Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning

Sharon Hanson is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Canterbury Christ Church University where she teaches Legal Method, Criminal Law and Employment Law. Her research interests lie in law and religion.

Part 1 : Sources of Law  1. Domestic Legislation  2. Domestic Case Law  3. European and International Treaties  4. The European Convention on Human Rights  5. European Union Law  Part 2 : Finding the Law - Effective Legal Research  6. How to get the Most out of Your University Print and E-Library  7. How to Find Domestic and European Legislation  8. How to Find Domestic and European Cases  9. How to Find Secondary Material : Texts About Law   Part 3 : Reading and Understanding Law  10. How to Read and Understand Domestic Cases  11. How to read and Understand Domestic Legislation  12. How to Read and Understand ECHR and EU Law  Part 4: Legal Reasoning Skills  13. How to Construct an Argument  14. English Legal Reasoning: Theory and Practice  15. European Legal Reasoning  Part 5: General Academic Skills  16. Study Skills  17. General Reading Skills  18. General Writing Skills  19. Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism  20. General Oral Skills  Part 6: Law Assessments: Written & Oral  21. Writing Law Essays  22. Writing Aswers to Legal Problem Questions  23. Examination Strategies  24. Presentation Skills  25. Mooting Skills  26. Negotiation Skills  27. Mediation Skills (Ben Waters)