Understanding Law presents a contextual overview of the English legal system. Now in its fourth edition, the work:
- Provides the groundwork for a critical understanding of legal institutions, processes and materials
- Places the study of law within the broader framework of inquiry focusing on the evaluation and explanation of legal decision making at all levels
- Sets a distinctive manifesto for legal education that is in line with the ACLEC emphasis on “understanding” (rather than passive role learning) as the key to the initial stage of legal education