Foundations of Law: A Customised Publication for Monash University, 3rd edition

A customised introduction to law for students at Monash University

Edited by Ross Hyams

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This publication was produced by LexisNexis for the unit Foundations of Law offered by the Faculty of Law at Monash University.

Reproduced in this text are readings comprising chapters and extracts from the following LexisNexis publications:

• Bruce Bott and Ruth Talbot Stokes, Nemes and Coss’ Effective Legal Research (LexisNexis, 8th ed, 2021)
• Robin Creyke et al, Laying Down the Law (LexisNexis, 11th ed, 2021)
• Nichola Corbett-Jarvis and Brendan Grigg, Effective Legal Writing: A Practical Guide (LexisNexis, 3rd ed, 2021)
• Rachael Field, James Duffy and Anna Huggins, Lawyering and Positive Professional Identities (LexisNexis, 2nd ed, 2019)
• Kath Hall and Claire Macken, LexisNexis Guides: Legislation and Statutory Interpretation (LexisNexis, 5th ed, 2021)
• Jones, Chisholm and Nettheim’s Understanding Law: An Introduction to the Australian Legal System (LexisNexis, 9th ed, 2021)

Edited by Ross Hyams

Related Titles

• Bott & Talbot Stokes, Effective Legal Research, 8th ed, 2021
• Jones, Chisholm & Nettheim’s Understanding Law: An Introduction to the Australian Legal Systems, 9th ed, 2021
• Corbett-Jarvis & Grigg, Effective Legal Writing: A Practical Guide, 3rd ed, 2021
• Finkelstein & Hamer, LexisNexis Concise Australian Legal Dictionary, 6th ed, 2021
• Hall & Macken, LexisNexis Guides: Legislation and Statutory Interpretation, 5th ed, 2021
• Hall and Macken, Statutory interpretation: Principles and Context, 2021
• Krever, Mastering Law Studies and Law Exam Techniques, 11th ed, 2022
• Stuhmcke, LexisNexis Guide: Legal Referencing, 5th ed, 2019

 

Table of contents


  • Ch 1. Lawyers as Life-Long and Independent Learners

  • Ch 2. Introduction to the Australian Legal System

  • Ch 3. Indigenous Australians and the System of Law and Justice

  • Ch 4. Introduction to Legal Research

  • Ch 5. Research Strategy and Technique

  • Ch 6. Legal Writing Conventions

  • Ch 7. Introduction to Legal Reasoning

  • Ch 8. Working with Case Law and Precedent

  • Ch 9. Working with Statutes

  • Ch 10. Interpreting Statutes — the Importance of Purpose

  • Ch 11. Working with Statutes — The Various Tools of Statutory Interpretation

  • Appendix - Court Hierarchies