Exam help

EdgarAllenPoo

I have my first law exam on wednesday and I need a bit of help. I'm trying to box off a few cases per subject but having to wade through so much stuff is wrecking my head.

Can someone give me a few of the leading cases on the topics of precedent, judicial review of legislation, legislative interpretation and stare decisis.

NoQuarter

haha bit late for all that, im just studying stare decisis and const interpretation and takin my chances! did you get you assignment results?

EdgarAllenPoo

No, did you? I have pages and pages of notes but what I'm really looking for is something similar to the headnotes you get with the cases only shorter.

NoQuarter

yeah they are on moodle on the law faculty page, i got 48% really surprised at how bad i done! made some very obvious mistakes so ill do better in future but sure thats what its all about!

EdgarAllenPoo

I got 52%. I'm ok with that for a first real attempt at a problem question for this course. Still no sign of the debate marks.

NoQuarter

nope keithy boy would want to get the finger out! im goin with the purple waistcoat for the exam, what happened ya today for const??

EdgarAllenPoo

Our oil boiler in the house blew up so someone had to be here while it got fixed. I wouldn't have gone in anyway. By my calculations 52% of 30% means I have 15.6% of the overall course mark. I could be wrong though.

How are you fairing with the study?

NoQuarter

your calculations are fine my good man;

well the very fact that im on boards as opposed tostudying should give you some indication of how i am!!!!

on that note, ive just guilt tripped myself so im off to study!

for at least 20 mins!!:rolleyes::p

Tom Young

GDM: On www.irlii.org you can get seminal cases categorised by relevance. http://www.ucc.ie/law/irlii/irliiindex/indexcat_seach.php?typ=Administrative&&sort=&nav=typ

If you look into the sub headings then you can pick off the areas.

EdgarAllenPoo

Cheers, I've had a look there, there are some important cases they don't have because there are years missing from their database.

NoQuarter

hows it goin for ya? the case years are doing my head in! :rolleyes:
its gonna be a long day!!

johnnyskeleton

GDM wrote: »

I have my first law exam on wednesday and I need a bit of help. I'm trying to box off a few cases per subject but having to wade through so much stuff is wrecking my head.

Can someone give me a few of the leading cases on the topics of precedent, judicial review of legislation, legislative interpretation and stare decisis.

I hate to say it, I know it's not what you want to hear, but I'm sure your lecturer has highlighted the cases that he/she wants you to focus on. You'll get better guidance speaking to other people in your class than randomers on the internet I'm afraid.

EdgarAllenPoo

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

I hate to say it, I know it's not what you want to hear, but I'm sure your lecturer has highlighted the cases that he/she wants you to focus on.

You've probably never met him then. Keep it as vague and gibberishy as possibe seems to be the way he likes to do things.

After ten solid hours today I think I should be ok. As long as I don't completely blank when they put the paper in front of me.