Legal Method

PART I: IDEAS AND INSTITUTIONS An Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning The Classifications of English Law The Jurisdictions of the Principal English Courts The Constitutional Context of Legal Method European Community Law and English Law The Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Finding, Citing and Using the Sources of Law PART II: CASE-LAW AND PRECEDENT An Introduction to the Doctrine of Binding Precedent Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dictum Vertical and Horizontal Dimensions of Precedent Does the House of Lords Bind Itself? Does the Court of Appeal Bind Itself? Does the High Court Bind Itself? Arguments For and Against Judicial Law Making Precedent and Principle in the European Court of Justice PART III: LEGISLATION AND LEGISLATIVE INTERPRETATION An Introduction to Statute Law and Statutory Interpretation Statutory Drafting Plain Meanings, Mischiefs, Purposes and Legislative Intention Modern Interpretation in Practice Legislative Interpretation in the European Court of Justice