List of Figures

1.1 Categorising Law

1.2 Differences Between Criminal and Civil Law

2.1 Constitutional Doctrines and the English Legal System

2.2 Enforcement of Human Rights in the UK

2.3 Constitutional Doctrines and the English Legal System

3.1 The Legislative Process

4.1 Precedent: an aide-mémoire

4.2 Overview of Sources of Law

5.1 Who’s Who in the European Context

5.2 Sources of EU Law

5.3 The Principle of UK Parliamentary Sovereignty and EU Law

5.4 The Institutions of the EC/EU

6.1 Outline of the Civil Courts

7.1 The Reformed Civil Process

7.2 An Overview of the Civil Process

9.1 The Criminal Courts

12.1 The Judiciary: selection and appointment

12.2 Magistrates: an aide-mémoire

12.3 The Judiciary: an aide-mémoire

15.1 Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): an aide-mémoire

15.2 The structure of the Tribunals Service

15.3 The Unified Tribunal Structure

15.4 Tribunals: an aide-mémoire

16.1 A Breakdown of the Different Legal Professions