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Public Law Directions is the most student-friendly guide to the subject; empowering students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence
An accessible and highly readable guide to public law, offering contextual knowledge, details of key cases, and supportive critical evaluation of the law.
Key features
The Directions series has been written with students in mind. As they approach the subject for the first time, this book will help them:
- Gain a balanced understanding of the topic: the right amount of detail conveyed clearly
- Understand the law in context: with scene-setting introductions and highlighted case extracts the practical importance of the law becomes clear
- dentify when and how to critically evaluate the law: the key areas of debate are set out, with support to confidently question the law
- Direct and consolidate knowledge: self-testing features aid understanding and help students tackle assessments with confidence
- Elevate learning: inspiring students to take their learning to the next level, the author provides direction on going further
- Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support
Digital formats and resources
Public Law Directions is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats; the e-book and Law Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with self-test questions with instant feedback, guidance on answering the questions from the book, animated diagrams with audio, functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks .
About the author
Anne Dennett is a Senior Lecturer in Lincoln Law School, University of Lincoln, and a non-practising barrister. With many years' experience in teaching Public Law, she currently teaches and convenes Constitutional and Administrative Law alongside a range of modules in the field of International Law. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Summary
An accessible and highly readable guide to public law, offering contextual knowledge, details of key cases, and supportive critical evaluation of the law.
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'This textbook provides a good foundation, but also goes into more detail on key issues. It does not shy away from critical consideration of knotty problems.'
