The Law Machine

Unfortunately, the book has very little relevance to the actual television series, which was there to give the public a special insight into the impact of true law.
If you're a person already interested in reading about the law, especially for educational purposes, whether it is, at A-level or degree standard, this is a book, which will undoubtedly disappoint you from the outset. The book would be more suitable for a person, whom has no or very little knowledge of the law, and wants to get a taster for the wonderful, intriguing and convoluted aspects of the English Legal System. It does however still hold a refreshing approach into introducing the law to beginners who do not wish to learn about it academically.


Invaluable to the law degree beginner   April 29, 2001
gwyllymt@btinternet.com (London, UK)
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Few writers manage accurately guide the reader through the maze that is the English Legal System. Perhaps, even fewer manage to present it in the logical and comprehensible manner that most, new, law students require. The Law Machine offers a complete overview of the English Legal System from the frontline Citizens Advice Bureaux to highest, domestic court, the House of Lords, It provides detailed factual information and well-reasoned critique of the issues and problems, that are continually moulding the development of our legal system. For me, the Law Machine's strength lies in the fact that unlike so many legal textbooks its not wholly rooted in the past. The Law machine looks to the future, to introduction of a Criminal Defence Service, the increasingly unsustainable split legal professions and the recent incorporation of the European Convention of Human Rights. In essence, it is a book that is an invaluable introduction to the English Legal System, well-suited to students of A-Level law and law degree undergradutes. There's hope out there for all us law students and it begins here.