A Dictionary of Law, Tenth Edition
Price: 525.00 INR
ISBN:
9780192897497
Publication date:
19/08/2022
Paperback
800 pages
Price: 525.00 INR
ISBN:
9780192897497
Publication date:
19/08/2022
Paperback
800 pages
Jonathan Law
The tenth edition features over 4,900 clear and concise definitions on major terms, concepts, and processes within the English legal system, and is a useful source of information for any of the many countries that base their legal system on English law.
Rights: World Rights
Jonathan Law
Description
The bestselling title in the Oxford Quick Reference series, A Dictionary of Law is an essential reference work, described by leading university lecturers as 'the best law dictionary' and favoured by law students and legal professionals alike. The tenth edition features over 4,900 clear and concise definitions on major terms, concepts, and processes within the English legal system, and is a useful source of information for any of the many countries that base their legal system on English law. It includes more than 120 new entries, including acid attacks, lasers, Nightingale Courts, Northern Ireland Protocol, and retained EU Law. Many of the new and revised entries reflect changes brought about by Brexit and the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. There have also been significant increases of coverage in the areas of constitutional law, medical law, and employment law and professional regulation. Updated web links complement the text and lead to a dedicated companion website for further reading materials. The dictionary also contains a guide to legal writing, and a citation guide drawn from the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA).
About the editor:
Jonathan Law has worked in reference publishing for over 30 years and is a director of Market House Books Ltd. He is the editor or co-editor of several other books in the Oxford Quick Reference series, including A Dictionary of Finance and Banking and A Dictionary of Business and Management.
Jonathan Law
Table of contents
Preface
Credits
A Dictionary of Law
Centre section: Writing and Citation Guide
Appendix 1: Abbreviations
Appendix 2: Online Legal Resources
Jonathan Law
Jonathan Law
Description
The bestselling title in the Oxford Quick Reference series, A Dictionary of Law is an essential reference work, described by leading university lecturers as 'the best law dictionary' and favoured by law students and legal professionals alike. The tenth edition features over 4,900 clear and concise definitions on major terms, concepts, and processes within the English legal system, and is a useful source of information for any of the many countries that base their legal system on English law. It includes more than 120 new entries, including acid attacks, lasers, Nightingale Courts, Northern Ireland Protocol, and retained EU Law. Many of the new and revised entries reflect changes brought about by Brexit and the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. There have also been significant increases of coverage in the areas of constitutional law, medical law, and employment law and professional regulation. Updated web links complement the text and lead to a dedicated companion website for further reading materials. The dictionary also contains a guide to legal writing, and a citation guide drawn from the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA).
About the editor:
Jonathan Law has worked in reference publishing for over 30 years and is a director of Market House Books Ltd. He is the editor or co-editor of several other books in the Oxford Quick Reference series, including A Dictionary of Finance and Banking and A Dictionary of Business and Management.
Read MoreTable of contents
Preface
Credits
A Dictionary of Law
Centre section: Writing and Citation Guide
Appendix 1: Abbreviations
Appendix 2: Online Legal Resources
Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments
Yaniv Roznai
Conflict of Laws and Arbitral Discretion
Benjamin Hayward
The Cultural Defense of Nations
Liav Orgad
Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium
Edited by Paul Behrens
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law
Edited by Mathias Reimann and Reinhard Zimmermann
The Oxford Handbook of Children's Literature
Lynne Vallone & Julia Mickenberg
Judges of the Supreme Court of India : 1950-1989
George H. Gadbois
Medical Negligence and the Law in India
Tapas Kumar Koley
Democracy and Its institutions
André Béteille