Karl Llewellyn – Legal Realists – The Common Law Tradition
Like the other two legal realists that we have been looking at (Oliver Wendell Holmes and Jerome Frank), Llewellyn focused on...
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The importance of editing and proofreading my thesis
Whether you are writing an LLM thesis or a PhD thesis, or a shorter dissertation, you will spend many months, possibly...
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Common mistakes when writing a law thesis
Academic register: In academic writing such as thesis, try to avoid writing in the first person (“I will show that…) and...
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OSCOLA: Secondary sources citations
Books Give the author’s name in the same form as in the publication, except in bibliographies, where you should give only...
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OSCOLA: Primary sources citations
Do not use full stops in abbreviations. Separate citations with a semi-colon. Cases Give the party names, followed by the neutral...
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Tips for writing a law thesis, by law professor Dr Myra Williamson
Sentence structure and sentence beginnings: as a general rule, we don’t usually begin a paragraph or a sentence with “And”. Be...
Continue Reading Cicero – law and natural law (a quick summary)
Cicero (born 106 BC, died 43 BC) was a famous Roman lawyer, speaker, statesman , constitutionalist and political philosopher. He wrote...
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OSCOLA – Oxford University Standard
OSCOLA is a guide to legal citation, not a style guide For advice on punctuation, grammar and writing style, use the...
Continue Reading Jerome Frank, Law & The Modern Mind (1889-1957)
The Judging Process and the Judges Personality Judging begins … with a conclusion more or less vaguely formed; a man ordinarily...
Continue Reading Jeremy Bentham: British Jurist | Philosopher | Social Reformer | Utilitarianism
British jurist, philosopher, social reformer As for social reform, he wrote many things on this topic including: Women’s rights Animal rights...
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