Learning Legal Rules
A Students' Guide to Legal Method and Reasoning
11th Edition
Published on 22. June 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-19-284909-0 (ISBN)
Description
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 resources
The eleventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.
- The ebook offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
- 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.com.
Digital formats and resources
The eleventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.
- The ebook offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
- 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.com.
Reviews / Votes
'Well-structured and accessible, with an eye towards giving novices in the study of law a good grounding in the skills they will need to be successful as students.' * Dr Caleb Wheeler, Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University *More details
Edition
11th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
25 two-colour figures
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
638 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-284909-0 (9780192849090)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
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 also Honorary Professor of Law at the University of Exeter and Visiting Professor at the University of Derby.
Julian Webb is Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School. He is also Honorary Professor of Law at the University of Exeter and Visiting Professor at the University of Derby.
Content
1: Understanding the Law 2: Finding the Law 3: Reading the Law 4: From Reading to Writing 5: The Doctrine of Judicial Precedent 6: How Precedent Operates: Ratio Decidendi and obiter Dictum 7: Making Sense of Statutes 8: Interpreting Statutes 9: 'Bringing Rights Home': Legal Method and Convention Rights 10: Retained EU Law and Legal Method 11: Understanding Legal Reasoning and the Future of Law