Legal Methods

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Table of Contents

UNIT - I
Chapter -1    The Idea of Law: What is Law?
Chapter -2    Is Law Necessary?
Chapter -3    The Essential Function of Legal Process
Chapter -4    The Essence of Law

UNIT - II
Chapter -1    Typical Attributes of Law and Legal Process
Chapter -2    Legal Rules and Society

UNIT -III
Chapter -1    The Divisions of the Law
Chapter -2    The Courts in England
Chapter -3    The Courts in India
Chapter -4    Use of Law Library
Chapter -5    Legal Materials
Chapter -6    Methods of Study
Chapter -7    Methods of Study: Technical Terms

UNIT - IV
Chapter -1    Case Law Techniques- Precedent
Chapter -2    Case Law Techniques- Ratio Decidendi
Chapter -3    Case Law Techniques- Obiter Dictum
Chapter -4    Interpretation of Statutes in the Light of Policy: Fringe Meaning (Logical Interpretation)
Chapter -5    Interpretation of Statutes: Literal Rule or Grammatical or Plain Meaning Rule of Interpretation
Chapter -6    Mischief Rule in the Interpretation of Statutes: Purposive Approach
Chapter -7    Golden Rule in the Interpretation of Statutes: To Avoid Absurdity
Chapter -8    Rules for Interpretation of Statutes at Glance

UNIT - V
Chapter -1     Working out Problems
Chapter -2     Answering Essay Questions 
Chapter -3     In the Exam Room
Chapter -4     Application of Law to Facts
Chapter -5     Legal Research
Chapter -6     Assignments and Dissertations at the Tertiary Level: Assignments and Term Papers
Chapter -7     Assignments and Dissertations at the Tertiary Level: Planning the Assignment
Chapter -8     Assignments and Dissertations at the Tertiary Level: Planning the Thesis
Chapter -9     Writing the Dissertation or Assignment: The General Format
Chapter -10   Writing the Dissertation or Assignment: Page and Chapter Format
Chapter -11   Citation Method: Footnotes
Chapter -12   Citation Method: Referencing

STEPS OF LEGAL RESEARCH (CHAPTER 13-20)
Chapter -13    Designing the Study: Types of Research 
Chapter -14    Methodological Hints to Prepare a Research Paper
Chapter -15    Tables and Figures
Chapter -16    The Use of Quotations
Chapter -17    Common Features of Editorial Style
Chapter -18    Appendixes
Chapter -19    Thesis Proposal
Chapter -20    Editing and Evaluating the Final Product of Thesis
Referred Books
University Question Papers
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