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Last modified: Thu Feb 23 16:44:06 2006

This section of my site contains the fairly extensive glossary of legal terms and cases that I built up during the period I was studying for my LLB degree, and some more general legal articles. Please note that law is a rapidly-changing subject, so some of this content is likely to be out of date by the time you read it.
      Please note also that I am in the process of migrating the law glossary articles from a different server, and a format conversion is part of this process. There may well be missing files, off formatting etc. If you find such things, do please let me know. I apologise for the inconvenience during this transitional period.
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Arrest and detention: know your rights
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