An Introduction to Law

Sincethepublicationofitsfirstedition,thistextbookhasbecomethedefinitivestudentintroductiontothesubject.Aswithearliereditions,theseventheditiongivesaclearunderstandingoffundamentallegalconceptsandtheirimportancewithinsociety.Inaddition,thisbookaddressesthewaysinwhichrulesandthestructuresoflawrespondtoandimpactuponchangesineconomicandpoliticallife.ThetitlehasbeenextensivelyupdatedandexploresrecenthighprofiledevelopmentssuchastheCivilPartnershipAct2005andtheRacialandReligiousHatredBill.Thisintroductorytextcoversawiderangeoftopicsinaclear,sensiblefashiongivingfullcontexttoeach.ForthisreasonAnIntroductiontoLawisidealforallstudentsoflaw,betheyundergraduatelawstudents,thosestudyinglawaspartofamixeddegree,orstudentsonsocialsciencescourseswhichofferlawoptions.