The US civil justice system: vocabulary in use (2)
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Legal English for LLM Students
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The sources of law 1: the Constitution and legislation
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The US court system
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The UK court system
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A case from the US Supreme Court
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A case from the European Court of Human Rights
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A case from the European Court of Justice
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Competition law
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Intellectual property law
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Common law systems: juries
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Law and fact
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Law and language
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The judicial construction of cases
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Common law systems
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Precedent
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A seminar discussion on the US civil justice system
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Company law
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- A company formation agency
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Trust law
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Contract law
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Tort law
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The rules of interpretation
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A lecture on statutory interpretation
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A lecture on intellectual property law
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A law students' discussion group: privacy law
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Note taking
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An introduction to academic writing
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Grammar, spelling and punctuation
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Avoiding plagiarism
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Referencing
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Planning and writing your answer
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A sample problem question: Football, prayer and freedom of speech
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A sample problem question: Model answer
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