Slapper and Kelly’s The English Legal System explains and critically assesses how our law is made and applied. Trusted by generations of academics and students, this authoritative textbook clearly describes the legal rules of England and Wales and their collective influence as a sociocultural institution. This latest edition has been extensively restructured and updated, providing up-to-date and reliable analysis of recent developments that have an impact on the legal system in England and Wales. Key learning features include: useful chapter summaries which act as a good check point for students; ‘food for thought’ questions at the end of each chapter to prompt critical thinking and reflection; sources for further reading and suggested websites at the end of each chapter to point students towards further learning pathways; and an online skills network including how tos, practical examples, tips, advice and interactive examples of English law in action. Relied upon by generations of students, this book is a permanent fixture in this ever-evolving subject.

この一冊は、英国の法制度という壮大な社会の心臓部を解き明かす、魂の籠もった知的叙事詩です。ケリーは法を単なる規則の集積ではなく、文明を司る動的な生命体として捉え、その深淵を圧倒的な筆致で描き出します。制度の骨組みに社会の呼吸を吹き込む独自の視点は、法律書の枠を超えた文芸的な深みを湛えています。 各章に配された鋭い問いは、正義の真理を読者に突きつけ、安易な理解を許しません。法がいかに変容し、個の尊厳を守るのか。その変遷を追う体験は、法の向こう側に広がる豊かな人間ドラマを目撃する興奮に満ちています。知の熱狂を呼び覚ます、法学の粋を極めた名著といえるでしょう。