Common law and modern society : keeping pace with change / Mary Arden, Lady Justice of Appeal.

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TextLanguage: English Series: Shaping tomorrow's law ; volume 2Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.Edition: First editionDescription: x, 317 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9780198755845 (hbk.)
0198755848 (hbk.)

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DDC classification:

23 340.57 ARD

Contents:

1. Responding to social change -- 2. Absorbing the impact of constitutional change -- 3. Systematic development and reform of the law -- 4. Making statute law more accessible -- 5. Codification -- 6. The future of judgment writing -- 7. The judiciary in the twenty-first century: the old order changeth -- 8. The future is in their hands.

Summary: Law is a lasting social institution, but it must also be responsive to change. In this volume Mary Arden draws upon her experience to examine how judge-made law adapts to the evolving demands of society, how law reform works in practice, and the future of the judiciary in our diverse modern culture.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	340.57 ARD (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		42157

1. Responding to social change --
2. Absorbing the impact of constitutional change --
3. Systematic development and reform of the law --
4. Making statute law more accessible --
5. Codification --
6. The future of judgment writing --
7. The judiciary in the twenty-first century: the old order changeth --
8. The future is in their hands.

Law is a lasting social institution, but it must also be responsive to change. In this volume Mary Arden draws upon her experience to examine how judge-made law adapts to the evolving demands of society, how law reform works in practice, and the future of the judiciary in our diverse modern culture.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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