Право и правовая система Великобритании

Abstract

The textbook is based on the study of foreign law and the experience of teaching courses of comparative law. The main attention is paid to the peculiarities of the legal system of Great Britain, English law, its sources (forms), the history of English law, its place and role, the organization of the judicial system and the administration of justice. The article highlights the views of English jurists on the concept of "law", types of law enforcement activities, which traditionally include judicial precedents (judicial lawmaking), statutory law (lawmaking), adherence to law, the application of legal principles and norms, as well as the organization of the legal profession and issues such as the specifics of the operation of the norms of English case law in space, in time, in a circle of persons. We used modern materials on the reform of the legal system of Great Britain both in history and in modern conditions. Changes have been taken into account in connection with the formation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the UK's withdrawal from the European Union (Brexit). The publication is provided with a list of commonly used English-language abbreviations, a glossary with a semantic translation into Russian, a subject index and a list of recommended literature. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. For law students, graduate students, teachers and anyone interested in foreign law, the history of legal systems, the legal foundation and origins of adversarial justice, English law and the legal system of Great Britain.