Studying Law introduces students to the fundamental legal skills that they will need to successfully study the subject, such as case analysis, legislative interpretation, problem solving and essay writing, and to the core Law subjects themselves and the distinctions between them.

Autorentext

Simon Askey is Deputy Director of the Undergraduate Laws Programme at the University of London International Programmes.

Inhalt

1. Studying Law: What's It All About?
   
   2. The Jurisdictions of the Principal Courts
   3. The Constitutional Background to English Law
   4. The Sources of English Law
   5. The Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
   6. Finding and Citing the Sources of Law
   7. Legal Method
   8. Written English
   9. Writing Case Notes
   10. Answering Essay Questions
   11. Answering Problem Questions
   12. Oral Skills
       Appendix 1: Extracts from the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights
       Appendix 2: Law Reports and Journals: Some Useful References
       Index.