Saint Olave's Law Society Journal ; Issue 01 (Autumn 2013) | Page 30

Saint
 Olave’s
 Law
 Society
 Journal

NON-­?FICTION

  What
  About
  Law?;
  C.
  Barnard,
  J.
  Sullivan,
  G.
  Virgo:
  Whilst
  an
  introductory
  text
  to
  studying
 law,
 the
 information
 in
 this
  book
  focuses
  predominantly
  on
  ascertaining
  whether
  law
  is
  the
  right
  career
  for
  the
  reader,
  and
  how
  to
  hone
  the
  specific
  skills
  the
  study
  of
  law
  requires.
  Through
  seven
  case
  studies,
  the
  text
  touches
  on
  the
  main
  areas
  of
  a
  qualifying
  law
  degree,
  including
  tort,
  contract
  and
  constitutional
  law
  and
  encourages
  the
 reader
 to
 ‘think
 like
 a
 lawyer’.
 In
  addition,
 some
 of
 the
 broader
 social,
  economic
  and
  political
  influences
  explored
  in
  the
  book
  offer
  a
  contextual
  overview
  on
  the
  legal
  world.

  Learning
  the
  Law;
  G.
  Williams:
  Williams’
  concise
  knowledge
  of
  the
  essential
 principles
 of
 English
 law
 is
  condensed
  into
  this
  readable
  text.
  A
  popular
  point
  of
  reference
  for
  the
  majority
  of
  undergraduate
  law
  students,
 topics
 covered
 in
 this
 book
  outline
  the
  distinction
  between
  common
  and
  civil
  law,
  as
  well
  as
  equity
  and
  statutes.
  In
  addition,
  the
  book
  offers
  potential
  law
  students
  detailed
  insight
  into
  courtroom
  procedures.

  Eve
  Was
  Framed;
  H.
  Kennedy:
  Helena
  Kennedy
  QC
  is
  best
  known
  for
  her
  prolific
  history
  in
  human
  rights
  advocacy
  -­?
  in
  particular
  the
  ‘extraordinary
  rendition’
  of
  the
  Binyam
  Mohammed
  case
  in
  2009.
  Kennedy
  uses
  Eve
  Was
  Framed
  to

focus
  on
  the
  role
  of
  women
  in
  the
  law,
  controversially
  pinpointing
  examples
  to
  support
  her
  belief
  that
  that
 male
 legislators
 and
 male
 judges
  fence
  women
  in
  various
  stages
  of
  social
 and
 economic
 inequality.

  The
  African
  Human
  Rights
  Court:
  a
  Two-­Legged
  Stool?;
  M.
  Mutua:

  Mutua’s
  comprehensive
  synopsis
  of
  the
  divergence
  between
  the
  African
  Court
  of
  Human
  Rights
  and
  the
  International
 court
 of
 Human
 Rights
  outlines
  the
  way
  in
  which
  our
  conception
  of
  Human
  Rights
  could
  change
  in
  the
  near
  future.
  The
  potential
  impact
  of
  Western
  influence
  and
  post-­?colonial
  culture
  have
  had
  on
  the
  African
  charter
  is
  also
 explored
 in
 detail.

  Central
 Issues
 in
 Jurisprudence;
 N.
  Simmonds:
  This
  text
  focuses
  on
  the
  philosophy
  of
  law;
  namely,
  the
  law
  as
  it
  relates
  to
  morality
  and
  how
  to
  define
  our
  rights.
 Is
 there
 a
 divergence
 between
  the
  rights
  we
  are
  born
  with
  and
  the
  rights
  we
  earn?
  If
  so,
  how
  do
  you
  classify
  to
  whom
  a
  certain
  type
  of
  right
 is
 accessible?
 Do
 we
 really
 have
  absolute
 rights
 over
 property,
 and
 is
  there
 an
 innate
 principle
 we
 need
 to
  consider
 in
 tackling
 the
 classification
  of
  different
  laws?
  Both
  sides
  of
  the
  argument
  are
  discussed;
  the
  ‘right’
  one
 is
 at
 the
 discretion
 of
 the
 reader.

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