Common law systems: vocabulary in use
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This short quiz tests your ability to use the language of trials and litigation in context.
Legal English for LLM Students
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The sources of law 1: the Constitution and legislation
- Sources of law: constitutions and legislation (1)
- Sources of law: constitutions and legislation (2)
- Sources of law: constitutions and legislation (3)
- Sources of law: constitutions and legislation (4)
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The sources of law 2: unenacted law
- Sources of law: unenacted law (1)
- Sources of law: unenacted law (2)
- Sources of law: unenacted law (3)
- Sources of law: unenacted law (4)
- Sources of law: unenacted law (5)
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The US court system
- The US federal and state court systems (1)
- The US federal and state court systems (2)
- The US federal and state court systems (3)
- The US federal and state court systems (4)
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The UK court system
- The English court system (1)
- The English court system (2)
- The language of the courts: vocabulary check (1)
- The language of the courts: vocabulary check (2)
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A case from the US Supreme Court
- The syllabus of a landmark Supreme Court case
- A landmark case: vocabulary check (1)
- A landmark case: vocabulary check (2)
- A landmark case: vocabulary check (3)
- A landmark case: vocabulary check (4)
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A case from the European Court of Human Rights
- Judgment of the European Court of Human RIghts in the case of Gillan and Quinton v. The United Kingdom
- Understanding cases: a case from the European Court of Human Rights
- A case from the European Court of Human Rights: vocabulary in use (1)
- A case from the European Court of Human Rights: vocabulary check (1)
- A case from the European Court of Human Rights: vocabulary check (2)
- A case from the European Court of Human Rights: vocabulary check (3)
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A case from the European Court of Justice
- A case from the European Court of Justice (1)
- A case from the European Court of Justice: vocabulary check
- Understanding a case from the European Court of Justice (1)
- Understanding a case from the European Court of Justice (2)
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Competition law
- Key legal topics: competition law (1)
- Key legal topics: competition law (2)
- Competition law: vocabulary check (1)
- Competition law: vocabulary check (2)
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Intellectual property law
- Key legal topics: intellectual property law (1)
- Key legal topics: intellectual property law (2)
- Intellectual property law: vocabulary check (1)
- Intellectual property law: vocabulary check (2)
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Common law systems: juries
- Juries (1)
- Juries (2)
- Juries: vocabulary in use
- Juries: vocabulary check
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Law and fact
- Law and fact (1)
- Law and fact (2)
- Law and fact (3)
- Law and fact: vocabulary check (1)
- Law and fact: vocabulary check (2)
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Law and language
- Law and language (1)
- Law and language (2)
- Law and language: vocabulary check (1)
- Law and language: vocabulary check (2)
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The judicial construction of cases
- Fact, language, and the judicial construction of cases (1)
- Fact, language, and the judicial construction of cases (2)
- Judicial construction of cases: vocabulary in use
- Judicial construction of cases: vocabulary check (1)
- Judicial construction of cases: vocabulary check (2)
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Common law systems
- Common law and judicial precedent
- Common law systems
- Common law systems: vocabulary in use
- Common law systems: vocabulary check
- Common law and judicial precedent
- Common law systems
- Common law systems: vocabulary in use
- Common law systems: vocabulary check
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Precedent
- Aspects of binding precedent (1)
- Aspects of binding precedent (2)
- Aspects of binding precedent (3)
- Aspects of binding precedent (4)
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A seminar discussion on the US civil justice system
- A seminar discussion on the US civil justice system (1)
- A seminar discussion on the US civil justice system (2)
- The US civil justice system: vocabulary in use (1)
- The US civil justice system: vocabulary in use (2)
- The US civil justice system: vocabulary check (1)
- The US civil justice system: vocabulary check (2)
- The US civil justice system: vocabulary check (3)
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Company law
- The language of company law (1)
- The language of company law (2)
- The language of company law: vocabulary check (1)
- The language of company law: vocabulary check (2)
- A company formation agency
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Trust law
- The language of trust law (1)
- The language of trust law (2)
- The language of trust law: vocabulary check (1)
- The language of trust law: vocabulary check (2)
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Contract law
- An introduction to contract law: vocabulary in use
- An introduction to contract law: vocabulary check (1)
- An introduction to contract law: vocabulary check (2)
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Tort law
- An introduction to tort law
- Negligence and the duty of care: a famous case
- An introduction to tort law: vocabulary check (1)
- An introduction to tort law: vocabulary check (2)
- An introduction to tort law: vocabulary check (3)
- An introduction to tort law: vocabulary check (4)
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The rules of interpretation
- The rules of statutory interpretation (1)
- The rules of statutory interpretation (2)
- The rules of statutory interpretation: vocabulary in use
- The rules of statutory interpretation: vocabulary check (1)
- The rules of statutory interpretation: vocabulary check (2)
- The rules of statutory interpretation: vocabulary check (3)
- The rules of statutory interpretation: vocabulary check (4)
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A lecture on statutory interpretation
- A lecture on statutory interpretation (1)
- A lecture on statutory interpretation (2)
- A lecture on statutory interpretation: vocabulary in use
- A lecture on statutory interpretation: vocabulary check (1)
- A lecture on statutory interpretation: vocabulary check (2)
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A lecture on intellectual property law
- A lecture on intellectual property law (1)
- A lecture on intellectual property law (2)
- A lecture on intellectual property law (3)
- A lecture on intellectual property law: vocabulary check (1)
- A lecture on intellectual property law: vocabulary check (2)
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A law students' discussion group: privacy law
- A law students' discussion group: privacy law (1)
- A law students' discussion group: privacy law (2)
- A law students’ discussion group: vocabulary in use
- A law students’ discussion group: vocabulary check
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Note taking
- The work of lawyers: a lecture from a guest speaker (1)
- The work of lawyers: a lecture from a guest speaker (2)
- The work of lawyers: vocabulary in use
- The work of lawyers: vocabulary check (1)
- The work of lawyers: vocabulary check (2)
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An introduction to academic writing
- An introduction to academic writing
- An introduction to academic writing: vocabulary check
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Grammar, spelling and punctuation
- Grammar, spelling and punctuation (1)
- Grammar, spelling and punctuation (2)
- Grammar, spelling and punctuation (3)
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Avoiding plagiarism
- Avoiding plagiarism (1)
- Avoiding plagiarism (2)
- Avoiding plagiarism: vocabulary check
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Referencing
- Referencing (1)
- Referencing (2)
- Referencing: vocabulary check
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Planning and writing your answer
- How to be successful when answering problem questions
- The general organisation of answers to problem questions
- Writing the introduction and conclusion to answers to problem questions
- The use of facts in answers to problem questions
- Statements about the law in answers to problem questions
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A sample problem question: Football, prayer and freedom of speech
- A sample problem question (1)
- A sample problem question (2)
- A sample problem question (3)
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A sample problem question: Model answer
- A sample problem question: model answer (1)
- A sample problem question: model answer (2)
- A sample problem question: model answer (3)
- A sample problem question: model answer (4)
- A sample problem question: model answer (5)