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Reading And Interpreting Statutes
Short title,
Long title and preamble,
Enacting formula
13
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Lecture 1: The History of the Common Law; The Structure and Function of Courts
Where is common law found,
What is common law,
Features of common law
48
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Mock Exam
What is the correct definition of...,
What is the correct definition of...,
What is the correct definition of...
7
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Lecture 2: Binding Precedent and Reading a Case
What is precedent,
Why do we have precedent,
Precedent relates to the way that...
14
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Lecture 3: The Legislative Process and How to Read a Statute
What are the various sources of l...,
What is statute law,
Public bills
22
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Lecture 4: Interpreting Statutes
Statutory interpretation,
Judiciary,
Parliament
24
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Lecture 5: European Union Law
History of the eu,
The institutions of the european ...,
The european commission
30
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Lecture 6: Human Rights Act 1998 and the English Legal System
What are human rights,
Different understandings of legal...,
Different understandings of legal...
29
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Seminar 3: EU Law, the separate European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998
Council of europe,
European union,
What impact has the uk s membersh...
10
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Lecture 7: Justice and Access to Justice
What is justice,
Why is justice presented as blind,
Different ways of conceiving justice
19
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