Legal methods
Abstract
Introduction
Foundations
Legal Education
Legal Reasoning
Interpretation of Statutes
Interpretation of Contracts
Role of Case Law and its Interpretation
Gaps in Law
Conflicts Between Legal Norms -- INTRODUCTION: Law, as an independent discipline, has its own
sources and methods. This chapter will introduce
basic knowledge about legal methods. It will teach
students to engage with legal texts and methods
of interpretation. It will familiarize students with
how lawyers reason and with characteristics of
legal education. Besides, the chapter will introduce
students with the basic knowledge about methods
of legal reasoning including judicial syllogism and
analogy. The subject of interpretation of statutes
and contracts will also be addressed. In so doing,
canons of interpretation, i.e. textual, historical,
systematic and teleological interpretation shall be
introduced to the reader. Furthermore, students
will be familiarized with canons of construction
in common law tradition. Finally, the chapter will
familiarize the students with the issues of gaps in
law and conflicts between legal norms.
