Learning Legal Rules: A Student's Guide to Legal Method and Reasoning - Softcover

Holland, James A.; Webb, Julian S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199254826 ISBN 13: 9780199254828

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

The only title aimed directly at introducing students to the law that deals with legal skills and methods in a comprehensive way, Holland and Webb's Learning Legal Rules provides a clear and accessible treatment of research skills, precedent and statutory interpretation. This new edition has been extensively rewritten and reorganized to fit the needs of today's law students, and contains added guidance on interpreting statutes; an extended introductory chapter; more diagrams; and a new clear layout and text design. It is accompanied by a new Companion Website containing sample chapters; key questions and guidance; diagrams; and useful legal links.

About this title

About the Author

James Holland is a Professor of Law and the Associate Dean in the Faculty of Law at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Prior to this he worked for the Engineering Employers' West of England Association. He is also co-author of Blackstone's Legal Practice Course Guide: Employment Law. Julian Webb is Professor of Law at the University of Westminster and an Academic Adviser to the Bar Council on legal education and training. He was formerly Principal Lecturer and Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol. He has published widely on the legal profession, legal ethics, and lawyers' skills, and is co-author of Blackstone's Legal Practice Course Guide: Lawyers' Skills.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199254826
• ISBN 13: 9780199254828
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 378