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Description
Are you considering studying law at university or preparing to start your first year as a law student? Studying the Law Illustrates why law is such an exciting and challenging subject to study, introducing and explaining each of the main topics taught on the degree.
Each chapter tackles a different subject, giving you a helpful overview followed by a more detailed exploration of some of the main themes. The text is written in a clear and engaging style, and gives a good awareness of how law is studied at university.
Although the subjects are diverse, each chapter demonstrates the way lawyers approach issues and problems, developing the skills of rapid appraisal of complex issues, the ability to analyse and summarise and the way to muster and present arguments for and against.
Studying the law will give all those considering or preparing for a law degree a valuable head start.
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Contents
1. Constitutional Law
Dr. Andrew Henderson
Introduction
The constitution
Creation and function of institutions
Relationships of institutions between one another
Relationships between institutions and citizens
Some examples of constitutional law in practice
Reading list
2. Roman Law
Dr. Scan Butler
Introduction
Historical background
Legal background
Some examples of Roman law
The study of Roman law
Reading list
3. Tort Law
Nicholas J McBride
Introduction
What is a tort?
Liability for omissions
Vicarious liability
The future of tort law
Reading list
4. Criminal Law
Nicholas J McBride
Introduction
The meaning of intention
Morality and the criminal law
Reading list
5. Land Law
Dr. Neit Jones
Classification of interests
Co-ordination of rights
Some examples
Reading list
6. Equity
Elaine Palser
Historical development
Chancery's creations
Equitable maxims
An introduction to trusts
Some examples
Reading list
7. Contract Law
Nicholas J McBride
Introduction
Estoppel
A double-edged sword
The bindingness of contracts
Reading list
8. Family Law
Jonathan Herring
The rights of teenagers
Disputes over frozen embryos
Contact between parents and children
Conclusion
Reading list
9. EU Law
Dr. Andrej Savin
Understanding the EU
How does the EU regulate?
What does the EU regulate?
Conclusion
Reading list
Index
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Author Details
Authors - Sean Butler, Andrew Henderson, Jonathan Herring, Neil Jones, Nicholas McBride, Elaine Palser, Andrej Savin.
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