Description
This is a foundational course which provides you with some essential building blocks for the study of law. Learning about law and legal systems is endlessly fascinating and the material in this course provides a basis for your understanding of the other modules you will tackle as part of your University of London programme. This course will help you to become familiar with some of the special vocabulary of the law; it will introduce you to the essential skills of the lawyer - such as how to read legal cases and statutes (Acts of Parliament); and it will provide an overview of some of the key institutions and processes that make up what we understand as the legal 'system'.
In the study of contract law, it is essential to try to gain an understanding of the principles of law - what the law is trying to do in response to particular issues-rather than the rote memorisation of rules and cases. This means you may need to read passages or chapters in the guide (and the relevant suggested reading materials) several times in order to understand the principles of law being covered.
