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Legal method & reasoning

Written to provide an integrated teaching tool for courses in legal method, this book encourages debate and critical thinking in new students. It covers the "how to" of language skills, study skills, argument skills and legal knowledge
eBook, English, 2003
Cavendish Pub., London, 2003
1 online resource (xvi, 476 pages) : illustrations
9781843145103, 9781135335885, 9786610166725, 1843145103, 1135335885, 6610166722
252997106
1. Introduction
2. The power of language
3. Reading and understanding legislation
4. Reading and understanding law reports
5. Reading English law : the European dimension
6. Reading books about law : a reading strategy
7. Legal argument construction
8. Writing essays and answers to problem questions
9. A demonstration : using primary and secondary legal texts to construct arguments in answer to one particular question
10. Conclusion
English