01132pamaa2200217 4500 0000043118 20130314090000.0 080108 eng 0199278296 (pbk) KD661 PAR 2006 Partington An introduction to the English legal system Martin Partington. 3rd ed.. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. xxiv, 320 p.; 24 cm. 'Knowledge', themes and structure -- Law and society : the purposes and functions of law -- Law-making : authority and process -- Shaping the institutional framework : the role of government -- The criminal justice system -- The administrative justice system -- The family justice system -- The civil and commercial justice system -- Delivering legal services : practitioners, adjudicators and legal scholars -- The funding of legal services -- Is theEnglish legal system fit for purpose? DLLUK Includes bibliographical references and index Law -- England Law -- Wales http://www.oup.com