Contents
Preface ...................................................................................
vii
Labels.....................................................................................
xi
Table of Legislation.............................................................
xv
Table of Cases .....................................................................
xvi
Table of Names ....................................................................
xviii
Chapter 1 Outline .................................................................
1
Introduction...............................................................................
1
Writing ......................................................................................
1
Reading .....................................................................................
13
Chapter 2 Functions of a Text ..........................................
16
Introduction...............................................................................
16
Storing Information ....................................................................
17
Retrieving Information................................................................
19
Interpreting Information..............................................................
24
Combining Functions .................................................................
27
Chapter 3 General Structure of a Text ............................
28
Introduction...............................................................................
28
Level 1: Words ..........................................................................
31
Level 2: Sentences .....................................................................
35
Level 3: Linking Sentences .........................................................
37
Level 4: Paragraphs ....................................................................
40
Level 5: Linking Paragraphs ........................................................
41
Level 6: Overall Structure ...........................................................
42
Chapter 4 Legal Structure of a Text ................................
53
Introduction...............................................................................
53
Model for Organising Law..........................................................
54
Model for Forming Law .............................................................
57
Model for Using Law .................................................................
68
Model for Litigation ...................................................................
69
Issues of Fact ............................................................................
73
Issues of Law ............................................................................
78
Issues of Discretion ...................................................................
79
Model for Transactions ..............................................................
87