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020			_a9780198745624 (pbk.)
082			_a340 _bWAC
100			_aWacks, Raymond
245			_aLaw : _ba very short introduction /​ _cRaymond Wacks.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aUnited Kingdom : _bOxford University Press, _c2015.
300			_axvi,166 p. : _bill. ; _c10*17 cm.
504			_aIncludes references and index.
520			_aIn 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. Law touches every aspect of our daily lives, and yet the main concepts, terms, and processes of the legal system remain obscure to many. This 'Very Short Introduction' provides a clear, jargon-free account of modern legal systems, explaining how the law works both in the Western tradition and around the world.
650			_aLaw
650			_aLegislation
650			_aJurisprudence
650			_aComparative law
942			_2ddc _cBK