Legal Method | Sharon Hanson | Taylor & Francis eBooks, Reference Work

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |3 pages

INTRODUCTION HOW TO USE THIS TEXT

chapter |3 pages

LAYOUTOFTEXT

part |2 pages

PART I THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE, REASONING SKILLS AND LEGAL STUDIES

chapter 1|6 pages

SKILLS REQUIRED FOR COMPETENT LEGAL STUDY

chapter 2|18 pages

THE POWER OF LANGUAGE

chapter |6 pages

PART II HOW TO HANDLE PRIMARY TEXTS EFFECTIVELY

chapter 3|20 pages

UNDERSTANDING STATUTES

chapter 4|40 pages

UNDERSTANDING LAW REPORTS

chapter 5|8 pages

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CASES AND STATUTES

chapter 6|11 pages

UNDERSTANDING EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW

chapter |3 pages

Law in the European Community is either primary, contained in treaties concluded by the governments of Member States, or secondary, law enacted by one of the institutions of the European Community.

chapter 7|20 pages

UNDERSTANDING LAW REPORTS FROM THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE

part |2 pages

PART III MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY TEXTS AND A RANGE OF DIFFERING FACTUAL INFORMATION

chapter 8|14 pages

SUMMARISING, ANNOTATING, LINKING AND CRITIQUING A RANGE OF DIFFERING SECONDARY TEXTS

chapter 9|16 pages

HOW TO MANAGE A LARGE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION

chapter |4 pages

PART IV PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

INTRODUCTION: THE AIM OF PART IV

chapter 10|18 pages

HOW TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, INTERPRET AND CONSTRUCT ARGUMENTS

chapter 11|30 pages

USING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TEXTS TO CONSTRUCT ARGUMENTS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS

chapter 12|4 pages

CONCLUSIONS