Jackson's Machinery of Justice

Contents......Page 3
Acknowledgements......Page 6
List of figures......Page 7
List of tables......Page 8
Preface......Page 9
Preface to the first edition of `The Machinery of Justice in England\'......Page 11
Abbreviations......Page 13
I - Historical introduction......Page 15
1 - The courts......Page 17
2 - The common law......Page 25
3 - Trial at common law......Page 33
II - Civil jurisdiction......Page 39
4 - Civil law and criminal law......Page 41
5 - County courts......Page 44
6 - The High Court......Page 50
i The Queen\'s Bench Division......Page 57
ii The Chancery Division......Page 65
iii The Family Division......Page 70
7 - The mode of trial......Page 83
8 - Complaints about the civil courts......Page 93
9 - The enforcement of judgments and orders......Page 100
10 - The Civil Division of the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords......Page 104
11 - The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council......Page 112
12 - Arbitration......Page 115
III - Tribunals......Page 119
13 - The creation of tribunals......Page 121
14 - The Franks Committee......Page 126
15 - Tribunals today......Page 132
i Adjudication under the social security system......Page 133
ii The National Health Service......Page 137
iii Mental Health Review Tribunals......Page 138
iv Industrial tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal......Page 141
v Immigration appeals......Page 145
vi Rent Tribunals and Rent Assessment Committees......Page 147
vii The Lands Tribunal......Page 149
viii Tax Commissioners......Page 150
ix Professional and other organisations......Page 151
x The Restrictive Practices Court......Page 152
xi Royal Commissions and committees of inquiry......Page 155
16 - The distinction between ministers\' decisions, tribunals and law courts......Page 158
17 - Control by the law courts......Page 166
18 - The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration......Page 178
IV - Criminal jurisdiction......Page 183
19 - Courts with original criminal jurisdiction......Page 185
i The Crown Court......Page 190
ii Magistrates\' courts......Page 197
20 - Coroners\' Courts......Page 208
21 - Courts with appellate criminal jurisdiction......Page 211
22 - The process of prosecution......Page 227
i Investigation and interrogation: the police......Page 231
ii The Crown Prosecution Service......Page 241
iii The decision to prosecute......Page 251
iv The position of the defendant......Page 254
23 - Criminal procedure......Page 269
i Guilty pleas - plea bargaining......Page 274
ii The rules of criminal evidence......Page 279
iii The place of the victim......Page 282
24 - The process of sentencing (including probation)......Page 286
25 - Juvenile courts......Page 319
26 - The matrimonial jurisdiction of magistrates -- the Domestic Court......Page 331
V - The personnel of the law......Page 339
27 - Solicitors......Page 341
28 - Barristers......Page 350
29 - Legal education......Page 359
30 - Should the profession continue to be divided into barristers and solicitors?......Page 367
31 - Judges......Page 376
32 - Juries......Page 396
33 - Lay justices and stipendiary magistrates......Page 416
i The appointment of justices......Page 418
ii The training of justices......Page 422
iii The retirement and removal of justices......Page 424
iv Stipendiary magistrates......Page 426
v Justices\' clerks and court clerks......Page 429
vi The Magistrates\' Association......Page 433
34 - The administration of the courts......Page 435
VI - The European dimension......Page 441
35 - The European Convention on Human Rights......Page 443
36 - The European Economic Community......Page 448
37 - The impact of Europe on the English legal system......Page 454
VII - The cost of the law......Page 455
38 - The finances of the law courts......Page 457
39 - `Costs\'......Page 463
40 - Legal aid......Page 477
i Legal advice and assistance......Page 478
ii Legal aid for proceedings in civil courts......Page 482
iii Legal aid in criminal proceedings......Page 487
iv The duty solicitor scheme......Page 493
41 - Future prospects for legal aid......Page 496
VIII - Law Reform......Page 505
42 - The process of law reform......Page 507
i The minister responsible......Page 511
ii Deciding what needs to be done......Page 513
iii Getting the proposals enacted......Page 520
Appendix A - The Report of the Civil Justice Review......Page 525
Table of Cases cited......Page 534
Table of Statutes cited......Page 537
Table of Stationery Office publications cited......Page 541
Index......Page 548