Law: a Very Short Introduction

By Jeffrey L. Jowell and Stephen Guest

How do we control governments? What are our fundamental rights? How can certain wrongs be compensated for? How is responsibility ascribed, and what justifies ownership? Law: A Very Short Introduction provides answers to these essential questions about a fundamental feature of our society.Jeffrey Jowell and Stephen Guest are both experts in their fields, and experienced in explaining difficult concepts at a wide variety of levels. Engaging reading for both beginners and experts, Law: A Very Short Introduction is the most accessible introduction to law available and provides comprehensible answers to the most frequently asked questions about the nature and reach of the law.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192853201
• ISBN13: 9780192853202
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.01 lbs.