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The foundation of legal study in Aotearoa New Zealand is an understanding of our legal systems and sources of law, and legal method – how the law is made and applied. Aotearoa New Zealand Law: Foundations and Method (3rd edition) is a resource that will prepare students in their first year of law with the skills and understanding to guide them through legal study and into a successful career.
The book is separated into 8 parts and contains 27 chapters which introduce and develop the concepts covered in first-year courses on the legal system, including legal foundations and legal method. The legal foundations topics include introductions to: tikanga Maori and its relationship with state law; intersections between the common and civil law systems, public and private law, and international law; the constitution and our structure of government; and jurisprudence and legal theory. The legal method topics include: case law, judicial reasoning and the doctrine of precedent; statute law and statutory interpretation; the interaction between case law and statute law; and legal language and writing.
ISBN: 9781991102560
Publication date: 28/02/2025
Edition: 3
Price: $170.10
RRP: $188.00
Format: Paperback
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Publishing status: Active
Author: Penk, Stephen
Imprint: Thomson Pacific (NZ)
