Learning Law
2nd Edition
Published on 7. October 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
486 pages
978-1-108-90819-1 (ISBN)
Description
Learning Law is an accessible and engaging introduction to Australian law for students considering a career in the legal profession. This text teaches students how to deal with legislation and cases, focusing on core topics and contextualisation. This second edition has been thoroughly updated and revised, with significant changes including: six new chapters - First Peoples and the law, research, the ethical lawyer, statutory interpretation, lawyers and clients, becoming a lawyer - more coverage of parliaments and courts, new Living Law boxes that showcase the diverse career paths available to law graduates and new Critical Perspective boxes to engage students with critical analysis. Written in a conversational style, Learning Law will leave students feeling more knowledgeable about, and confident in, their interactions with Australian legal institutions and legal professionals. This text is an essential resource that law students will refer to throughout their studies and in the early stages of their career.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-90819-1 (9781108908191)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Anthony Marinac | Brian Simpson | Caroline Hart
Learning Law
Book
11/2017
Cambridge University Press
€121.81
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Persons
Anthony Marinac is a Lecturer in the law school at James Cook University, and is a partner in a boutique law firm, Pacific Maritime Lawyers. He has previously been Counsel Assisting in Queensland's Office of the State Coroner, a legal officer in the Royal Australian Air Force, and was Director of Research in the Department of the Senate, Parliament House, Canberra.
Content
Part I. Law, Lawyers and Justice: 1. Welcome to the Law; 2. History and justice; 3. First Peoples and the Law; Part II. Legal Institutions: 4. Parliamentary Institutions; 5. The Courts; Part III. Learning the Laws: 6. Categories of Law; 7. Statute Law; 8. The Common Law; 9. Understanding Statutes; Part IV. Research and Persuasion: 10. Frameworks for Legal Thinking; 11. Equality, Difference and Law 12. Analysing and Persuading; 13. Finding the Law; 14. Grappling with Facts; Part V. Profession and Community: 15. The Ethical Lawyer; 16. Lawyers and Clients; 17. Becoming a Lawyer.