Ian McLeod is Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Stirling, UK. Following professional experience as a local government lawyer and a prosecuting solicitor, he has specialized in teaching Legal Method, Legal Theory and Public Law. His other publications include Legal Theory in the Palgrave Law Masters series.

"This book continues to be the most erudite and yet readable book of its kind." - Leonard Jason-Lloyd, Visiting Fellow at the Midlands Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice, Loughborough University, UK (review of previous edition)

• PART I: IDEAS AND INSTITUTIONS1. An Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning2. The Classifications of English Law3. The Jurisdictions of the Principal English Courts4. The Constitutional Context of Legal Method5. European Community Law and English Law6. The Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms7. Finding, Citing and Using the Sources of LawPART II: CASE-LAW AND PRECEDENT8. An Introduction to the Doctrine of Binding Precedent9. Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dictum10. Vertical and Horizontal Dimensions of Precedent11. Does the House of Lords Bind Itself?12. Does the Court of Appeal Bind Itself?13. Does the High Court Bind Itself?14. Arguments For and Against Judicial Law Making15. Precedent and Principle in the European Court of JusticePART III: LEGISLATION AND LEGISLATIVE INTERPRETATION16. An Introduction to Statute Law and Statutory Interpretation17. Statutory Drafting18. Plain Meanings, Mischiefs, Purposes and Legislative Intention19. Modern Interpretation in Practice20. Legislative Interpretation in the European Court of Justice.

Ian McLeod is Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Stirling, UK. Following professional experience as a local government lawyer and a prosecuting solicitor, he has specialized in teaching Legal Method, Legal Theory and Public Law. His other publications include Legal Theory in the Palgrave Law Masters series.

"This book continues to be the most erudite and yet readable book of its kind." - Leonard Jason-Lloyd, Visiting Fellow at the Midlands Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice, Loughborough University, UK (review of previous edition)

• PART I: IDEAS AND INSTITUTIONS1. An Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning2. The Classifications of English Law3. The Jurisdictions of the Principal English Courts4. The Constitutional Context of Legal Method5. European Community Law and English Law6. The Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms7. Finding, Citing and Using the Sources of LawPART II: CASE-LAW AND PRECEDENT8. An Introduction to the Doctrine of Binding Precedent9. Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dictum10. Vertical and Horizontal Dimensions of Precedent11. Does the House of Lords Bind Itself?12. Does the Court of Appeal Bind Itself?13. Does the High Court Bind Itself?14. Arguments For and Against Judicial Law Making15. Precedent and Principle in the European Court of JusticePART III: LEGISLATION AND LEGISLATIVE INTERPRETATION16. An Introduction to Statute Law and Statutory Interpretation17. Statutory Drafting18. Plain Meanings, Mischiefs, Purposes and Legislative Intention19. Modern Interpretation in Practice20. Legislative Interpretation in the European Court of Justice.

Ian McLeod is Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Stirling, UK. Following professional experience as a local government lawyer and a prosecuting solicitor, he has specialized in teaching Legal Method, Legal Theory and Public Law. His other publications include Legal Theory in the Palgrave Law Masters series.

"This book continues to be the most erudite and yet readable book of its kind." - Leonard Jason-Lloyd, Visiting Fellow at the Midlands Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice, Loughborough University, UK (review of previous edition)

• PART I: IDEAS AND INSTITUTIONS1. An Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning2. The Classifications of English Law3. The Jurisdictions of the Principal English Courts4. The Constitutional Context of Legal Method5. European Community Law and English Law6. The Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms7. Finding, Citing and Using the Sources of LawPART II: CASE-LAW AND PRECEDENT8. An Introduction to the Doctrine of Binding Precedent9. Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dictum10. Vertical and Horizontal Dimensions of Precedent11. Does the House of Lords Bind Itself?12. Does the Court of Appeal Bind Itself?13. Does the High Court Bind Itself?14. Arguments For and Against Judicial Law Making15. Precedent and Principle in the European Court of JusticePART III: LEGISLATION AND LEGISLATIVE INTERPRETATION16. An Introduction to Statute Law and Statutory Interpretation17. Statutory Drafting18. Plain Meanings, Mischiefs, Purposes and Legislative Intention19. Modern Interpretation in Practice20. Legislative Interpretation in the European Court of Justice.