The New Ministry of Justice provides an accessible introduction but with sufficient detail for the more critical reader seeking to understand both the historic and modern-day role of this key office of State (and its predecessors the Lord Chancellor's Department and Department of Constitutional Affairs).
Easy to read - written in the style of the acclaimed Waterside Press Introductory Series - this handbook contains a wealth of information making it an indispensable resource. An ideal text for students and practitioners alike.
A closely observed account of 21st century arrangements in relation to justice and constitutional affairs in the UK that can be read on its own or alongside the matching volumes; The New Home Office: An Introduction and The Criminal Justice System: An Introduction - available for £18.50 each or just £39.95 for the set (and delivered FREE in the UK).
N.B. Total separate RRP for these three books is £64.50, total price when bought separately on watersidepress.co.uk is currently £55.50
Contents
The contents of The New Ministry of Justice include:
A Basic Overview The Judiciary, Courts and Tribunals Prisons, Probation and Parole Ombudsmen, Inspectors and Monitors Law-Making and Legal Services Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights Sentencing Policy and Guidelines A Note of the department's Extensive Miscellaneous Responsibilities The Role of the Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor
Reviews
(of the First Edition with The New Home Office)
'Should be read by everybody involved in the Criminal Justice System': Internet Law Book Reviews
'Invaluable': Thames View
'Bryan Gibson and Waterside Press are to be congratulated on producing these stimulating books': Justice of the Peace
Author
Bryan Gibson is a barrister-at-law and a former a clerk to the justices. He is editor-in-chief of Waterside Press.
David Faulkner teaches at the Oxford Centre for Criminal justice Research and is a former Deputy Secretary of State at the Home Office.
The Ministry of Justice and its main components
Contacting the Ministry of Justice
1 The Ministry of Justice : an overview 13
2 The judiciary, courts and tribunals 27
3 Prisons, probation and parole 43
4 Ombudsmen, inspectors and monitors 57
5 Law-making and legal services 65
6 Constitutional affairs and human rights 73
7 Sentencing policy and guidelines 89
8 Miscellaneous responsibilities 99
9 The Secretary for Justice and Lord Chancellor 113
10 Into a fresh era 121
App. I The United Kingdom Constitution 131
App. II Bodies sponsored by the Ministry of Justice 135
App. III The courts of law 141
App. IV The governance of Britain : foreword, executive summary and introduction 147
App. V Some further reading and Internet sources 155
Index 157
Overview
The New Ministry of Justice provides an accessible introduction but with sufficient detail for the more critical reader seeking to understand both the historic and modern-day role of this key office of State (and its predecessors the Lord Chancellor's Department and Department of Constitutional Affairs).
Easy to read - written in the ...