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Legal method and reasoning

Your law subjects aim to guide you in developing legal reasoning and problem-solving skills, and an ability to analyse facts, and read and apply legal rules. Some useful resources introducing legal methods and problem-solving are listed below.

Catriona Cook [et al.], Laying down the law (2005)

UniM Law – KL 155 K1 LAYI Overnight loan *** Recommended text with good chapters on legal problems, reading cases, legal research, legal writing, citation and exams

Patrick Keyzer, Legal problem solving: a guide for law students (2003)
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Glanville Williams, Learning the Law (2002)
UniM Law – KL 131 WILL 

Preparing for law (LLB), University of Melbourne:
http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/getting_started/preparing.cfm


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