Legal Method and ReasoningSharon Hanson Language skills,study skills, argument skills and legal knowledge are vital to every law student, professional lawyer and academic. Legal Method Reasoning offers a range of 'how to' techniques for acquiring these skills. It shows how to handle and use legal texts, how to read and write about the law, how to acquire disciplined study techniques and how to construct legal arguments. This new edition will be of value to both undergraduate and postgraduate law students. |
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... judge does not like a precedent? A case study of George Mitchell (Chesterhall) Ltd v Finney Lock Seeds [1983] 2 All ER 732–44 4.5.2.1 The context of the case 4.5.2.2 Stage 1: the basic reading 4.5.2.3 Stage 2: checking the basics 4.5 ...
... judge does not like a precedent? A case study of George Mitchell (Chesterhall) Ltd v Finney Lock Seeds [1983] 2 All ER 732–44 4.5.2.1 The context of the case 4.5.2.2 Stage 1: the basic reading 4.5.2.3 Stage 2: checking the basics 4.5 ...
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... Judges make choices when attempting to apply the law. The study of law is about critiquing the choices made, as well as critiquing the rules themselves. However, individual chapters can also be looked at in isolation by readers seeking ...
... Judges make choices when attempting to apply the law. The study of law is about critiquing the choices made, as well as critiquing the rules themselves. However, individual chapters can also be looked at in isolation by readers seeking ...
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... judge the rationality of those assumptions; • test the accuracy of those assumptions. In this way, law students ensure proper coverage for each area of their study. That a wide range of skills is needed for the study of law should by ...
... judge the rationality of those assumptions; • test the accuracy of those assumptions. In this way, law students ensure proper coverage for each area of their study. That a wide range of skills is needed for the study of law should by ...
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... legal cases decided by the judges over time, in Acts of a Parliament that has inherited its power from the monarch, and. CHAPTER. 2. 2. The Power of Language 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Learning outcomes 2.3 Language and word construction.
... legal cases decided by the judges over time, in Acts of a Parliament that has inherited its power from the monarch, and. CHAPTER. 2. 2. The Power of Language 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Learning outcomes 2.3 Language and word construction.
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... judge the ultimate worth of academic work but also it is used to judge job applicants. Letters of complaint that are well presented are far more likely to be dealt with positively. The observation of protocols concerning appropriate ...
... judge the ultimate worth of academic work but also it is used to judge job applicants. Letters of complaint that are well presented are far more likely to be dealt with positively. The observation of protocols concerning appropriate ...
Contents
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3 Reading and Understanding Legislation | 29 |
4 Reading and Understanding Law Reports | 61 |
5 Reading English LawThe
European Dimension | 113 |
6 Reading Books About LawA
Reading Strategy | 173 |
7 Legal Argument Construction | 196 |
8 Writing Essays and Answers to Problem Questions | 251 |
Using Primary and Secondary Legal Texts to Construct Arguments in Answer to One Particular Question | 269 |
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Conclusion | 305 |
English Primary Legal Texts | 309 |
The European Dimension 1 Primary
and Secondary Texts | 331 |
The European Dimension 2 Factortame Case Study Materials
and Extracts From Tillotson | 371 |
Bibliography | 468 |
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