The New Oxford Companion to Law

• Provides a unique one-volume guide to every major feature of law and the legal system
• Lively, accessible entries explain the foundations of law for the non-specialist, aiding understanding of legal events and the role of law in national and international politics
• Written by an international team of over 700 experts from academia and the legal profession, providing greater depth of understanding than is found in legal dictionaries and online reference sources
• Extensively indexed and cross-referenced, allowing easy navigation through the 1,700 entries
• Twenty pages of illustrations bring the content to life

For any reader needing a concise yet expert explanation of a subject in law

is the ideal reference work. Providing greater depth than can be found in legal dictionaries but always accessible to the non-specialist, entries in the

cover all areas of law and legal systems and are extensively cross-referenced for ease of navigation.

The

draws upon the expertise of over 700 scholars and practitioners, offering the widest possible range of perspectives on legal topics. Consisting in over 1700 alphabetically arranged entries, the

features:

· The fundamentals of all the major areas of law such as criminal law, tax and social security law, human rights law, family and employment law, education law, sports law, international and EU law

· The role and workings of legal institutions such as parliaments, courts, law schools, and international bodies such as the EU and the UN

· Leading cases, famous trials and distinguished lawyers, past and present

· Major events in legal history and major debates in legal theory

· Twenty pages of rich illustrations, bringing the content to life

The

will appeal to the interested citizen, students applying for law courses at university, law students, and also to advanced readers who are already familiar with the law who will enjoy reading the engagingly written accounts of areas that they know as well as many that they don't.

Readership: Students and academics in law and related fields; general readers interested in law and the legal system; professionals working in the legal and political systems, or whose work encounters the legal system in operation.