Law and Modern Society

Name: Law and Modern Society
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ISBN: 9780192191663

ISBN-10: 0192191667

ISBN-13: 9780192191663

Edition: 1983

Authors: Patrick S. Atiyah

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The law in a modern society is a bulky and complex instrument, with a tendency to become less fixed, less rule-oriented, and more discretionary. An institution made by men for the government of men, the law today can all too readily confuse and dismay us. How and why is so much new law made? By what right does a judge order that a man be sent to jail? Why is so much law so bad, and why should we, the people, accept the laws made by those who claim the right to govern us?In this lucid, stimulating and completely updated survey which presupposes no specialist knowledge of the subject, P. S. Atiyah introduces the reader to a number of fundamental issues about the law, the legal profession, and…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1983
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/3/1983
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

An Opus Book Law and Modern Society	p. i
Preface	p. v
Law in the Courts	p. 1
Law Outside the Courts	p. 76
The Law, the Constitution, And The European Community	p. 90
The Purposes of Law	p. 117
The Legitimacy of Law	p. 144
The Making of Law	p. 169
Conclusions	p. 214
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 219
Index	p. 227
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