English law made simple

Auteur(s) :

Branaa, Jean-Éric (1963-....) Découvrir l'auteur

Résumé

Des cours et des exercices corrigés de droit anglais. 2 unités de révision ainsi que de nombreux outils complémentaires en annexe.

Contributeur(s)
- Meza, Antonio. Illustrateur
Éditeur(s)
- Ellipses
Date
- DL 2013
Autre(s) forme(s) de titre
- Le droit anglais facile
Notes
- En anglais
- Mention parallèle de titre ou de responsabilité : Le droit anglais facile / Jean-Éric Branaa,... ; illustrations d'Antonio Meza
Langues
- Anglais
Description matérielle
- 1 vol. (303 p.) : ill. en coul., couv. ill. en coul. ; 24 cm
Sujet(s)
- Grande-Bretagne
- Droit
Lieu
- Grande-Bretagne
ISBN
- 978-2-7298-8220-4
Indice
- 82(071) Anglais (langue). Langue en situation professionnelle
Tables des matières
- - Le droit anglais facile
  - Jean-Éric Branaa
  - Ellipses
  - The trial 3
  - Hierarchy of the courts 5
  - Dressing 4
  - Timeline 4/5
  - Unit 1 - Did you say law? 6
  - What is law? 6
  - Part 1 - Just what exactly is this thing called law? 7
  - Natural law 9
  - Activity 9
  - Documents: The Judgment of Solomon [doc 1] 10
  - Activity 11
  - Part 2 - Just what exactly is this thing called morality? 12
  - Antigone 12
  - Activity 13
  - Documents: Morality and Ethics 14
  - Can we play with nature [doc 2] 14
  - Stem cell research [doc 3] 14
  - The Christian Ten Commandments [doc 4] 15
  - Native American Ten Commandments [doc 5] 15
  - Activity 15
  - Part 3 - Just what exactly is this thing called justice? 16
  - Lord Denning 16
  - H.L.A. Hart 16
  - Jeremy Bentham 17
  - Activity 17
  - Documents: Justice and arts 18
  - Justice and Divine Vengeance Pursuing Crime (Prudhon) [doc 6] 18
  - And Justice for All? [doc 7] 18
  - Allegory of Justice (Gandolfi) [doc 8] 19
  - Allegory of Justice (Cranach) [doc 9] 19
  - Activity 19
  - Part 4 - Just what exactly is this thing called rule of law? 20
  - Albert Venn Dicey 20
  - Prerogative orders 20
  - Gagging clause 21
  - MI5 and MI6 21
  - Activity 21
  - Documents: rule of law in action 22
  - Troubled history of official Secrets Act [doc 10] 22
  - The Great Charter [doc 11] 23
  - Activity 23
  - Summary unit 1 24
  - Legal terms 24
  - Review 25
  - References 25
  - Unit 2 - Not only one law? 26
  - Division of law 26
  - Part 1 - Changes in the law 27
  - The English Legal system 27
  - Activity 29
  - Documents: Changes in Marriage 30
  - Sex uncovered poll: homosexuality [doc 1] 30
  - The marital law [doc 2] 31
  - Did you know?... About marriage 31
  - Activity 31
  - Part 2 - Divisions of law 32
  - Private law 33
  - Activity 33
  - Documents: Identifying the law 34
  - Laws and cases [doc 3] 34
  - Example of a statute [doc 4] 35
  - Activity 35
  - Part 3 - Civil or criminal law 36
  - Activity 37
  - Documents: Is it civil or criminal 38
  - Activity 38
  - Cases 38
  - Cases 39
  - Part 4 - How the system works 40
  - Police powers 40
  - Activity 41
  - Documents: Understanding law 42
  - Division of law [doc 5] 42
  - Criminal and civil procedures compared [doc 6] 43
  - Division of law [doc 7] 43
  - Summary unit 2 44
  - Legal terms 44
  - Review 45
  - References 45
  - Unit 3 - Common law 46
  - Common law 46
  - Part 1 - Where did it all begin 47
  - Manorial court 47
  - Local customs 48
  - Habeas Corpus 49
  - Act of settlement 49
  - Activity 49
  - Documents: The Good Old days 50
  - From custom law to precedents [doc 1] 50
  - Ordeals [doc 2] 50
  - Jury [doc 3] 50
  - Star chambers [doc 4] 51
  - King versus court [doc 5] 51
  - Activity 51
  - Part 2 - A judge's role in law 52
  - Binding precedents 53
  - Activity 53
  - Documents: Codification of the law 54
  - Abortion in Great Britain [doc 6] 54
  - Napoleonic Code [doc 7] 55
  - Activity 55
  - Part 3 - Case law 56
  - Hierarchy 57
  - Binding rules and the ECJ 57
  - Activity 57
  - Documents: Hierarchy of the courts 58
  - The Judicature Act 1873-1875 [doc 8] 58
  - The current hierarchy of courts 59
  - Activity 59
  - Part 4 - Judicial precedent 60
  - Reading a case 61
  - Binding precedents (exceptions to the rule 61
  - Activity 61
  - Documents: Studying a case 62
  - Activity 62
  - Where can the cases be found 63
  - Activity 63
  - Summary unit 3 64
  - Legal terms 64
  - Review 65
  - References 65
  - Unit 4 - Statute law 66
  - Statute law 66
  - Part 1 - Primary legislation 67
  - Act of the Union 67
  - Advisory agencies 68
  - Pressure groups 68
  - Select committee 69
  - Activity 69
  - Documents: State organs in the UK 70
  - The monarchy [doc 1] 70
  - The legislature [doc 2] 71
  - Activity 71
  - Part 2 - Delegated legislation 72
  - Bylaws 73
  - Statutory Instruments 73
  - Activity 73
  - Documents: Delegated legislation a close study 74
  - Activity 74
  - Graphic 75
  - Activity 75
  - Part 3 - English law and European Union law 76
  - The Maastricht Treaty 77
  - The European Court of Justice 77
  - Activity 77
  - Documents: Chronology of the European Union [doc 3] 78
  - Activity 79
  - Part 4 - Statutory interpretation 80
  - The Literal Rule 80
  - The Golden Rule 80
  - The Mischief Rule 81
  - Activity 81
  - Documents: Why do we interpret differently 82
  - Activity 83
  - Summary unit 4 84
  - Legal terms 84
  - Review 85
  - References 85
  - Unit 5 - Equity 86
  - Equity 86
  - Part 1 - Origins of equity 87
  - Great Council 88
  - Justices of the Peace 89
  - Activity 89
  - Documents: Shakespeare, the common law and equity 90
  - Shakespeare, the common law and equity [doc 1] 90
  - Activity 91
  - Part 2 - Developments of equity 92
  - The writ system 92
  - The jury system 93
  - Activity 93
  - Documents: Earl of Oxford in Chancery 94
  - Earl of Oxford in Chancery, 1615 [doc 2] 94
  - Robert de Vere [doc 3] 95
  - Activity 95
  - Part 3 - Equity today 96
  - Thomas More 96
  - Activity 97
  - Documents: Equitable creations at law 98
  - The Mareva Injunction and Anton Pillar orders [doc 4] 98
  - Promissory Estoppel [doc 4] 99
  - The Court of Chancery [doc 5] 99
  - Activity 99
  - Part 4 - Maxims of equity 100
  - Maxims discussion [doc 6] 100
  - Activity 101
  - Documents: How do maxims apply 102
  - Activity 103
  - Summary of unit 5 104
  - Legal terms 104
  - Review 105
  - References 105
  - Unit 6 - Review units 1 to 5 106
  - Unit 1 107
  - Unit 2 111
  - Unit 3 115
  - Unit 4 118
  - Unit 5 122
  - Unit 7 - The legal profession 126
  - The legal profession 126
  - Part 1 - Defining the legal profession 127
  - Who can enter the legal profession 128
  - Contemporary issues within the legal profession 128
  - Dining at the Inns of Court 128
  - Activity 129
  - Documents: Inns of court 130
  - What are the Inns of Court? [doc 1] 130
  - Another type of organisation for lawyers [doc 2] 131
  - The French case 131
  - Activity 131
  - Part 2 - Barristers 132
  - First women QCs 132
  - Prosecution 132
  - Taking silk 133
  - Famous barristers 133
  - Activity 133
  - Documents: Queen's Counsel 134
  - Should we abolish Queen's Counsel [doc 3] 134
  - Queen's Counsel have been appointed for the last 400 years 135
  - Activity 135
  - Part 3 - Solicitors 136
  - Activity 137
  - Documents: Solicitor's job 138
  - Two typical solicitor's offices [doc 4] 138
  - The Interview [doc 5] 138
  - Activity 138
  - How lawyers are using social media for real results [doc 6] 139
  - Activity 139
  - Part 4 - Legal executives 140
  - Activity 141
  - Documents: lawyers in paintings 142
  - Promoting the profession (1 [doc 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 143
  - Promoting the profession (2 [doc 13, 14] 143
  - Activity 143
  - Summary of unit 7 144
  - Legal terms 144
  - Review 145
  - References 145
  - Unit 8 - The judiciary 146
  - The judiciary 146
  - Part 1 - A role of great importance 147
  - Judicial independance 147
  - Judicial neutrality 148
  - Lord Devlin 149
  - Lord Devlin's quotes 149
  - Judicial supremacy 149
  - Activity 149
  - Documents: Who's doing what in a modernized administration of justice 150
  - The Lord Chancellor [doc 1] 150
  - Ministry of Justice [doc 1] 150
  - Judicial Appointments Commission [doc 1] 150
  - What are the CPS and the DPP? [doc 1] 150
  - The Attorney General and the Solicitor General [doc 1] 150
  - Judge or Justice [doc 2] 151
  - Activity 151
  - Part 2 - Being a judge 152
  - District judge (Stipendiary Magistrates) 152
  - Recorders 152
  - Circuit judges 152
  - High Court judges (Puisne judges) 153
  - Court of Appeal judges 153
  - Activity 153
  - Documents: Head of the hierarchy 154
  - Lord Chief Justice [doc 3] 154
  - Master of the Rolls 155
  - President of the Queen's Bench Division 155
  - President of the Family Division 155
  - Chancellor of the High Court 155
  - Activity 155
  - Part 3 - The lay magistracy 156
  - Conditions to be a magistrates 156
  - Selection process 157
  - The Magistrates' Court Committee 157
  - Activity 157
  - Documents: For or against a lay magistracy 158
  - Magistrates in doubt as summary justice rises [doc 4] 158
  - Activity 158
  - Are professional judges better than lay magistrates. [doc 5] 158
  - Activity 159
  - Part 4 - Judicial appointments 160
  - Activity 161
  - Documents: A modern process of selection 162
  - Richard Wright, deputy District judge [doc 6] 162
  - Falconer ends 700 years of history [doc 7] 163
  - Activity 163
  - Summary 164
  - Legal terms 164
  - Review 165
  - References 165
  - Unit 9 - Civil courts 166
  - Civil courts 166
  - Part 1 - Starting a case 167
  - Clerk of court 168
  - Usher 168
  - Tribunal 168
  - Activity 169
  - Document: First steps 170
  - The English counties [doc 1] 170
  - Activity 170
  - Thinking of suing in a small claims court? [doc 2] 171
  - Activity 171
  - Part 2 - At the County Court 172
  - Legal aid 172
  - Small claims procedure 172
  - Fast track procedure 173
  - Multi track procedure 174
  - Activity 173
  - Documents: The County Court 174
  - Representation of the court (drawing) [doc 3] 174
  - Who's who in court [doc 4] 175
  - Activity 175
  - Part 3 - At the High Court 176
  - John Deed 176
  - Family Division 176
  - Chancery Division 176
  - Queen's Bench Division 177
  - The QBD or the KBD 177
  - Activity 177
  - Documents: A Royal Court of Justice 178
  - Representation of the court (drawing) [doc 5] 178
  - In English courts justice must be see, to be done, and not by the Rich [doc 6] 179
  - Activity 179
  - Part 4 - Going on appeal 180
  - Appellant vs respondent 180
  - The Supreme Court 181
  - The judicial committee of the Privy Council 181
  - Activity 181
  - Documents: The top of the hierarchy 182
  - Supreme Court appointee says role of judges is too politicised [doc 7] 182
  - Royal Court of Justice (drawing) [doc 8] 183
  - Activity 183
  - Summary of unit 9 184
  - Legal terms 184
  - Review 185
  - References 185
  - Unit 10 - Criminal courts 186
  - Criminal courts 186
  - Part 1 - Criminal case 187
  - Rights in case of an arrest 187
  - Summons 187
  - Arrest 188
  - Criminal offences 188
  - CPS or DPP 188
  - What happens after an arrest 188
  - Youth court 189
  - Activity 189
  - Documents: The Youth Court 190
  - Representation of the court (drawing) [doc 1] 190
  - Cases at Youth Court [doc 2] 191
  - Activity 191
  - Part 2 - At the Magistrates' Court 192
  - Number of magistrates 192
  - The Coroner's court 192
  - Lay magistrates 192
  - Cases a Magistrates' Court can deal with 192
  - Sentences a Magistrates' Court can give 192
  - Aggravating or mitigating sentences 193
  - Sentences 193
  - Activity 193
  - Documents: Magistrates' court 194
  - Representation of the court (drawing) [doc 3] 194
  - Cases at the Magistrates' court [doc 4] 195
  - Activity 195
  - Part 3 - At the Crown Court 196
  - Seriousness of the offence 196
  - Did you know about Rumpole? 196
  - Activity 197
  - Documents: The Old Bailey 198
  - Representation of the court (drawing) [doc 5] 198
  - Cases at the Old Bailey [doc 6] 199
  - Activity 199
  - Part 4 - Going on appeal 200
  - Broadcasting 200
  - The Court of Appeal (criminal Division) 200
  - The Supreme Court 201
  - Composition of the Supreme Court 201
  - Activity 201
  - Documents: The court of Appeal 202
  - Representation of the court (drawing) [doc 7] 202
  - Law report case on appeal [doc 8] 203
  - Activity 203
  - Summary of unit 10 204
  - Legal terms 204
  - Review 205
  - References 205
  - Unit 11 - The jury 206
  - The jury 206
  - Part 1 - History 207
  - The inquest 207
  - Should jurors be allowed to Google their defendants 209
  - Activity 209
  - Document: What happens during a trial 210
  - What happens during a trial [doc 1] 210
  - Court procedure [doc 2] 211
  - Activity 211
  - Part 2 - Function of a jury 212
  - Activity 213
  - Document: The Vicky Pryce's case 214
  - Vicky Pryce can reach majority verdict says judge [doc 3] 214
  - Activity 214
  - Ten things jurors need to know [doc 4] 215
  - Part 3 - Selection of jurors 216
  - Petty jury 172
  - Activity 217
  - Documents: Twelve angry men 218
  - Activity 218
  - Part 4 - Advantages and disadvantages of juries 220
  - The McLibel case 220
  - Activity 221
  - Documents: The future of juries 222
  - Prolific criminals 'should lose right to jury trial' [doc 6] 223
  - Senior lawyers defend jury system after judge orders Vicky Pryce retrial [doc 7] 223
  - Activity 223
  - Summary of unit 11 224
  - Legal terms 224
  - Review 225
  - References 225
  - Unit 12 - Legal skills 226
  - Legal skills 226
  - Part 1 - Reading a case report 227
  - Law reports 227
  - Case law 228
  - Law reporting 228
  - A history of law reporting 228
  - The Year Books 228
  - Modern reports 229
  - Law reporters 229
  - Legal periodicals and newspapers 229
  - Activity 229
  - Documents: Hierarchy of law reports 230
  - Law reports reference [doc 1] 230
  - Unreported cases [doc 2] 230
  - History of a case [doc 3] 231
  - Activity 231
  - Part 2 - Structure and layout of a law report 232
  - Abbreviations for the courts 232
  - Title 232
  - Catchwords or phrases 232
  - Headnote 233
  - Notes 233
  - Cases cited 233
  - Names of the counsel 233
  - Argument of the counsel 233
  - The judgment 233
  - Name of the reporter 233
  - Activity 233
  - Documents: Study of the structure [doc 4] 234
  - Activity 234
  - Part 3 - Working with a law report 236
  - Choosing a Law Report 236
  - Citing a Law Reports 236
  - Primary and secondary sources 236
  - Activity 237
  - Documents: Hierarchy of law reports [doc 5] 238
  - Activity 239
  - Part 4 - Case citations 240
  - Abbreviations 240
  - Year 240
  - Neutral citation 240
  - Paragraph numbers 241
  - Practice directions 241
  - Brackets 241
  - Activity 241
  - Documents: List of Law reports available [doc 6] 242
  - Summary of unit 12 246
  - Legal terms 246
  - Review 247
  - References 247
  - Unit 13 - Review units 7 to 12 248
  - Unit 7 249
  - Unit 8 253
  - Unit 9 256
  - Unit 10 259
  - Unit 11 263
  - Unit 12 266
  - Index 268
  - Cases and statutes 273
  - Abbreviations 274
  - Correction of the exercises 275
Origine de la notice:
- FR-751131015