| Description |
xiv, 235 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: The Courts' Role: Broader Considerations -- Some Conclusions -- 8.European Union Law / Catherine Barnard -- Introduction -- The Dispute -- Introduction to Key Principles of European Union Law -- The Court of Justice's Decision -- The Immediate Consequences of the Bosman Ruling -- The Longer-Term Consequences of Bosman: The Development of Union Citizenship -- Conclusions -- 9.Conclusions: Drawing Some Threads Together / Graham Virgo |
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Contents note continued: The Kind of Harm -- Damage and Loss -- Recovery for Pure Financial Harm -- Application in McFarlane -- Fair, Just and Reasonable -- The Reasons Given in McFarlane -- The Speech of Lord Steyn -- Distributive Justice -- Psychiatric Harm -- Effect on Third Parties -- Tort as Deterrence -- Deterrence and Compensation -- Two Recent Cases -- Statutes and Judge-Made Law -- The Effect of McFarlane -- Damage and the Invasion of Rights -- The Unwanted Baby Abroad -- Conclusion -- 5.Land Law / Kevin Gray -- Introduction -- The Problem of Property -- The Case (Chhokar v Chhokar) -- Conclusion -- 6.Equity / Graham Virgo -- What is Equity? -- The Contribution of Equity -- Types of Trust -- The Facts of Foskett v McKeown -- The Possible Solutions -- Identification and Application of Rules and Principles -- Conclusions -- 7.Constitutional Law / Mark Elliott -- Introduction -- Constitutions -- Britain's Constitutional Architecture -- The Role of the Courts -- |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction to Law / Janet O'Sullivan -- Starting to Think About Law -- The Tools -- Legal Method -- Interpretation -- Imagination -- Generalisation -- Policy Underpinning the Rule -- One Final Example -- Conclusions -- 2.Criminal Law / Graham Virgo -- The Elements of A Crime -- The Reasons for Punishment -- Reasons for Characterising Conduct as Criminal -- Facts of Brown -- The Key Offences -- The Issue in Brown -- Application of the Decision -- The Dissenting Judges -- Theory: Autonomy Versus Welfare -- Subsequent Events: Motive and Risk -- Human Rights -- Law Reform -- Conclusions -- 3.Law of Contract / Janet O'Sullivan -- Introduction -- Some Crucial Ideas about Contractual Remedies -- The Case -- The House of Lords Decision in More Detail -- What Has Happened Since Ruxley? -- What if The Builder Had Saved Money by Breaching The Contract? -- Conclusion -- 4.Tort / Tony Weir -- The Most Famous Tort Case -- The ̀Duty' Question -- |
| Summary |
The book introduces prospective law students to the legal system, as well as to legal reasoning, critical thinking and argument |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2007 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Jurisprudence -- Great Britain.
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Law -- Study and teaching (Graduate) -- Great Britain.
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Law -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain.
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Law -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Barnard, Catherine.
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O'Sullivan, Janet, 1967-
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Virgo, Graham.
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| LC no. |
2011414349 |
| ISBN |
184946085X (paperback) |
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9781849460859 (paperback) |
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