As a critical analysis of the law-making process, this book has no equal. For
more than two decades it has filled a gap in the requirements of law students
and others taking introductory courses on the legal system. It deals with every
aspect of the law-making process: the preparation of legislation; its passage
through Parliament; statutory interpretation; binding precedent; how precedent
works; law reporting; the nature of the judicial role; European Union law; and
the process of law reform. It presents a large number of original texts from a
variety of sources - cases, official reports, articles, books, speeches and
empirical research studies - laced with the author's informed commentary and
reflections on the subject. This book is a mine of information dealing with both
the broad sweep of the subject and with all its detailed ramifications.