Law: A Very Short Introduction, 3rd Edition

Name: Law: A Very Short Introduction, 3rd Edition
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780192870506
Price: 125.97 HKD
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Author: Raymond Wacks
ISBN: 9780192870506

By Raymond Wacks

Oxford University Press May 2023

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ISBN-13: 9780192870506
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: May 2023
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: International ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Law is at the heart of every society, protecting rights, imposing duties, and establishing a framework for the conduct of almost all social, political, and economic activity. Despite this, the law often seems a highly technical, perplexing mystery, with its antiquated and often impenetrable jargon, obsolete procedures, and endless stream of complex statutes and legislation.

In this Very Short Introduction Raymond Wacks introduces the major branches of the law, describing what lawyers do, and how courts operate, and considers the philosophy of law and its pursuit of justice, freedom, and equality. In this second edition, Wacks locates the discipline in our contemporary world, considering the pressures of globalization and digitalisation and the nature of the law in our culture of threatened security and surveillance.

1. Law's roots
2. Law's branches
3. Law and morality
4. Courts
5. Lawyers
6. The future of law
Further reading
Index