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  • © 1996

Legal Method

Authors:

  1. Ian McLeod

    1. London Guildhall University, UK

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Part of the book series: Macmillan Law Masters (MLM)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  3. Case-Law and Precedent

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    3. Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dictum

      • Ian McLeod
      Pages 137-152

    5. Does the House of Lords Bind Itself?

      • Ian McLeod
      Pages 160-179

    6. Does the Court of Appeal Bind Itself?

      • Ian McLeod
      Pages 180-190

    7. Does the High Court Bind Itself?

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      Pages 191-195

    8. Precedent as a Vehicle for Law Reform

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      Pages 196-210

  4. Statute Law and Statutory Interpretation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
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About this book

The second edition of Ian McLeod's highly successful Legal Method has been fully revised and up-dated in respect of both English and Community sources of law, and continues to provide a lively introduction to the nature of law and legal reasoning. The book, which is both a self-contained study and an invaluable foundation for legal education, is divided into three parts: Ideas and Institutions, Case-Law and Precedent, and Statute Law and Statutory Interpretation. The constant theme is how uncertainties arise within the law and how the course resolves them. The text has been made accessible by lucid explanation rather than by dilution. The sources cited range from W.S. Gilbert and G.K. Chesterton to Alexander Pope and T.S. Eliot, in addition to a wealth of more conventional legal authorities. Reviewing the first edition, the Statute Law Review commented that the author has 'managed, unlike the authors of many contemporary students, to integrate the European Community legal dimension'.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • London Guildhall University, UK

    Ian McLeod

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About the author

Following professional experience as a local government lawyer and a prosecuting solicitor, Ian McLeod has specialized in teaching legal method, legal theory and public law.
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