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Model syllabi for fourcredit and threecredit courses are available in the faculty resources section of this website. Published 1984 by oxford university press in oxford, new york. Introduction to law has always maintained its primary objective of introducing students from a variety of courses of study to relevant legal principles and terminology. A really basic introduction to english law and the english legal system book. Martin partington is emeritus professor of law at the university of bristol.
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An introduction to english legal history by john hamilton baker. For guidance with researching eu law, see the european union research guide. The national institute of open schooling nios formerly known as national open school nos was established in november 1989 as an autonomous organization in pursuance of national policy on education 1986 by the ministry of human resource development mhrd, government of india. This book is a compilation of my lecture notes for introduction to law, a course which is one of the main foundations of the llb degree of the faculty of law, university of zimbabwe. Since publication of the tenth edition in 1991 there have been considerable developments in english law. When after william geldarts death sir william holdsworth was called upon to prepare a second edition of this little book, he wrote in the preface that it was a striking testimony to the extent of geldarts knowledge of the english legal system, and to his powers of clear, wellproportioned, and accurate exposition. A contract is an agreement giving rise to obligations which are enforced or recognised by law.
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