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Law A Very Short Introduction

Wacks Raymond
Heftet / 2023 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780192870506
Publisert
2023
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
166 gr
Høyde
174 mm
Bredde
111 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208

Forfatter
Wacks Raymond

Biografisk notat

Raymond Wacks is Emeritus Professor of Law and Legal Theory at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of sixteen books which have been translated into a dozen languages. They include Personal Information: Privacy and the Law (1989, OUP); Privacy and Media Freedom (2013, OUP); Privacy: A Very Short Introduction (2015, OUP); and Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction, (2014, OUP). His recent publications include Protecting Personal Information: The Right to Privacy Reconsidered (2020), COVID-19 and Public Policy in the Digital Age (2021), and National Security in the New World Order: Government and the Technology of Information (with Andrea Monti).

Law A Very Short Introduction

Wacks Raymond
Heftet / 2023 / Engelsk
Wacks Raymond
Heftet / 2023 / Engelsk
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This is a beautifully and magisterially written VSI, a full law school in a book!

Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Distinguished and Chancellor's Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Law is at the heart of every society, protecting rights, imposing duties, and establishing a framework for the conduct of almost all social, political, and economic activity. Despite this, the law often seems a highly technical, perplexing mystery, with its antiquated and often impenetrable jargon, obsolete procedures, and endless stream of judgements and complex legislation. In this Very Short Introduction Raymond Wacks introduces the major branches of the law, describing what lawyers do, and how courts operate, and considers the philosophy of law and its pursuit of justice, freedom, and equality. Wacks locates the discipline in our contemporary world, considering the pressures of globalization and digitalisation, and the nature of the law in our culture of threatened security and surveillance. In this new edition, the author considers a number of social and political events that have had an impact on the law, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the growth of social media and surveillance, and the increasing threats to the rule of law. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Les mer
Law touches every aspect of our daily lives, and yet the main concepts, terms, and processes of the legal system remain obscure to many. This Very Short Introduction, in its third edition, provides a lucid, accessible guide to modern legal systems, considering a number of social and political events that have had an impact on the law.
Les mer
1: Law's roots 2: Law's branches 3: Law and morality 4: Courts 5: Lawyers 6: The future of law Further reading Index
Raymond Wacks is Emeritus Professor of Law and Legal Theory at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of sixteen books which have been translated into a dozen languages. They include Personal Information: Privacy and the Law (1989, OUP); Privacy and Media Freedom (2013, OUP); Privacy: A Very Short Introduction (2015, OUP); and Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction, (2014, OUP). His recent publications include Protecting Personal Information: The Right to Privacy Reconsidered (2020), COVID-19 and Public Policy in the Digital Age (2021), and National Security in the New World Order: Government and the Technology of Information (with Andrea Monti).
Les mer
Provides a general account of legal systems around the world from the earliest beginnings to the present - and the future Examines the future of the law in the face of a number of contemporary challenges including the threat of terrorism, surveillance, and the impact of the Internet Looks beyond domestic law to examine how international law is used to settle disputes between states, punish malevolent dictators, and create a better world Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over ten million copies sold worldwide
Les mer

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This is a beautifully and magisterially written VSI, a full law school in a book!

Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Distinguished and Chancellor's Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Law is at the heart of every society, protecting rights, imposing duties, and establishing a framework for the conduct of almost all social, political, and economic activity. Despite this, the law often seems a highly technical, perplexing mystery, with its antiquated and often impenetrable jargon, obsolete procedures, and endless stream of judgements and complex legislation. In this Very Short Introduction Raymond Wacks introduces the major branches of the law, describing what lawyers do, and how courts operate, and considers the philosophy of law and its pursuit of justice, freedom, and equality. Wacks locates the discipline in our contemporary world, considering the pressures of globalization and digitalisation, and the nature of the law in our culture of threatened security and surveillance. In this new edition, the author considers a number of social and political events that have had an impact on the law, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the growth of social media and surveillance, and the increasing threats to the rule of law. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Les mer
Law touches every aspect of our daily lives, and yet the main concepts, terms, and processes of the legal system remain obscure to many. This Very Short Introduction, in its third edition, provides a lucid, accessible guide to modern legal systems, considering a number of social and political events that have had an impact on the law.
Les mer
1: Law's roots 2: Law's branches 3: Law and morality 4: Courts 5: Lawyers 6: The future of law Further reading Index
Raymond Wacks is Emeritus Professor of Law and Legal Theory at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of sixteen books which have been translated into a dozen languages. They include Personal Information: Privacy and the Law (1989, OUP); Privacy and Media Freedom (2013, OUP); Privacy: A Very Short Introduction (2015, OUP); and Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction, (2014, OUP). His recent publications include Protecting Personal Information: The Right to Privacy Reconsidered (2020), COVID-19 and Public Policy in the Digital Age (2021), and National Security in the New World Order: Government and the Technology of Information (with Andrea Monti).
Les mer
Provides a general account of legal systems around the world from the earliest beginnings to the present - and the future Examines the future of the law in the face of a number of contemporary challenges including the threat of terrorism, surveillance, and the impact of the Internet Looks beyond domestic law to examine how international law is used to settle disputes between states, punish malevolent dictators, and create a better world Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over ten million copies sold worldwide
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780192870506
Publisert
2023
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
166 gr
Høyde
174 mm
Bredde
111 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208

Forfatter
Wacks Raymond

Biografisk notat

Raymond Wacks is Emeritus Professor of Law and Legal Theory at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of sixteen books which have been translated into a dozen languages. They include Personal Information: Privacy and the Law (1989, OUP); Privacy and Media Freedom (2013, OUP); Privacy: A Very Short Introduction (2015, OUP); and Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction, (2014, OUP). His recent publications include Protecting Personal Information: The Right to Privacy Reconsidered (2020), COVID-19 and Public Policy in the Digital Age (2021), and National Security in the New World Order: Government and the Technology of Information (with Andrea Monti).

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