Learning Legal Rules [Paperback]

Learning Legal Rulesintroduces law students to the techniques of legal analysis and argument, equipping them with the knowledge and reasoning skills needed for effective study and practice of law. The text has been used in common law countries around the world as a leading legal method guide for over twenty years.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.Digital formats and resourcesThe eleventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.- Theebookoffers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks REPLACELESSTHANhttp://www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooksREPLACEGREATERTHAN- The accompanying online resources include multiple choice questions for each chapter, links to useful websites and a guide to using Halsbury's Laws.For futher insight into legal skills, visit legaleducation.wordpress.comREPLACELESSTHANlegaleducation.wordpress.comREPLACEGREATERTHAN.1. Understanding the Law2. Finding the Law3. Reading the Law4. From Reading to Writing5. The Doctrine of Judicial Precedent6. How Precedent Operates: Ratio Decidendi and obiter Dictum7. Making Sense of Statutes8. Interpreting Statutes9. 'Bringing Rights Home': Legal Method and Convention Rights10. Retained EU Law and Legal Method11. Understanding Legal Reasoning and the Future of LawJames Holland,Professor Emeritus, Bristol Law School, University of the Wesl>