Succession (3rd edn)
This chapter discusses the construction of wills. The law of construction is a mixture of general principles and specific rules, developed mainly by the courts, but with some help from ...
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