Reading The Legal Case

Author : Marco Wan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136328848

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This volume examines the nature, function, development and epistemological assumptions of the legal case in an interdisciplinary context. Using the question of ‘reading’ as a guiding principle, it opens up new ways of understanding case law and the doctrine of precedent by bringing the law into dialogue with the humanities. What happens when a legal case is read not only by lawyers, but by literary critics, by linguists, by philosophers, or by historians? How do film makers and writers adapt and transform legal cases in their work? How might one interpret fiction in the context of the historical development of the common law? The essays in this volume test the boundaries of the legal case as a genre by inviting perspectives from other disciplines, and in doing so also raise more fundamental questions of what constitutes law and legal thinking. This book will be of interest to anyone seeking a better understanding of the common law, the humanities, and the intersection between them.

Author : Marco Wan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415673549

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Reading the Legal Case by Marco Wan Pdf

The Legal Case: Cross-Currents in Law and the Humanitiesre-examines the seemingly familiar notion of a ‘legal case’ by exploring the histories, practices, conventions and rhetoric of ‘case law’. The doctrine of stare decisis, whereby courts are bound by precedent cases, underpins legal reasoning in the common law world. At the same time, the legal case is itself a product of institutional and linguistic practices, and raises broader questions about the foundations and boundaries of law. The idea of the ‘case’ as an ordered, closed narrative with a determinate outcome is, for example, integral to medical, psychoanalytic, as well as forensic discourses; whilst the notion of the ‘strange case’ is a popular one in the English fiction of the late nineteenth century. What is at stake in the attempt to categorise or define a situation as a legal case? Is the notion of binding precedent in ‘case law’ really distinctive to the common law? And if so, why? What can the concept of a ‘case’ in other disciplines and discourses tell us about how it operates in law? With contributions from legal philosophers, legal historians, literary critics, and linguists, this book moves beyond the jurisprudential discussion of the nature and authority of the legal case, as it draws on insights from philosophy, m linguistics, narratology, drama, and film.

Author : Susan M. Reinhart
Publisher : University of Michigan Press ELT
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Law
ISBN : 047203202X

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Strategies for Legal Case Reading and Vocabulary Development by Susan M. Reinhart Pdf

Many law students feel that they are learning a new language during their first year of law school. For those students who are not native English speakers this process can be even more overwhelming. Strategies for Legal Case Reading and Vocabulary Developmentwas written for just these students. The goal of the text is to help students develop the case reading and vocabulary strategies they will need to compete and succeed in an American law school. Strategies for Legal Case Reading and Vocabulary Developmentbegins with an overview of the American legal system and relevant research and guidelines relating to case reading. The book is divided into sections on common law, statutory law, and constitutional law. Approximately twenty cases (some abridged) and eight readings are included in the text. Questions for Discussion follow each case to help students prepare to actively participate in class case discussions. Additional features include hypotheticals (often posed by law professors), vocabulary tasks, and short writing assignments.

Author : Antonin Scalia,Bryan A. Garner
Publisher : West Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Judicial process
ISBN : 031427555X

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Reading Law by Antonin Scalia,Bryan A. Garner Pdf

In this groundbreaking book, Scalia and Garner systematically explain all the most important principles of constitutional, statutory, and contractual interpretation in an engaging and informative style with hundreds of illustrations from actual cases. Is a burrito a sandwich? Is a corporation entitled to personal privacy? If you trade a gun for drugs, are you using a gun in a drug transaction? The authors grapple with these and dozens of equally curious questions while explaining the most principled, lucid, and reliable techniques for deriving meaning from authoritative texts. Meanwhile, the book takes up some of the most controversial issues in modern jurisprudence. What, exactly, is textualism? Why is strict construction a bad thing? What is the true doctrine of originalism? And which is more important: the spirit of the law, or the letter? The authors write with a well-argued point of view that is definitive yet nuanced, straightforward yet sophisticated.

Author : Robert J. Sharpe,Patricia I. McMahon
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781487516932

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The Persons Case by Robert J. Sharpe,Patricia I. McMahon Pdf

On 18 October 1929, John Sankey, England's reform-minded Lord Chancellor, ruled in the Persons case that women were eligible for appointment to Canada's Senate. Initiated by Edmonton judge Emily Murphy and four other activist women, the Persons case challenged the exclusion of women from Canada's upper house and the idea that the meaning of the constitution could not change with time. The Persons Case considers the case in its political and social context and examines the lives of the key players: Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, and the other members of the "famous five," the politicians who opposed the appointment of women, the lawyers who argued the case, and the judges who decided it. Robert J. Sharpe and Patricia I. McMahon examine the Persons case as a pivotal moment in the struggle for women's rights and as one of the most important constitutional decisions in Canadian history. Lord Sankey's decision overruled the Supreme Court of Canada's judgment that the courts could not depart from the original intent of the framers of Canada's constitution in 1867. Describing the constitution as a "living tree," the decision led to a reassessment of the nature of the constitution itself. After the Persons case, it could no longer be viewed as fixed and unalterable, but had to be treated as a document that, in the words of Sankey, was in "a continuous process of evolution." The Persons Case is a comprehensive study of this important event, examining the case itself, the ruling of the Privy Council, and the profound affect that it had on women's rights and the constitutional history of Canada.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1127151816

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Introduction to the Study of Law by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kent McNeil
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780774861083

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Flawed Precedent by Kent McNeil Pdf

In 1888, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ruled in the St. Catherine’s case. This precedent-setting decision would define the legal contours of Aboriginal title in Canada for almost a hundred years. In Flawed Precedent, preeminent legal scholar Kent McNeil examines the trial and its context in detail, demonstrating how erroneous assumptions and prejudicial attitudes about Indigenous peoples and their land use influenced the case. He also discusses the effects the decision had on law and policy until the 1970s when its authority was finally questioned in Calder and in other key rulings. McNeil has written a compelling account of a landmark case that undermined Indigenous land rights for almost a century.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Arts surveys
ISBN : UOM:39015064117016

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Reading at Risk by Anonim Pdf

Author : Helene S. Shapo,Marshall S. Shapo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063189067

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Law School Without Fear by Helene S. Shapo,Marshall S. Shapo Pdf

Resource added for the Paralegal program 101101.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:311789085

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Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation by Anonim Pdf

Author : Victor E. Kappeler
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781478609209

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Police Civil Liability by Victor E. Kappeler Pdf

The thirty-five Supreme Court cases in the second edition provide a solid, accessible foundation for understanding civil liability law and its impact on policing operations and management. This convenient resource also includes a brief review of the basics of judicial reasoning and a short introduction on how to brief cases. These materials and the discussion questions at the end of each section help readers understand the process of legal inquiry and analysis and the changing nature of police civil liability law. An excellent complement to Kappelers text Critical Issues in Police Civil Liability, Fourth Edition!

Author : Randy E. Barnett,Josh Blackman
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9798886140736

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An Introduction to Constitutional Law by Randy E. Barnett,Josh Blackman Pdf

An Introduction to Constitutional Law teaches the narrative of constitutional law as it has developed historically and provides the essential background to understand how this foundational body of law has come to be what it is today. This multimedia experience combines a book and video series to engage students more directly in the study of constitutional law. All students—even those unfamiliar with American history—will garner a firm understanding of how constitutional law has evolved. An eleven-hour online video library brings the Supreme Court’s most important decisions to life. Videos are enriched by photographs, maps, and audio from the Supreme Court. The book and videos are accessible for all levels: law school, college, high school, home school, and independent study. Students can read and watch these materials before class to prepare for lectures or study after class to fill in any gaps in their notes. And, come exam time, students can binge-watch the entire canon of constitutional law in about twelve hours.

Author : New York (State). Superior Court (New York),James Clark Spencer,Samuel Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : HARVARD:32044078456456

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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Superior Court of the City of New York [1871-1892] by New York (State). Superior Court (New York),James Clark Spencer,Samuel Jones Pdf

Author : James Grimmelmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-13
Category : Internet
ISBN : 1943689172

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Internet Law by James Grimmelmann Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Courts,Thomas Leach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1815
Category : Criminal law
ISBN : OXFORD:N12275808

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Cases in Crown Law, by Great Britain. Courts,Thomas Leach Pdf