01189cam a22001815a 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401000170006502000150008204000130009705000140011010000220012424500510014626000390019730000270023650000190026350507250028225021520210414114437.0990708s1999    enk           000 0 eng    a   99224795   a185431923X  aDLCcDLC00aKD662.R581 aRivlin, Geoffrey.10aFirst steps in the law. /cby Geoffrey Rivlin.  aLondon :bBlackstone Press,c1999.  aix,390p.:bills,c20cm  aIncludes index  aContents: Introduction - The Royal courts of Justice -- The Law and its importance -- The Invisible palace- part 2: the Constitution -- The Palace of Westminster: our chief lawmakers- parliament -- Our chief law enforcers - The Police -- Our Law upholders- The Judiciary -- The Legal profession -- Solicitors -- Barristers -- The Work of the courts- Part 1: the Courts -- The work of the courts- Part 2. criminal and civil cases -- Judges -- Legal robes -- Criminal trials through he ages -- Punishments through the ages -- Criminal trials today -- Punishments today -- Discrimination and the Law -- Young persons -- Dangerous  drugs -- Animals -- Law around the world -- Some interesting cases -- Some useful reading.