- Author(s): A.T.H. Smith, Glanville Williams
- Publisher: Thomson Sweet & Maxwell
- Edition: 17 South Asian Ed 2022
- ISBN 13 9789393702586
- Approx. Pages 289 + contents
- Format Paperback
- Approx. Product Size 18 x 12 cms
- Delivery Time Normally 7-9 working days
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Description
• Gives an overview of the English legal system in a clear and accessible style and
introduces students to the core foundation subjects and syllabus of the LLB degree
• Corrects basic misunderstandings about the law
• Explains how to interpret statutes and look up points of law
• Introduces legal problems that students are likely to come across and explains
how best to tackle them
• Goes through legal research - paper and electronic - an how best to undertake it
• Offers students advice o study methods and exam preparation in order that they
make the most of their time
• Give guidance on how to prepare for and take part in moots and mock trials
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Contents
1. The Divisions of the Law
2. The Mechanism of Scholarship
3. The European Dimension
4. Methods of Study
5. Technical Terms
6. Case Law Technique
7. The Interpretation of Statutes
8. Working out Problems
9. Answering Essay Questions
10. In The Exam Room
11. Moots, Mock Trials and Other Competitions
12. Legal Research
13. From Learning To Earning
14. General Reading
15. The European Dimension
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Author's Details
Glanville Williams, Q.C., LLD., F.B.A., Formerly Rouse Ball Professor of English Law in the University of Cambridge
A.T.H. Smith, LL.D. Professor of Criminal and Public Laws in the University of Cambridge, Fellow of
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple, Formerly
Chairman of the Faculty of Law; University of Cambridge
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