Bundle : The Principles of Legal Method in New Zealand 4e + New Zealand Law : Foundations and Method 3e

New Zealands two leading legal method books are available at a special price as a bundle: New Zealand Law: Foundations and Method (3rd edition) by Stephen Penk and Mary-Rose Russell and The Principles of Legal Method (4th edition) by Richard Scragg. The texts complement each other and work together to provide students with the broad skills needed to understand the foundations of New Zealand law and how to apply it in context.

The Principles of Legal Method (4th edition) introduces students to the fundamental concepts of legal method, and then, step by step, teaches them to work with these concepts in a practical way. It starts out with an account of the general principles of the common law system and then provides a chapter by chapter account of: (i) how to understand and interpret substantive law (ie, case law and statute law), (ii) the way in which case law is built into a body of law, and (iii) how to acquire and apply the skills of case analysis, statutory interpretation, and reasoning by analogy.

The foundation of legal study in Aotearoa New Zealand is an understanding of our legal systems and sources of law, and legal method – how the law is made and applied.  Aotearoa New Zealand Law: Foundations and Method (3rd edition) is a resource that will prepare students in their first year of law with the skills and understanding to guide them through legal study and into a successful career.