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Learning Legal Rules: A Students Guide to Legal Method and Reasoning, 11th Edition

Learning Legal Rules: A Students Guide to Legal Method and Reasoning, 11th Edition

Author: James Holland; Julian Webb
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780192849090

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780198799900
Published In: July 2022
Format: Paperback , 392 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Written by two distinguished authors, this is the trusted and established guide to legal method and skills for undergraduate students
Provides dedicated guidance on areas students find difficult including statutory interpretation, ratio decidendi, and obiter dictum
Takes a practical approach with exercises and questions throughout so students can confirm their understanding and develop their legal reasoning skills
Also available as an ebook with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support

New to this Edition:

EU content fully updated with changes to the legal system post-Brexit as they affect case law and statutes, including Retained EU Law.
Chapter on legal reasoning carefully revised, providing an engaging approach to the theoretical aspects of legal reasoning, as well as a glimpse into the future of law with discussions on legal technology, AI, 'rule as code' and 'code as rules'.
New self-test questions available at the end of chapters, accessible via the e-book and the book's online resources.

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. 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.

1: Understanding the law
2: Finding the law
3: Reading the law
4: From reading to writing
5: Constructing the legal argument
6: The doctrine of judicial precedent
7: How precedent operates: ratio decidendi and obiter dictum
8: Making sense of statutes
9: Interpreting statutes
10: 'Bringing rights home': legal method and convention rights
11: European legal method