| Description |
xii, 436 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
PART 1: THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM 1. A Question of Balance - 2. Remedies - 3. Droit Public - English Style - 4. The Education the Justice System Requires Today - PART II: THE CONSTITUTION AND THE JUDICIARY 5. Magna Carta: A Precedent for Recent Constitutional Change - 6. The Rule of Law and a Change in the Constitution - 7. Judicial Review: The Tensions Between the Executive and Judiciary - 8. Should the Media and the Judiciary be on Speaking Terms? - 9. Judicial Independence Not Judicial Isolation - 10. The Needs of a 21st Century Judge - 11. Current Challenges in Judging - 12. The Impact of Human Rights - 13. Human Rights and Minorities - PART III: CRIME AND PENAL REFORM 14. The Strangeways Prison Report: Overview and Recommendations - 15. Strangeways: A Decade of Change? - 16. Do We Need a New Approach to Penal Policy? - 17. A Justice System the Community Owns - 18. Making Sense of Sentencing - PART IV: CIVIL JUSTICE 19. Access to Justice Final Report: Overview - 20. Medics, Lawyers and the Courts- A Defence of the Access to Justice Recommendations - 21. Are the Courts Excessively Deferential to the Medical Profession? - 22. Are the Judiciary Environmentally Myopic? - 23. Environmental Law and Sustainable Development - PART V: INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEMS - 24. The International Role of the Judiciary - 25. The Rule of Law and the Development of a Modern Economy in China - 26. The Rule of Law and Harmony in China |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Law reform -- England -- History -- 20th century.
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Justice, Administration of -- Great Britain.
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Rule of law -- Great Britain.
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Constitutional law -- Great Britain.
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Judicial power -- Great Britain.
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Judicial review -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Campbell-Holt, Christopher.
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| ISBN |
9780199217090 paperback |
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0199217092 paperback |
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