Glanville Williams: Learning the Law

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Williams provides a vivid impression of what studying law is like, and explains the nature and scope of some of the important topics of law in the English legal system. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. If you’re interested in firmwide or multiple user access to this title on Proview then please contact us directly to discuss what options are available.

has sold millions of scholastic books to university libraries, academics, students and reflective bibliophiles throughout the world. Ranging widely across legal skills, source materials, and methods of study and assessment, it introduces legal problems and describes how to tackle them, and how to look up points of law.

It helps students understand the meaning of statutes and case law, and offers advice on study methods and exam preparation. I highly recommend it, I have read four chapters up to now and have enjoyed every single one immensely and learned a lot from it. First published in 1945, Glanville Williams: Learning the Law has been introducing new and prospective law students to the foundation skills needed to study law effectively for over 70 years. Now in its 17th edition, it is still the must-have book for every student embarking upon a law degree. shows how to read and understand these in light of common law principles of precedent, and introduces students to the fundamental legal documents such as statutes and case law.

Using ProView means you can connect to and interact with the content you rely on in new ways, wherever and whenever you like. Much of the original text survives but Professor Smith has given much needed emphasis to the new legal agenda of the early twenty-first century – gone are the old, archaic references – and in come new, thrusting European Union law provisions which will warm the heart of the most die-hard Eurosceptic.For more than half a century, "Williams: Learning the Law" has been essential reading for every undergraduate law student in the common law world, providing a clear introduction to the methods and skills of the law. The First and Second Editions were published in 1945, the Third in 1950, the Fourth in 1953, the Fifth in 1954, the Sixth in 1957, the Seventh in 1963, the Eighth in 1969, the Ninth in 1973, the Tenth in 1978, the Eleventh in 1982, the Twelfth in 2002, the Thirteenth in 2006, the Fourteenth in 2010, the Fifteenth in 2013, and the Sixteenth in 2016.

It introduces the reader to the peculiar case law method of studying law, as well as the relevance of statute law. Presenting an overview of the English Legal System and covering the essential legal skills that students need to master if they want to succeed both in their legal studies and in their future careers, this is a must-have book for all new law students. It is still the essential book for any student beginning a legal education, even though it is in its 17th edition. I raised the question with Better World Books and although they could not supply a hardcover version they were extremely generous in making up for the descepency.Gives a real insight, and lots of pre-law knowledge that will help you before you begin studying law. I already possess earlier editions, but a major novelty in this 14th edition is its radical update on the impact of European (Community and ECHR) law on our legal system. Presenting an overview of the English Legal System and covering the essential legal skills that students need to master if they want to succeed both in their legal studies and in their future careers, this is a must-have book for all new law students! First published in 1945, Glanville Williams: Learning the Law has been introducing students to the foundation skills needed to study law effectively for over 70 years.

No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. It is rightly described as essential reading for all potential lawyers, whether sixth-form students or graduates contemplating the study of law, or those considering career options. Small in size, short in length, compact and yet covers all that a student would need to know about the study of law, this is thus the ideal book for the purpose.Wow, there is good reason this book is on the prelim reading lists for nearly every LLB programme in the country. For more than half a century, Williams: Learning the Law has been essential reading for every undergraduate law student in the common law world, providing a clear introduction to the methods and skills of the law.