01870cam a2200289 a 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200015000840400018000990430012001170500014001290820015001431000022001582450047001802500012002272600058002393000039002975000074003365040051004105050744004616500039012057000047012448560091012918560092013828560106014741370942920210414114205.0040902s2004    enkab    b    001 0 eng    a  2004557928  a0199270236  aDLCcDLCdDLC  ae-uk---00aKD662.R5800a349.412221 aRivlin, Geoffrey.10aUnderstanding the law. /cGeoffrey Rivlin.  a3rd ed.  aOxford ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,c2004.  axvi, 346 p. :bill., map ;c23 cm.  aRev. ed. of: First steps in the law / Geoffrey Rivlin. 2nd ed. c2002.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aContents: Introduction-the royal courts of justice -- The Law and its importance -- The Invisible palace-part 1 'judge-made' law-common law and equity -- The Invisible palace- Part 2: The Constitution -- The Palace of Westminster, our chief law makers-parliament -- Our Chief law enforcers-the police -- Our law upholders-the judiciary -- The Legal profession -- Solicitors -- Barristers -- The Work of the courts-part1 the courts -- The Work of the court- Part 2: criminal and civil cases -- Judges -- Legal robes -- Criminal trials through the ages -- Criminal trials today -- Punishments today -- Human rights -- Discrimination and the law Young persons -- Dangerous drugs -- Animals -- Laws around the world -- Some interesting cases.  0aLawzGreat BritainvPopular works.1 aRivlin, Geoffrey.tFirst steps in the law.423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0621/2004557928-d.html413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0621/2004557928-t.html423Contributor biographical informationuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2004557928-b.html