What About Law?

Product Description

Most young people considering studying law or pursuing a legal career have very little idea of what learning law involves & how universities teach law to their students. The new edition of this book which proved very popular when first published in 2007 provides a 'taster' for the study of law; a short accessible presentation of law as an academic subject designed to help 17- & 18-year old students & others decide whether law is the right choice for them as a university subject or if they have already made the choice what to expect when they start their law degree. It helps answer the question 'what should I study at university?' & counters the perception that law is a dry dull subject. What About Law? shows how the study of law can be fun intellectually stimulating challenging & of direct relevance to students. Using a case study approach the book introduces prospective law students to the legal system as well as to legal reasoning critical thinking & argument. This is a book that should be in the library of every school with a sixth form every college & every university & it is one that any student about to embark on the study of law should read before they commence their legal studies. All of the authors have long experience in teaching law at Cambridge & elsewhere & all have also been involved at various times in advising prospective law students at open days & admissions conferences. Listed as one of the ' Six of the best law books' that a future law student should read by the Guardian Law Online 8th August 2012. See the detailed website for this book:www.whataboutlaw.co.uk.