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    <publisher>Oxford University Press</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2004</dateIssued>
    <edition>3rd ed.</edition>
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    <extent>xvi, 346 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>Contents: 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. </tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Geoffrey Rivlin.</note>
  <note>Rev. ed. of: First steps in the law / Geoffrey Rivlin. 2nd ed. c2002.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references and index.</note>
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