Legal Method

Name: Legal Method
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ISBN: 9780333676967

ISBN-10: 0333676963

ISBN-13: 9780333676967

Edition: 2nd 1996

Authors: T. I. Mcleod

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This self-contained study and foundation book for legal training deals with how the course of law (both English and European Community) resolves the uncertainties that arise within the law, the basis of legal reasoning, and the nature of law itself.

Book details

Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Limited
Binding: Paperback
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgements


Tables of Cases



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



The legal structure of the European Community



The enforceability of European Community law in the United Kingdom



European Community law and national sovereignty



Finding, citing and using the sources of law



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?



Precedent as a vehicle for law reform



Precedent in the European Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance



An introduction to statute law and statutory interpretation



Legislative drafting



Plain meanings, mischiefs and purposes



The idea of legislative intention



Modern interpretation in practice



Some studies of statutory drafting and interpretation



The principles of interpretation used by the European Court of Justice



Law Reports and Journals (Some Useful References)



Extracts from the Interpretation Act 1978



Extracts from the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms


Selected Further Reading


Index