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Law Today

By: Powell, Richard.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Harlow : Longman, 1993Description: 128 p. : il.ISBN: 0-582-05635.Subject(s): DERECHO | DERECHO COMPARADO | SISTEMAS JURIDICOS
Contents:
Introduction: Law: A necessary evil? - General Issues: What is law? Sources of modern law. Civil and public law. Judicial institutions. Lawyers at work. - Law, Politics and Society: Freedom of speech and expression. The rights of citizens. Human rights. Enforcing the law. Internationalization of the law. - Legal Principles: Contracts. Criminal Law. Torts. Trusts. Land law. - The Law in Practice: Running a business. The law and the family. The law and consumers. Employment law. Intellectual property.
Summary: The purpose of this book is to give students a general introduction to the law. For much of this book, English law has been chosen as a model. But frequent comparisons have been made especially with the United States, Western Europe and Japan.
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Introduction: Law: A necessary evil? - General Issues: What is law? Sources of modern law. Civil and public law. Judicial institutions. Lawyers at work. - Law, Politics and Society: Freedom of speech and expression. The rights of citizens. Human rights. Enforcing the law. Internationalization of the law. - Legal Principles: Contracts. Criminal Law. Torts. Trusts. Land law. - The Law in Practice: Running a business. The law and the family. The law and consumers. Employment law. Intellectual property.

The purpose of this book is to give students a general introduction to the law. For much of this book, English law has been chosen as a model. But frequent comparisons have been made especially with the United States, Western Europe and Japan.

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