Table of Contents

PART I: SOURCES; 1. Understanding the English Legal System; 2. Sources of English Law; 3. EU Law: its Impact on English Law and the UK Courts; 4. The European Convention on Human Rights and English Law; 5. Law Reform and the Changing Legal System; PART II: INSTITUTIONS; 6. Civil Courts; 7. Criminal Courts; 8. History; PART III: PROCEDURES; 9. The Adversarial Process; 10. Civil Procedure; 11. Alternatives to the Civil Courts: Institutions and Procedures; 12. Criminal Procedure; PART IV: PROFESSIONALS IN THE LAW; 13. Lawyers; 14. Judges; PART V: LAYPEOPLE IN THE LAW; 15. Magistrates; 16. The Jury; PART IV: ACCESS TO JUSTICE; 17. Legal Services