Archie Zariski

Legal Literacy: An Introduction to Legal Studies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Legal Literacy provides a foundational understanding of key concepts such as legal personhood, jurisdiction, and precedent, and by introducing students to legal research and writing skills.

Produktdetails

• Opel: Open Paths to Enriched L
• Verlag: ATHABASCA UNIV PR
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Altersempfehlung: ab 22 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 177mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9781927356449
• ISBN-10: 192735644X
• Artikelnr.: 40727620

Autorenporträt

A former litigator in Edmonton, Alberta, Archie Zariski has been teaching law and legal studies since 1991, including classes on mediation, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), evidence, and legal literacy. He is co-editor of The Multi-Tasking Judge: Comparative Judicial Dispute Resolution (Thomson Reuters).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1        Introduction
Chapter 2        Legal Literacyand Other Literacies: Examining the Concept and Objectives of LegalLiteracy
Chapter 3        LegalStructures: Structures of Law and Legal Institutions
Chapter 4        Legal Systems:Legal Systems¿Linking Legal Institutions
Chapter 5        Legal Processesand Procedures: Planning and Procedures for Processes used by LegalInstitutions
Chapter 6        Legal Language:Examining Language in Legal Institutions
Chapter 7        Legal Research:Skills and Techniques for Researching Law
Chapter 8        LegalInterpretation: Skills and Techniques for Making Sense of Law
Chapter 9        LegalCommunication: Oral and Written Communicationto Achieve LegalObjectives
 
Notes / Glossary of Terms / Bibliography