Studying Law

ISBN-13: 9781137412683 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 264 str.

Simon Askey

Opis

Studying Law introduces students to the fundamental legal skills that they will need to successfully study the subject, such as case analysis, legislative interpretation, problem solving and essay writing, and to the core Law subjects themselves and the distinctions between them.

Spis treści

1. Studying Law: What's It All About? 2. The Jurisdictions of the Principal Courts 3. The Constitutional Background to English Law 4. The Sources of English Law 5. The Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 6. Finding and Citing the Sources of Law 7. Legal Method 8. Written English 9. Writing Case Notes 10. Answering Essay Questions 11. Answering Problem Questions 12. Oral Skills Appendix 1: Extracts from the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights Appendix 2: Law Reports and Journals: Some Useful References Index.

O autorze

Simon Askey is Deputy Director of the Undergraduate Laws Programme, University of London International Programmes.

Ian McLeod is a Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Stirling, UK. His publications include Legal Method, Legal Theory and Key Concepts in Law.