Starting with law: An overview of the law

Introduction

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In this unit you will have the opportunity to look at some of the constituent parts of the legal system in the UK. You will also consider how laws are made and who is responsible for enforcing them. Finally, you will have an opportunity to experiment with different ways of taking notes.

This unit is from our archive and is an adapted extract from the Open University course Starting with Law (Y166), which is no longer in presentation. If you wish to study formally with The Open University, you may wish to explore the courses we offer in the Openings Programme [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .

New: We now have a new unit Starting with law which is an adapted extract from the Open University course Starting with law (Y186).

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