The ten legal cases that made modern Britain /
by Bing, Inigo [author.].
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BookPublisher: London : Biteback Publishing, 2022Description: 352 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781785906626 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 349.41 BINSubject(s): Law -- Great Britain -- Cases | Law -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Law -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century | Sociological jurisprudence -- Great Britain | Advice and Rights | Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law | Legal history | Law & society, sociology of lawSummary: The ten landmark cases between 1942 and 2021 that have changed the course of British social and cultural history. Law shapes society and society shapes law. In the 19th century, the law concentrated on setting the legal boundaries to the social cost of progress. The 20th and 21st centuries have produced new challenges that were unknown to Victorians and Edwardians. Personal identity and autonomy, equal citizenship, the relationship of citizens to those in power, the freedom to protest and speak freely and a belief that there can be choice about life and death have now assumed an importance they never had in times past. While we expect Parliament to reflect public opinion or repeal laws to respond to changes in public perception, this has not always happened in modern times. It has been legal cases in the courts which have also identified the need for change. This book tells the stories of ten cases which came before the courts where the decision of judges or a jury had a lasting impact on the society we inhabit.
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| 347.41 FAR Understanding and using the British legal system / | 347.4204 JAR A guide to making a small claim in the county court : | 347.65 BAR Wills, administration & taxation: a practical guide | 349.41 BIN The ten legal cases that made modern Britain / | 349.42 CHA The English legal system / | 349.42 FAR All the law you should know / | 349.42 FAR All the law you should know / |
The ten landmark cases between 1942 and 2021 that have changed the course of British social and cultural history. Law shapes society and society shapes law. In the 19th century, the law concentrated on setting the legal boundaries to the social cost of progress. The 20th and 21st centuries have produced new challenges that were unknown to Victorians and Edwardians. Personal identity and autonomy, equal citizenship, the relationship of citizens to those in power, the freedom to protest and speak freely and a belief that there can be choice about life and death have now assumed an importance they never had in times past. While we expect Parliament to reflect public opinion or repeal laws to respond to changes in public perception, this has not always happened in modern times. It has been legal cases in the courts which have also identified the need for change. This book tells the stories of ten cases which came before the courts where the decision of judges or a jury had a lasting impact on the society we inhabit.
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