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Legal Method Essentials for Scots Law (Edinburgh Law Essentials) - Softcover

Dale McFadzean; Lynn Allardyce Irvine

 
9781845861674: Legal Method Essentials for Scots Law (Edinburgh Law Essentials)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1845861671 ISBN 13: 9781845861674
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Get started with using the library; find out what statutory interpretation and judicious precedent are; learn about finding and using case law and legislation; discover how to access and cite books, journals and other sources; take your study international with a guide to sources from Europe and further afield; and sail through your coursework and exams with handy tips for legal writing and research.

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About the Author

Dale McFadzean is Lecturer in Law at the University of the West of Scotland. He is the author of Scottish Administrative Law Essentials (Dundee University Press, 2006), Public Law Essentials (Dundee University Press, 2007), Scots Law for Students: An Introduction (Dundee University Press, 2007), An Introduction to Law and Legal Obligations 2nd ed. (Dundee University Press, 2009) and Legal Method Essentials (Dundee University Press, 2010). Lynn Irvine is Head Law Librarian at Glasgow Caledonian University.

From the Back Cover

All the basic skills you need to study Law, from using legal information to legal writing and researching. Scots law deals with many specific subject areas, such as criminal law, the law of contract and the law of delict, among others, and often differs in key areas of statute and practice. However, the methodology of studying the law is very much the same. This revised and updated second edition is a fingertip guide to legal method, showing you how to go about your study of law. Get started with the use of legal information; find out what statutory interpretation and judicial precedent are; learn about finding and using case law and legislation online; gain skills and confidence in searching and evaluating information including books, journals and libraries; and make your study international with a guide to sources from Europe and further afield. Legal Method Essentials is the concise guide to the subject for students of Law in Scotland. Key Features: - Describes the aspects of legal method specific to Scotland - Key skills explained for law students - Handy tips for legal writing and research - Breaks down Scots Law into digestible parts - Shows the student how best to cite, reference and source material Dale McFadzean is a lecturer in law at the University of the West of Scotland. His areas of expertise include constitutional law, administrative law and legal education in general and he is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Director of the Scottish Universities Law Institute and a board member of the Juridical Review. He is the author of a number of successful legal textbooks and a contributor to the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia. Lynn Allardyce Irvine is College Librarian for the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow. She is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her professional interests include information literacy, the study of law and learning spaces.

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All the basic skills you need to study Law, from using legal information to legal writing and researching. Scots law deals with many specific subject areas, such as criminal law, the law of contract and the law of delict, among others, and often differs in key areas of statute and practice. However, the methodology of studying the law is very much the same. This revised and updated second edition is a fingertip guide to legal method, showing you how to go about your study of law. Get started with the use of legal information; find out what statutory interpretation and judicial precedent are; learn about finding and using case law and legislation online; gain skills and confidence in searching and evaluating information including books, journals and libraries; and make your study international with a guide to sources from Europe and further afield. Legal Method Essentials is the concise guide to the subject for students of Law in Scotland. Key Features: -Describes the aspects of legal method specific to Scotland -Key skills explained for law students -Handy tips for legal writing and research -Breaks down Scots Law into digestible parts -Shows the student how best to cite, reference and source material Dale McFadzean is a lecturer in law at the University of the West of Scotland. His areas of expertise include constitutional law, administrative law and legal education in general and he is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Director of the Scottish Universities Law Institute and a board member of the Juridical Review. He is the author of a number of successful legal textbooks and a contributor to the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia. Lynn Allardyce Irvine is College Librarian for the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow. She is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her professional interests include information literacy, the study of law and learning spaces.

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Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1845861671
ISBN 13 
9781845861674
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
184