Law in Context

by Stephen Bottomley, Simon Bronitt

Examines the politics of lawmaking, and the impact of the law on questions of gender, race and multiculturalism. This book looks at the ideas that underlie legal systems, particularly of common law jurisdictions, and how these ideas play themselves out in issues such as access to justice, the litigation process, and the lawyer-client relationship.

430 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Ernest · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a terrific book that deserves to be in every law library, let alone read by many and if possible, included as part of a course of formal study. It discusses much of why the law is, looking at the law in the context of topics including its philosophical foundations, access to justice, ethics and economic analysis. Despite these high sounding topics, the chapters are very readable and succinctly introduce and discuss the topics.

Each chapter is well footnoted, giving those who wish to further investigate the topic a starting point. Each chapter also ends with appropriate discussion questions, allowing the text to be used in conjunction with a particular course or as a set text. I wish I was set this text in law school; I, and many of the people who studied law, would have benefited from this type of study.

This book deserves to be read by all who are involved in law.