1. Understanding the law
2. Finding the law
3. Reading the law
4. From reading to writing
5. The doctrine of judicial precedent
6. How precedent operates : ratio decidendi and obiter dictum
7. Making sense of statutes
8. Interpreting statutes
9. "Bringing rights home" : legal method and the Convention rights
10. Retained EU law and legal method
11. Understanding legal reasoning and the future of law

Learning Legal Rules introduces law students to the techniques of legal analysis and argument, equipping them with the knowledge and reasoning skills needed for effective study and practice of law. The text has been used in common law countries around the world as a leading legal method guide for over thirty years and provides students with the fundamental analytical skills of being a lawyer.