Steven Foster是考文垂大学法学院的主要讲师,教授法学技巧这门课程已超过30年,同时他在法学院中也教授法学写作与研究的课程。
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Contents
Preface ii
Introduction: How to use this book iii
Part 1 Preparing and writing law assignments 1
1 Writing law assessments on undergraduate courses 3
Some common complaints 4
Some basic points 5
Note-taking and using notes with other sources 7
What should I do when I get an assignment? 8
Researching for assessments 10
2 Presentation of law assessments 13
Word-processed work 13
Adopting good practice in grammar, punctuation and spelling
14
Clear and coherent writing style 18
Avoiding plagiarism 25
Providing authority 28
Reading over your answer 32
Answering the question 32
Writing critically and gaining enhanced grades 50
Summary of writing and presentational skills 55
Part 2 Writing legal essays: Specific legal skills 57
3 Using legal materials 59
Providing authority 59
Using cases 66
Using statutory materials 85
Using law journals 90
Using websites 94
4 Legal referencing and citation 96
Learn how to cite cases 96
Citing statutory materials 97
Citing journals 100
Citing books 102
Citing websites 102
Bibliographies 103
References and Latin words and phrases 104
Summary of using legal materials, referencing and citation
105
5 Good and bad essays
107
Introduction 107
Practice 1: Contract law essay 108
Practice 2: Legal system and constitutional law essay 128
Summary of good essay techniques 150
Part 3 Answering problem and exam questions
153
6 Answering problem questions 155
Understanding problem questions 155
Tackling problem questions 157
Practice 1: Contract problem 163
Practice 2: Statutory interpretationjudicial review problem
172
Summary of problem-solving skills 188
7 Preparing for and answering exam questions 189
General exam skills 189
The revision process 193
The examination 199
Examples of exam answers 210
Practice 1: The contract problem 210
Practice 2: The constitutional law essay 215
Summary of examination skills 219
Part 4 Tackling extended essays and projects 221
8 Researching and writing advanced essays 223
Extended and advanced essays at undergraduate level 223
Undertaking greater research 232
Enhanced writing and referencing skills 236
Undergraduate projects 237
Summary of advanced essay and project skills 251
Further reading 252