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Learning legal rules: A studentʼs guide to legal method and reasoning - Softcover

Holland, James A.

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9781854311092: Learning legal rules: A studentʼs guide to legal method and reasoning

Synopsis

Among the many new skills law students have to acquire, using legal materials and solving legal problems are possibly the most important. It was with this in mind that the authors wrote this book which could be used to support a course of study in legal method, or be used as a self-teaching guide to the subject. It takes a step-by-step approach to the mechanics of reasoning, precedent and interpretation, with the support of practical exercises which are designed to enable the student to gain experience in, as well as knowledge of, the area. The authors explain how to uncover and exploit the mysteries of legal materials, using this to draw the student into the techniques of legal analysis and argument and the operation of precedent and statutory interpretation. Each chapter includes practical self-testing exercises designed to support the text. Throughout the book they also examine the permeating influence of EEC Law and the legal method employed by Continental legal systems.

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About the Author


James Holland is a Barrister, Professor of Legal Method and Employment Law, and Head of Bristol Law School. He is also co-author of Employment Law 2009: LPC Guide (OUP, 2009)

Julian Webb is is Professor of Legal Education at the University of Warwick and Director of the Higher Education Academy, UK Centre for Legal Education. He has published widely on the legal profession and is also co-author of Lawyers' Skills 2009-2010 (OUP, 2009).

Review

Review from previous edition: "The authors have conceived an expansive yet straightforward, a detailed yet highly readable, examination of the vagaries of legal method both in theory and in practice." --New Law Journal

"...books like these are such a godsend. This is an excellent text." --Lex Magazine, 2005

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