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Learning Legal Rules James A. Holland

Learning Legal Rules By James A. Holland

Learning Legal Rules by James A. Holland


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Summary

Learning Legal Rules introduces students to the techniques of legal analysis and argument in a readily accessible style. It includes chapters on finding and reading the law, the doctrine of precedent, how to interpret statutes, and the influence of human rights and EC law on the English legal system.

Learning Legal Rules Summary

Learning Legal Rules by James A. Holland

Learning Legal Rules brings together the theory, structure, and practice of legal reasoning in a readily accessible style. The book explains how to uncover and exploit the mysteries of legal materials. This is then used to draw the student into the techniques of legal analysis and argument and the operation of precedent and statutory interpretation. Throughout the book the authors also examine the importance of human rights and the permeating influence of EC. The seventh edition of this well-established text has been fully updated and includes a new chapter on legal writing to help students prepare for their essays and exams. In line with modern teaching practices, there is further guidance on the use of online legal resources, while the material on the accompanying web site has also been expanded. Online Resource Centre For students: Guidance on essay writing Guidance on answering legal problems Self-test questions Guidance notes on statutory interpretation and case law analysis Web links For lecturers: Seminar problems Test bank Diagrams from the book

Table of Contents

1. Understanding the law; 2. Finding the law; 3. Reading the law; 4. From reading to writing; 5. Law, fact, and language; 6. The doctrine of judicial precedent; 7. How precedent operates: ratio decidendi and obiter dictum; 8. Making sense of statutes; 9. Interpreting statutes; 10. 'Bringing rights home': legal method and convention rights; 11. European legal method; 12. Exploiting legal reasoning

Additional information

GOR003297024
9780199557745
0199557748
Learning Legal Rules by James A. Holland
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
20100513
440
N/A
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