New Zealand's legal system : the principles of legal method /
Richard Scragg.
- 146 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The concept of law -- The nature of common law -- Case analysis -- The nature of statute law -- Statutory interpretation -- The building of a corpus of law -- Reasoning by analogy. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
"Written especially for first-year law students, this is an indispensable guide to the essential principles and skills of legal analysis. A mix of theory, instruction and demonstration is used to show students how - and why - to analyse cases, interpret statutes, and reason by analogy."--Jacket.
0195584228 9780195584226
Law--New Zealand Law--Methodology Law--Interpretation and construction