Learning Legal Rules: A Students' Guide to Legal Method and Reasoning

Learning Legal Rules: A Students' Guide to Legal Method and Reasoning

by James Holland (Author), Julian Webb (Author)

Synopsis

Written by leading authors with extensive experience in both teaching and practice, this established and trusted title equips the student with all the techniques of legal research, analysis, and argument they will need for their law course and beyond. The 9th edition has been fully updated to include recent debates such as the future of the Human Rights Act in the UK; it also continues to provide dedicated coverage on complex areas such as the operation of precedent, effective statutory interpretation, and European legal method. Holland & Webb take an engaging and practical approach with examples and exercises throughout which allow students to develop their knowledge and their reasoning skills making this an ideal text for first year students. Learning Legal Rules is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre, complete with a test bank of 200 multiple choice questions for use by lecturers, and self-test questions for students.

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Format: Student Edition
Pages: 448
Edition: 9
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 07 Apr 2016

ISBN 10: 0198728433
ISBN 13: 9780198728436

Media Reviews
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 *
A well-written, accessible yet detailed introduction to legal method. * Rosie Harding, Professor of Law and Society at the University of Birmingham *
An excellent textbook for students new to law. It not only provides essential information, but crucially helps students develop the skills to find, interpret and engage with law and legal issues... essential reading for introductory law courses. * Dr Anthony Farrant, Lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire *
A helpful volume, laying out a range of key elements in acquiring legal skills and techniques, with clear structure and guidance for the novice student. * Angus Johnston, Hoffmann Fellow in Law, University College and Professor of Law at the University of Oxford *
A very useful text, well presented with very handy and easy-to-use diagrams. * Ruth Houghton, Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Durham *
Holland & Webb encourage students to assume the perspective of a legal decision-maker, tackling various aspects of legal practice including judicial precedents, statutory interpretation, and the application of EU and ECHR law amongst others. * Dr Gunther Auth, Lecturer at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munich *
A sophisticated introduction to legal method and academic skills for lawyers... An incredibly valuable resource. * Jeremy Marshall, Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool *
Author Bio
James Holland is a Barrister and Professor Emeritus at Bristol Law School, the University of the West of England. Julian Webb is Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School. He is former Director of the UK Centre for Legal Education and led the research phase of the Legal Education and Training Review.