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• Title:Glanville Williams : learning the law / by Glanville Williams.
  
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• Variant Title:Learning the law
  
• Author/Creator:Williams, Glanville (Glanville Llewelyn), 1911-1997.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Smith, A. T. H.
  
• Published/Created:London : Thomson Reuters, 19 cm.
  

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  • Location: c.1  Shelved at LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    c.2  Shelved at LAW LIBRARY (level 3)
    
  • Call Number: KD442 .W54 2010
    
  • Number of Items:2
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Law--Study and teaching--Great Britain.
  Law--Great Britain.
  Practice of law--Great Britain.
  
• Edition:14th ed. / edited by A.T.H. Smith.
  
• Description:xv, 273 p. ; 19 cm.
  
• Summary:This work contains all the beginner needs to know about the methodology of studying law. Ranging widely across legal skills, source materials, and methods of study and assessment, it introduces legal problems and describes how to tackle them.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
  
• ISBN:9780414041738 (pbk.)
  0414041739 (pbk.)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Divisions of the Law
  Crimes and civil wrongs
  courts
  Courts with civil jurisdiction
  Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
  County courts
  Magistrates' courts
  Appeals to the Supreme Court
  Courts with criminal jurisdiction
  classification of offences
  Crown Court
  Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
  terminology of criminal procedure
  Other courts
  European Court of Justice
  European Court of Human Rights
  Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
  Other courts and tribunals
  Elementary legal terminology
  Civil terminology
  Criminal terminology
  Classification of civil wrongs
  Public and private law
  Common law and equity
  Legislation
  Common law
  Equity
  Common law as made by the judges
  Further reading
  2. Mechanism of Scholarship
  Navigating the Law Library
  Law Library
  Law reports
  Neutral citation
  Court of Appeal
  High Court
  structure of a law report
  commercially published and specialist law reports
  English Reports
  How to find a reference
  Abbreviations: law reports and periodicals
  Scottish decisions
  Two references given
  Square and round brackets
  Electronic searching
  Titles of cases
  Pronouncing case names
  Statutes
  state of the statute book
  citation of statutes
  parts of a statute
  Statutory instruments
  Periodicals
  3. European Dimension
  European Union
  principal institutions
  Council of Ministers
  European Council
  Commission
  European Parliament
  European Court of Justice
  role of the court: the preliminary ruling procedure
  Court of Auditors
  Other relevant institutions
  Sources of law
  law-making procedure
  Official publications
  Official Journal
  How to cite legislative Acts
  Citation of court reports
  Other publications
  Databases
  EUROPA
  EUR-Lex
  CELEX
  European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998
  European Court of Human Rights
  Publications
  European Court
  Commission
  Human Rights Act 1998
  influence of Europe
  a preliminary assessment
  4. Methods of Study
  Textbooks
  Cases and Materials Books
  Lectures and classes
  Taking notes
  Using shorthand
  study of history
  5. Technical Terms
  Latin and French
  Dictionaries
  Pronunciation
  Legal abbreviations
  Judicial titles
  Citations and cross-references
  6. Case Law Technique
  Ratio decidendi
  Distinguishing
  Obiter dictum
  How much of a case to remember
  Divergent opinions
  hierarchy of authority
  Precedent in the House of Lords and Supreme Court
  Court of Appeal
  Divisional Court
  Circumstances affecting the weight of a decision
  Judicial law-making
  Further reading
  7. Interpretation of Statutes
  Structure of a statute
  importance of context
  Definition sections
  Interpretation in the light of policy: fringe meaning
  literal rule
  "purposive" approach: the mischief rule
  Pepper v Hart
  Interpretations to avoid absurdity: the golden rule
  Presumptions
  Human Rights Act 1998, s.3
  Further reading
  8. Working Out Problems
  Facts stated in the problem are conclusive
  Omitted facts
  Two points of technique
  Rules and authorities
  Doubt
  Problems on statutes
  Relevancy
  Questions divided into parts
  overlapping of subjects
  Answering problems in criminal law
  Answering problems in tort
  9. Answering Essay Questions
  Subdivided questions
  Relevancy
  Getting at the point
  Introducing cases into an answer
  succinct way of stating cases
  Criticism
  Use of forensic mannerisms
  arrangement and wording of the anwer
  10. In the Exam Room
  First read the paper
  Choice of questions
  Names of cases
  Handwriting, orthography and grammar
  pressure of time
  Self-contradiction
  Further reading
  11. Moots, Mock Trials and Other Competitions
  Moots
  Other competitions
  Speaking in public
  Mock trials
  Further reading
  12. Legal Research
  Electronic sources
  Ascertaining the state of the law
  Treatises and other legal works
  Electronic sources
  Electronic research
  Statutes
  Decided cases and cases judicially considered
  Statutory instruments
  Academic research
  Dissertations
  Amount of supervision and contact with supervisor
  Size of the dissertation
  Finding a topic
  Finding materials
  writing process
  Timetable
  Plagiarism
  Periodical literature
  Government publications
  Command papers
  European Union law
  Commonwealth law
  New Zealand
  American material
  Libraries
  Grammar and style
  13. From Learning to Earning
  Practice at the Bar
  Finding a pupillage
  Pro bono work
  Forms of address
  Taking silk
  Further reading
  bar as a stepping stone
  Solicitors
  Further reading
  Government Legal Service
  Local government
  Crown Prosecution Service
  Civil service: general category
  Business management
  Teaching
  Accountancy
  Legal publishing and court reporting
  Applying for jobs
  some general advice
  14. General Reading
  Fiction
  Biographies
  Trials
  Essays
  Humour
  Drama
  Film
  History
  Constitution.