This introduction to law is meant for people who are wondering whether to study law or are simply curious to know more about it. It is not confined to English Law, but deals with the western tradition of law as a whole. It outlines the key problems of constitutional law and of the law of property, contracts, treaties, crimes, and torts. It deals with the importance in law of forms, procedures, and interpretation and explains how law relates to government, history, and justice. In this way it vividly brings out the intellectual and practical fascination of the subject. The book is easy to read and the chapters are self-contained. Where possible, technical terms are avoided. When unavoidable, they are explained in the text and in a glossary at the end of the book. The author is a leading lawyer, legal historian, and legal philosopher.