The Nature of Legal Theory: From Laws to Law

McLeod, Ian

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-14269-9_1

Ian McLeod LLB, BA, BPhil²

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This chapter begins with a discussion of the relationship between law and legal theory and continues by clarifying some basic problems of terminology and methodology before concluding with an explanation of why it is useful to study legal theory, both from the perspective of legal practice and within the wider context of the academic study of law.

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Department of Law, London Guildhall University, UK
Ian McLeod LLB, BA, BPhil (Solicitor)

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McLeod, I. (1999). The Nature of Legal Theory: From Laws to Law. In: Legal Theory. Macmillan Law Masters. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14269-9_1

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