Thinking Critically About Law

Author : Amy R. Codling
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317298380

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Thinking Critically About Law by Amy R. Codling Pdf

So you’ve arrived at university, you’ve read the course handbook and you’re ready to learn the law. But is knowing the law enough to get you the very best marks? And what do your lecturers mean when they say you need to develop critical and analytical skills? When is it right to put your own views forward? What are examiners looking for when they give feedback to say that your work is too descriptive? This book explores what it means to think critically and offers practical tips and advice for students to develop the process, skill and ability of thinking critically while studying law. The book investigates the big questions such as: What is law? and What is ‘thinking critically’? How can I use critical thinking to get better grades in assessments? What is the role of critical thinking in the work place? These questions and more are explored in Thinking Critically About Law. Whether you have limited prior experience of critical thinking or are looking to improve your performance in assessments, this book is the ideal tool to help you enhance your capacity to question, challenge, reflect and problematize what you learn about the law throughout your studies and beyond.

Author : Matthew Stone,Illan rua Wall,Costas Douzinas
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136291203

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New Critical Legal Thinking by Matthew Stone,Illan rua Wall,Costas Douzinas Pdf

New Critical Legal Thinking articulates the emergence of a stream of critical legal theory which is directly concerned with the relation between law and the political. The early critical legal studies claim that all law is politics is displaced with a different and more nuanced theoretical arsenal. Combining grand theory with a concern for grounded political interventions, the various contributors to this book draw on political theorists and continental philosophers in order to engage with current legal problematics, such as the recent global economic crisis, the Arab spring and the emergence of biopolitics. The contributions instantiate the claim that a new and radical political legal scholarship has come into being: one which critically interrogates and intervenes in the contemporary relationship between law and power.

Author : A. R. Codling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : LAW
ISBN : 1315647567

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Thinking Critically About Law by A. R. Codling Pdf

"So you’ve arrived at university, you’ve read the course handbook and you’re ready to learn the law. But is knowing the law enough to get you the very best marks? And what do your lecturers mean when they say you need to develop critical and analytical skills? When is it right to put your own views forward? What are examiners looking for when they give feedback to say that your work is too descriptive?This book explores what it means to think critically and offers practical tips and advice for students to develop the process, skill and ability of thinking critically while studying law. The book investigates the big questions such as: What is law? and What is ‘thinking critically’? How can I use critical thinking to get better grades in assessments? What is the role of critical thinking in the work place? These questions and more are explored in Thinking Critically About Law.Whether you have limited prior experience of critical thinking or are looking to improve your performance in assessments, this book is the ideal tool to help you enhance your capacity to question, challenge, reflect and problematize what you learn about the law throughout your studies and beyond."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Colin Seale
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000489903

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Thinking Like a Lawyer by Colin Seale Pdf

Critical thinking is the essential tool for ensuring that students fulfill their promise. But, in reality, critical thinking is still a luxury good, and students with the greatest potential are too often challenged the least. Thinking Like a Lawyer: Introduces a powerful but practical framework to close the critical thinking gap. Gives teachers the tools and knowledge to teach critical thinking to all students. Helps students adopt the skills, habits, and mindsets of lawyers. Empowers students to tackle 21st-century problems. Teaches students how to compete in a rapidly changing global marketplace. Colin Seale, a teacher-turned-attorney-turned-education-innovator and founder of thinkLaw, uses his unique experience to introduce a wide variety of concrete instructional strategies and examples that teachers can use in all grade levels and subject areas. Individual chapters address underachievement, the value of nuance, evidence-based reasoning, social-emotional learning, equitable education, and leveraging families to close the critical thinking gap.

Author : Brett Brosseit,Elizabeth Mortenson,Sarah Murphy (Law teacher)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Critical thinking
ISBN : 1531002552

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Applied Critical Thinking & Legal Analysis by Brett Brosseit,Elizabeth Mortenson,Sarah Murphy (Law teacher) Pdf

To view a sample of the Case File, Assessments, and Materials ("CAM") Supplement, click here. The full 302-page supplement, along with a Dropbox folder of working spreadsheets and other classroom materials, is available to professors upon adoption of this book. ACTLA is a comprehensive research-based curriculum designed to optimize students' legal learning and problem-solving skills for improved educational outcomes. Consisting of a student text, a supplement containing all required case files, assessments, and materials, and a teacher's manual, ACTLA provides a turn-key solution that allows any school, regardless of budget or staffing, to leverage limited resources for greater student success. ACTLA is designed for flexibility, and can be delivered as a full course, a series of workshops, or one-on-one study to best suit the unique needs of any institution or student population. If desired, ACTLA can easily be integrated into any doctrinal course. The innovative ACTLA curriculum, backed by nearly a decade of intensive educational research, development, delivery, and assessment, directly addresses the most pressing learning needs of today's students. ACTLA helps students strengthen their skills in critical reading, writing, and analytical thinking, while building the habits of mind associated with top success in the study and practice of law. Students in ACTLA internalize a reliable, systematic approach to legal learning and problem-solving while working through three progressively sophisticated levels of legal problems, assessing their progress, and refining their approach each step of the way. The problem-based curriculum includes an arsenal of research-based tools and strategies to strengthen key legal learning skills, including critical reading, rule formation, synthesis, analysis, exam-taking, self-assessment, and self-regulation. ACTLA emphasizes formative assessment and includes specialized tools to measure learning outcomes, which may assist law schools in complying with the ABA pedagogy mandate.

Author : Katherine A. Currier,Thomas E. Eimermann
Publisher : Aspen Publishers
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105134513170

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The Study of Law by Katherine A. Currier,Thomas E. Eimermann Pdf

In this comprehensive introduction to law, authors Currier and Eimermann use the highly effective critical thinking approach — encouraging students to engage with the material through hypothetical problems, examples, and thought-provoking questions. Covering all of the key concepts presented in a typical Introduction to Law course, The Study of Law: A Critical thinking Approach, Second Edition, features : an overview of key concepts in American law designed for business, criminal justice, political science, and general education courses a critical thinking approach that involves students in the materials through interactive pedagogy — such as hypotheticals, examples, and well-designed questions a well-written text with excerpts from illustrative cases a logical two-part organization Part I. The Legal System introduces students To The sources and classifications of law, The structure of the court system, and litigation Part II. Basic Principles of American Law introduces students to legal principles that form the basis of constitutional law, torts, contracts, property, business, family, and criminal law coverage of legal reasoning, case briefing, and statutory interpretation appendices including the U.S. Constitution, Fundamentals of Good Writing, and NetNotes Updated throughout, The Second Edition offers : an increased focus on the role and importance of the legal system in the lives of all citizens more coverage of constitutional law — with emphasis on federalism and First Amendment issues new and additional case excerpts an increased emphasis on substantive and theoretical (rather than procedural) issues Specifically designed for introductory law courses in business, criminal justice, political science and general education, The Study of Law: A Critical Thinking Approach, Second Edition, offers the pedagogical richness that fuels class discussion and enriches your teaching.

Author : Pheng Cheah,David Fraser,Judith Grbich
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1996-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780814715451

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Thinking Through the Body of the Law by Pheng Cheah,David Fraser,Judith Grbich Pdf

Issues that are drawn from, and bear on, disciplines including philosophy, law and legal studies, feminist studies, social and political theory, communication studies, critical theory and cultural studies.

Author : Edwin Scott Fruehwald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Critical thinking
ISBN : 9798608999987

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How to Teach Lawyers, Judges, and Law Students Critical Thinking by Edwin Scott Fruehwald Pdf

Critical thinking is essential for lawyers, judges, and law students. Yet law schools have never systematically taught critical thinking to their students. The main purpose of this book is to help law professors teach lawyers, judges, and law students how to become critical thinkers. It first explains critical thinking to professors, and, then, it shows how they can teach this knowledge to students. Lawyers, judges, and law students can also use this book to teach themselves critical thinking.Chapter One introduces the reader to the need for critical thinking in the law, and it will give two methods of evaluating how critical thinking works within legal education. Chapter Two helps the reader understand the basics of critical thinking. Most scholars think that critical thinking is domain specific, so Chapter Three presents the domain of the law. Chapter Four applies critical thinking basics to law's domain, and it shows how to teach critical thinking to lawyers, judges, and law students. Chapter Five shows how critical thinking processes can improve the use of the Socratic method in legal education. Chapter Six discusses how critical thinking can make law professors better teachers. Chapter Seven demonstrates how critical thinking can produce better legal writing professors. Chapter Eight focuses on judges and critical thinking. The final chapter brings everything together and highlights the most important aspects of teaching critical thinking to lawyers, judges, and law students. Two appendices contain sample Socratic dialogues that employ critical thinking. I have included exercises and problems on critical thinking throughout the book.

Author : Nickolas James
Publisher : PearsonChoices
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Critical thinking
ISBN : 1442543647

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Critical Legal Thinking by Nickolas James Pdf

"Many university graduates later become influential members of the community, particularly law school graduates. Whether as legal advisers, consultants, politicians, judges or social activists, law school graduates inevitably play an important role in ensuring that the present legal system is efficient and effective. They challenge that system and advocate for change when it is warranted. The aim of this text is to prepare law students for this important role by developing their critical thinking about legal claims and arguments, about the nature of law, and about law's role in society. After studying this text, students will be able to: exercise an ability to think critically about legal rules, doctrines, claims, arguments, decisions and actions; articulate a broad understanding of the process of formal legal reasoning; the theoretical, ideological and ethical foundations of law, legal education and legal practice; and various cultural and critical perspectives on law and its role in society; demonstrate a critical disposition, that is, the personal traits associated with being a critical thinker."--Cover.

Author : Katherine A. Currier,Thomas E. Eimermann
Publisher : Aspen Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Law
ISBN : 1454852224

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The Study of Law by Katherine A. Currier,Thomas E. Eimermann Pdf

The latest edition of The Study of Law: A Critical Thinking Approach offers a comprehensive, intelligent overview of all the key concepts covered in a typical introduction to law course. A critical thinking approach is used to introduce students to the study of law, encouraging students to interact with the materials through hypotheticals, examples, and well-designed questions. The text is divided into two parts, reflecting the topics addressed in an introductory course. Part I, Introduction to the Legal System, introduces students to the sources and classification of law, the structure of the court system, and an overview of litigation. Part II: Basic Legal Concepts, covers the basics of analysis and interpretation of the law, followed by chapters on substantive law. Key Features of the New Edition: Teaches students the basic skills necessary to understand statutes and court cases Strong pedagogy reinforces well-written text presented in an accessible and well-organized format Edited cases are included in every chapter to teach students how to read and analyze the law New coverage includes: the Boston Marathon bombing case, the Affordable Care Act, and trademark issues involving the Washington Redskins, e-filing and e-discovery, discussion of same-sex marriage and custody disputes over pre-embryos, and crimes of unauthorized access of computer data and warrantless searches of cell phones

Author : Michael Head,Scott Mann
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781921410802

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Law in Perspective by Michael Head,Scott Mann Pdf

Chiefly written as a textbook for 1st year university law students, this book encourages critical, responsible and creative thinking about law as a system of ideas and a social institution. Explore the realtionship between law, logic and science.

Author : Andrea Bianchi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191038228

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International Law Theories by Andrea Bianchi Pdf

Two fish are swimming in a pond. 'Do you know what?' the fish asks his friend. 'No, tell me.' 'I was talking to a frog the other day. And he told me that we are surrounded by water!' His friend looks at him with great scepticism: 'Water? Whats that? Show me some water!' International lawyers often find themselves focused on the practice of the law rather than the underlying theories. This book is an attempt to stir up 'the water' that international lawyers swim in. It analyses a range of theoretical approaches to international law and invites readers to engage with different ways of legal thinking in order to familiarize themselves with the water all around us, of which we hardly have any perception. The main aim of this book is to provide interested scholars, practitioners, and students of international law and other disciplines with an introduction to various international legal theories, their genealogies, and possible critiques. By providing an analytical approach to international legal theory, the book encourages readers to enhance their sensitivity to these different approaches and to consider how the presuppositions behind each theory affect analysis, research, and practice in international law. International Law Theories is intended to assist students, scholars, and practitioners in reflecting more generally about how knowledge is formed in the field.

Author : Scott Veitch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000344851

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Obligations by Scott Veitch Pdf

Obligations: New Trajectories in Law provides a critical analysis of the role of obligations in contemporary legal and social practices. As rights have become the preeminent feature of modern political and legal discourse, the work of obligations has been overshadowed. Questioning and correcting this dominant image of our time, this book brings obligations back into view in a way that fits better with the realities of contemporary social life. Following a historical account of the changing place and priorities of obligations in modernity, the book analyses how obligations and practices of obedience are core to understanding how law sustains conditions of inequality. But it also explores the enduring role obligations play in furthering individual and collective well-being, highlighting their significance in practices that prioritize human and environmental needs, common goods, and solidarity. In doing so, it also offers an alternative and cogent assessment of the force, and the potential, of obligations in contemporary societies. This original jurisprudential contribution will appeal to an academic and student readership in law, politics, and the social sciences.

Author : Katherine A. Currier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : PSU:000049346626

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Introduction to Law for Paralegals by Katherine A. Currier Pdf

Author : Oren Ben-Dor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781847313829

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Thinking about Law by Oren Ben-Dor Pdf

What calls for thinking about law? What does it mean to think about? What is aboutness? Could it be that law, in its essence, has not yet been thought about? In exploring these questions, this book closely reads Heidegger's thought, especially his later poetical writings. Heidegger's transformation of the very notion and process of thinking has destabilising implications for the formation of any theory of law, however critical this theory may be. The transformation of thinking also affects the notions of ethics and morality, and the manner in which law relates to them. Interpretations of Heidegger's unique understanding of notions such as 'essence', 'thinking', 'language', 'truth' and 'nearness' come together to indicate the otherness of the essence of law from what is referred to as the 'legal'. If the essence of law has not yet been thought about, what generates deafness to the call for such thinking, thereby entrenching a refuge for legalism? The ambit of the legal is traced to Levinasian ethics, especially to his notion of otherness, despite such a notion being apparently highly critical of the totality of the legal. In entrenching the legal, it is argued that Levinas's notion of otherness does not reflect thinking that is otherwise than ontology but rather radicalises and maintains a derivative ontology. A call for thinking about law is then connected to Heideggerian ontologically based otherness upon which ethical reflection, that the essence of law protects, is grounded.