Name: Legal Method By Ian McLeod
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Legal Method by Ian McLeod

"Legal Method" provides a lively introduction to both the nature of the English legal system and its sources, and the techniques which lawyers use when handling those sources. Now in its sixth edition, "Legal Method" is an extremely popular text for those who want a clear and accessible introduction to the subject. This edition has been fully updated throughout.

About Ian McLeod

IAN MCLEOD, formerly Head of Law at London Metropolitan University, UK, is currently a Visiting Fellow in Law at the University of Teesside. Following professional experience as a local government lawyer and a prosecuting solicitor, he has specialized in teaching Legal Method, Legal Theory and Public Law. He is the author of Legal Theory in the Palgrave Macmillan Law Masters series and co-author of Studying Law also from Palgrave Macmillan.

PART ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND LEGAL REASONING - The Classifications of English Law - The Jurisdictions of the Principal English Courts - The Constitutional Context of Legal Method - The Legal Structure of the European Community - The Enforceability of European Community Law in the United Kingdom - European Community Law and National Sovereignty - The Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Finding, Citing and Using the Sources of Law - PART TWO: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DOCTRINE OF BINDING PRECEDENT - Ratio Decidendi and Obitier Dictum - Vertical and Horizontal Dimensions of Precedent - Does the House of Lords Bind Itself? - Does the Court of Appeal Bind Itself? - Does the High Court Bind Itself? - Precedent as a Vehicle for Law Reform - Precedent and Principle in the European Court of Justice - PART THREE: STATUTE LAW AND STATUTORY INTERPRETATION - An Introduction to Statute Law and Statutory Interpretation - Legislative Drafting - Plain Meanings, Mischief and Purposes - The Idea of Legislative Intention - Modern Interpretation in Practice - Legislative Interpretation in the European Court of Justice

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GOR006001938

ISBN 13

9780230013346

ISBN 10

0230013341

Title

Legal Method by Ian McLeod

Author

Ian McLeod

Series

Palgrave Macmillan Law Masters

Condition

Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year published

2007-03-12

Number of pages

400

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Legal Method Ian McLeod

Legal Method by Ian McLeod

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