How to study law

CONTENTS:
Preface
PART 1
1. SOURCES OF THE LAW 3;
Discovering the Law 3;
Parliament 4;
Legislation in practice 4;
Judge-made law 6;
Common law and equity 11;
2. DIVISIONS OF LAW 12;
Introduction 12;
Criminal law and civil law 12;
National, international and European Community law 16;
National law 16;
International law 16;
European Community law 18;
Public and Private law 20;
Criminal law and Civil law 24;
3. LAW IN ACTION/LAW IN BOOKS 26;
Introduction 26;
Different questions mean different answers 27;
Which kind of question am I asking? 28;
Are there really different questions? 29;
Answering questions 30;
Seeing the law in action 32;
PART 2 35;
4. FINDING CASES AND STATUTES 37;
Using full law library non-electronic research facilities 37;
Using law reports 40;
Updating cases 42;
Using limited library facilities 45;
Using electronic retrieval facilities 46;
Finding and updating statutes 49;
How to use Encyclopaedias52;
Finding and Using material on the law of the European Communities, the European Union and the European Economic Area 54 ;
Legislation 54;
Information and notices 55;
Other materials 55;
Community legislation transposed into United Kingdom Law 56;
5. READING CASES AND STATUTES 58;
Reading a case How to read a statute 69;
Using a statute 75;
Statutory Instruments 77;
6. READING RESEARCH MATERIALS 78;
Record reading 78;
Interviews and questionnaires 79;
Observation 79;
Sampling 80;
Research findings 81;
7. STUDY SKILLS 85;
Studying effectively 85;
Managing your time 85;
Lectures listening and notetaking 87;
Tutorials and seminars 89;
Starting to research a topic for an essay, tutorial or seminar 91;
Reading 94;
Notetaking 96;
Writing assignments 98;
Writing problem answers 101;
Assessment 102;
International students 105;
Further reading 105;
PART 3 107;
Exercise 1-Statutes I
Timeshare Act 1992 122
Exercise 2-Statutes II
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
Exercise 3-Cases I
R v. Crown Court at Knightsbridge, ex parte Dunne Brock v. Director of Public Prosecutions 135;
Exercise 4-Cases II 145;
R v. Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, ex parte 147;
R v. Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, ex parte Rahman 147;
Garlick v. Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council and related appeals 157;
Exercise 5-Research findings 168;
Equal Opportunities in Policing 168;
Exercise 6 Study Skills 188 ;
PART 4 195;
8. WHERE NEXT? 197;
Law courses 197;
Law as a profession 201;
Solicitors and barristers 201;
Education and training of solicitors 204;
Education and training of barristers 209;
Practical points: Solicitors and barristers 211;
APPENDIX I- CAREERS DIRECTORY 215;
APPENDIX II-ABBREVIATIONS 233;
APPENDIX III-FURTHER READING 235;
APPENDIX IV-EXERCISE ANSWERS 237;
Exercise 1;
Exercise 2;
Exercise 3;
Exercise 4;
Exercise 5;
Index 247.