Law in Northern Ireland
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Law in Northern Ireland
is the essential textbook for all students of Northern Ireland's legal
system. Changes to this new edition – some of them substantial – have
been made to every section, taking full account of five years of
developments. The book explores the evolution of law-making in Northern
Ireland before going on to explain the relevant constitutional
arrangements, how to identify and interpret applicable sources of law,
and what are the fundamental rules and principles of public law,
criminal law and private law, highlighting where appropriate what may be
unusual about them. It contextualises the myriad of legal institutions
operating in the jurisdiction, sets out how criminal and civil
proceedings work in practice and provides useful information on how
people become lawyers, what lawyers actually do once they become
qualified and how the legal system is funded. The appendices set out
some sample sources of law so that readers can familiarise themselves
with what is involved in handling legal documents. The language
throughout is accessible and there are Tables of Cases and Legislation,
as well as a comprehensive index.
