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Book SynopsisNicholas J. McBride is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was formerly a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is (with Roderick Bagshaw) the author of Tort Law, now in its sixth edition.
Table of ContentsPreface
About the author
Publisher acknowledgments
PART ONE. THINKING ABOUT STUDYING LAW
- Letter 1 What is law?
- Letter 2 Five reasons for studying law
- Letter 3 Defending the law
- Letter 4 Why not do something else?
- Letter 5 Is law for me?
PART TWO. PREPARING TO STUDY LAW
- Letter 6 Two hard truths
- Letter 7 On free speech
- Letter 8 Means and ends
- Letter 9 Acts and omissions
- Letter 10 The many and the few
- Letter 11 The harm principle
- Letter 12 Justice and rights
- Letter 13 How to argue
- Letter 14 On doing the LNAT
PART THREE. STUDYING LAW
- Letter 15 General tips
- Letter 16 Avoiding problems
- Letter 17 Making the most of your time
- Letter 18 Using a textbook
- Letter 19 Reading cases
- Letter 20 A brief history of law reporting
- Letter 21 Making sense of statutes
- Letter 22 Getting through articles
- Letter 23 Making the most out of where you are
PART FOUR. WRITING LIKE A LAWYER
- Letter 24 How to write an essay
- Letter 25 How to write a problem answer
- Letter 26 Writing a dissertation
- Letter 27 Revising for and doing exams
PART FIVE. AFTER STUDYING LAW
APPENDICES
Appendix A
A mini-dictionary of law
Appendix B
End notes
Index
