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The Devil's Advocate , a best-selling advocacy manual in both the UK and the Commonwealth, brings a fresh approach to the Do's and Don'ts of good advocacy. Written with humour and style, the title explains clear techniques, taking the reader through the...

Lloyd's Introduction to Jurisprudence is the leading textbook on jurisprudence in the English-speaking world, covering the whole field of jurisprudence. Combines an authoritative text with extracts from a huge variety of authors, extracting the works of...

With the emergence of democracy in the city-state of Athens in the years around 460 BC, public speaking became an essential skill for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils - and even for ordinary citizens in the courts of law. In response, the...

For over 80 years, Osborn's has been the dictionary of choice for law students. With over 4,700 references from the obscure to the everyday it contains everything needed for the study of law. No matter what the subject, Osborn will cover it with...

Introduces students to legalistic, theoretical, empirical, comparative and cross-disciplinary research methods, grounded in working examples. Drawing on actual research projects, Research Methods for Law discusses how legal research as process impacts...

Language skills, study skills, argument skills and the skills associated with dispute resolution are vital to every law student, professional lawyer and academic. The 5th edition of Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning draws on a range of areas of law to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845861674Author Dale McFadzeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Discovery PressPublisher Dundee University Press Ltd

Central Issues in Jurisprudence is a clear introduction to the major theories and arguments which currently dominate discussion in jurisprudence. The work enables students to read the original writers with a real understanding of how the theories relate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841740294Author Peter ClinchFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Blackstone Press LtdPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 514g

Confused by cases? Stuck on statutes? Or just unsure where to start with writing, research or revision? The Insider's Guide to Legal Skills will show you what you need to succeed, applying skills in their real-world context and helping you get to grips...

Confused by cases? Stuck on statutes? Or just unsure where to start with writing, research or revision? The Insider's Guide to Legal Skills will show you what you need to succeed, applying skills in their real-world context and helping you get to grips...

Legal Research: A Practitioner's Handbook provides practical advice on every aspect of effective legal research: problem analysis, selecting and finding the best sources; and presenting results effectively. This third edition has been thoroughly updated,...

Is the death penalty a more effective deterrent than lengthy prison sentences? Does a judge's gender influence their decisions? Do independent judiciaries promote economic freedom? Answering such questions requires empirical evidence, and arguments based...

Providing a clear and concise guide to the practicalities of legal research, this informative book presents a methodological framework for law-in-context research design. It argues that legal scholarship relies on the interpretive and argumentative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543804584Author Amy E SloanFormat PaperbackImprint Aspen PublishersPublisher Aspen Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423238744Author Debra Moss CurtisPage Count 6Imprint Quickstudy Reference GuidesPublisher Barcharts, IncDimensions(mm) 279mm * 4mm * 215mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543839449Author Mary Beth BeazleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Aspen PublishingPublisher Aspen PublishingWeight(grams) 621g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543813364Author Amy E SloanFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Aspen PublishingPublisher Aspen PublishingWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781454894018Author Amy E SloanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Aspen PublishersPublisher Aspen PublishersWeight(grams) 590g

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of...

The empirical study of law, legal systems and legal institutions is widely viewed as one of the most exciting and important intellectual developments in the modern history of legal research. Motivated by a conviction that legal phenomena can and should...

This exciting textbook introduces the basic tenets and methodologies of empirical legal research. Explaining how to initiate and conduct empirical research projects, how to evaluate the methods used and how to analyze and engage with the results, Kees...

Would you want to be operated on by a surgeon trained at a medical school that did not evaluate its students? Would you want to fly in a plane designed by people convinced that the laws of physics are socially constructed? Would you want to be tried by a...

The methodological approach and methods used in any particular research project are key to its success. In Legal Research Methods: Principles and Practicalities (Clarus Press, 2016), the contributors assessed the relative utility of a variety of methods...

Providing a clear and concise guide to the practicalities of legal research, this informative book presents a methodological framework for law-in-context research design. It argues that legal scholarship relies on the interpretive and argumentative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013290770Author Olaf Halvorsen RonningFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

Is the death penalty a more effective deterrent than lengthy prison sentences? Does a judge's gender influence their decisions? Do independent judiciaries promote economic freedom? Answering such questions requires empirical evidence, and arguments based...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781413331929Author Cara O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint NOLOPublisher NOLOWeight(grams) 680g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013290763Author Olaf Halvorsen RonningFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

In a context of changing times and current debate, this highly topical book discusses the aims, methods and organization of legal scholarship.Jan Smits assesses the recent turn away from doctrinal research towards a more empirical and theoretical way of...

After years of teaching law courses to undergraduate, graduate, and law students, Michael Evan Gold has come to believe that the traditional way of teaching - analysis, explanation, and example - is superior to the Socratic Method for students at the...

After years of teaching law courses to undergraduate, graduate, and law students, Michael Evan Gold has come to believe that the traditional way of teaching - analysis, explanation, and example - is superior to the Socratic Method for students at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781454896357Author Mary Beth BeazleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Aspen PublishersPublisher Aspen PublishersWeight(grams) 544g

This innovative volume explores empirical legal issues around the world. While legal studies have traditionally been worked on and of letters and with a normative bent, in recent years quantitative methods have gained traction by offering a brand new...

In a context of changing times and current debate, this highly topical book discusses the aims, methods and organization of legal scholarship. Jan Smits assesses the recent turn away from doctrinal research towards a more empirical and theoretical way...

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of...

'In order to use law to improve social welfare, scholars and policy makers need to be able to predict how people will respond to the legal change. To do so, they must understand when and how decisions are affects by systematic biases and heuristics,...

Empirical legal research is a growing field of academic expertise, yet lawyers are not always familiar with the possibilities and limitations of the available methods. Empirical Legal Research in Action presents readers with first-hand experiences of...