(PART OF BUTTERWORTHS LAW IN CONTEXT SERIES)This title is a well-known and widely-adopted textbook covering a wide range of subjects including legislation, statutory interpretation, precedent and other sources of law, including EU Law. It presents a large number of original texts from a variety of sources - cases, official reports, articles, books, speeches and surveys, interspersed with the author's own illuminating reflections on the subject. As a critical analysis of all aspects of the law-making process this book has no equal. It is ideally suited to the requirements of law students and others taking introductory courses on the legal system.This book is intended as a companion to the author's Cases and Materials on the English Legal System. The two books complement each other and together provide the basic reading required for a university or equivalent course on the legal system.