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Index
Cover page
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Preface
List of illustrations
Chapter 1: Law’s roots
The genesis of law
The Western legal tradition
Civil law and common law
Religious law
Customary law
Mixed legal systems
Chinese law
The allure of the law
The functions of law
Order
Justice
The sources of law
Legislation
Common law
Other sources
Chapter 2: Law’s branches
Public and private law
Contract
Tort
Criminal law
Property
Constitutional and administrative law
Other branches
Chapter 3: Law and morality
Not the law’s business?
A right to life?
A right to die?
Torture
Doing what comes naturally
Human rights
Chapter 4: Courts
What do judges do?
What is a court?
Sentence
Civil trials
Who are the judges?
The politics of the judiciary
Trial by jury
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
Tomorrow’s courts
Chapter 5: Lawyers
Common lawyers
Civil lawyers
Regulation of the profession
Legal aid
Chapter 6: The future of the law
Law and change
Disappearing law?
Internal challenges
The limits of law
Law and injustice
Technological challenges
Big brother?
New wrongs and rights
Law in a precarious world
References
Legal sources
Cases discussed
Further reading
Index
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