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"'The rule of law' is a phrase much used but little examined. In this brilliant book, Britain's former senior law lord, and one of the most acute legal minds of our time, examines what the idea actually means. He makes clear that is is not an arid legal doctrine but the foundati…
Despite its seemingly innocuous wording, in what is now Article 4 (3) TEU, the principle of loyalty has had a significant impact in deepening the reach of EU law within the Member States. The duty of sincere cooperation has been interpreted strongly by the European Courts as imp…
"Court administrators and judges have long acknowledged that culture plays an important role in the function of the nation's 16,000 trial courts. Trial Courts as Organizations provides a comprehensive framework for understanding this organizational culture, along with a set of s…
Over the last thirty years, victims of crime have become a staple topic of media interest and policy-making discourse. Drawing on an extensive programme of first-hand empirical data gathered at some 300 English criminal trials, this book examines the practical outcomes of this r…
"This book examines the practical outcomes of a reform agenda and assesses the meaning, implications and impact of the government's pledge to put victims 'at the heart' of the criminal justice system." "The book provides a systematic analysis of the occupational cultures of crim…
