English law is often taught and understood in a non-historical way, but historical context helps us see how many of the ideas and institutions that we think of as being fixed are nothing of the sort. Accessibly written for those new to studying law, this book provides the fascinating 'back story' of how the English common law developed.

A critical examination of the major existing philosophical and constitutional theories on affirmative action in the United States. The book elaborates a theory that strongly defends the justice of affirmative action from the standpoint of both philosophy and constitutional law.

A reader for students new to philosophy of law, legal theory and jurisprudence. It covers a wide range of topics, helping the student get to grips with the classic and core arguments and the debates in philosophy of law.

In every court and tribunal, advocates represent us all - Crown and defendant, landlord and tenant, rich and poor, honest and false alike. What are the duties to court and client? This book surveys the role of advocates at various stages of their work.

The Concentrate Q&A series is the result of a collaboration involving hundreds of law students and lecturers from universities across the UK. Each book in this series offers you better support and a greater chance to succeed on your law course than any of the competitors.

Fifty years on from its first publication, The Concept of Law is still the starting point for the study of legal philosophy and is widely heralded as a classic work of modern philosophy. This third edition features a new introduction by Leslie Green, looking at Hart's work from the perspective of modern jurisprudence.

This book provides students and scholars with a candid look at how empirical research projects actually happen.

Suitable for lawyers, students and those interested in the workings of the legal system, this book presents definitions of hundreds of key legal terms from abuse of process to youth court as well as providing biographical information on important legal thinkers, from John Locke and Thomas Hobbes to Max Weber and Ronald Dworkin.

Acclaimed examination of the British government's complicity in torture.

An unforgettable account of the life of an idealistic and outspoken lawyer and a powerful portrait of the lives of those he has fought for.

Evidence Concentrate is written and designed to help you succeed. Accurate and reliable, Concentrate guides go above and beyond, not only consolidating your learning but focusing your revision and maximising your potential.

Focusing on the processes involved in taking law exams, this book demonstrates how students can do justice to themselves by adopting the techniques employed by successful examinees. It identifies methods by which both essay and, more especially, problem questions can be approached.

Socio-legal studies have had an ambivalent relationship with the 'legal' - one of its defining aspects, but at the same time one that the discipline has sought to transcend or even leave behind.

In this book a group of feminist legal scholars write the 'missing' feminist judgments in key cases.

This textbook is an ambitious and engaging introduction to the more advanced writings on Jurisprudence, primarily designed to allow students to `get under the skin' of the topic and begin to build their critical thinking and analysis skills.

An important collection examining how socio-legal studies and empirical legal research can be integrated into the law curriculum, looking at both core qualifying subjects and stand-alone socio-legal modules, and considering theoretical and methodological approaches combined with practical examples.