why do law

yekrab

a lot of people do law for the wrong reasons, money, prestige, respect, etc things like that, and if u have no interest in studyiing law then your better off not doing it at all. i know of a lot of people who did very well in the leaving cert and couldnt pass the first semster in law because of disparate reasons, it really just has to suit you for you to be good at it. on the other hand i know some people who excelled in the first semester whereas it wasnt lke that for them in the leaving cert. a better reason to do law, is that it is an interesting profession with a rich history, that plays an important role in people's lives, at least thats why i do it.

Sangre

If you can't pass a college law exam you either have a mental deficiency or put in absolutely zero effort. Very easy to forget about exams when you've 10 hours a week.

yekrab

REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT READ THIS, HOLY GRAIL INFORMATION.

this is some seminal impartial advice for the prospetive law students as to which law books are the best to get, (and also to the law students who havent gotten the book or are unsatified with it.)


1) constitutional law- get the kelly book, best in ireland. i have the casey one... and the truth is in my humble and respectful opinion that casey's one is nowhere near as good, as leaves out some important information.

2) tort law- some good treatises on this subject, the best ones are by a) McMahon and Binchy, and b) Eoin Quill. never get any other book, seriously, even if the professor tells u to get so and so, u have to get quill or mcmahon and binchy. (i have both) maybe quill's slightly as the upper hand on M & B because some important recent cases are in it, (Glencar plc v Dickman etc) (its newer than M & B ,9 YEARS since the last edition)

3) criminal law- without a shadow of a doubt, the best for the beginner undergraduate student is conor hanley's law book (40euro). he teaches in NUIG. i have this book and mcauley&mccutheon's book. the latter is very good, but overwhelmin for a beginner, some really important cases are omitted bcos of outdatedness, like R v G which practically rendered a full chapiter on strict liability non-applicable anymore in their book. (but great book, for someone who wants to get a deeper understandin of criminal law, beyond the requirement for the entrance exams).


if anybody wants to know more about this topic of which other books are the best to get, then i look forward to any enquiries.

also id really like to hear other people's opinions on the topic.