Law books

ahaha I should state more clearly that I'm not American

Anything in general on the common law would be good but preferably British stuff, I live in Australia but I don't think we have much legal literature

>Anything in general on the common law would be good but preferably British stuff

why British? there's hardly any good law left that predates America's usurpation of their motherland. Now common law countries borrow from the states.

I'm a big advocate of reading the source material... there aren't going to be many secondary sources tailored at novices, introduction to the common law is what law school is for.

Read some literature about the New Deal era I guess because that's when the common law went to shit. You could also read about Louisiana to see how civil law and common law operate within the same space.

more generally you could read arguments for and against laissez-faire/dirigisme because the same arguments more or less apply to common and civil law.

Scalia wrote a book that came out a few years before he died called Reading Law. Even though he uses primarily American examples, he also cites to other common law jurisdictions. It lays out the different philosophies on how to interpret texts.

As for natural law versus positive law, bear in mind very few people actually use natural law anymore. About the only legal scholar I can think of is Robert P. George. Blackstone is probably the best to get an idea of natural law's philosophy with his Commentaries on the Laws of England, but Bentham was really the guy to critique Blackstone with his A Comment on the Commentaries and for proposing a codified legal system for England.

Lord Denning is one British judge in recent decades who has garnered some respect across the pond.

OP here, will change programs to something other than pre-law. I also regret making this thread because now I'm stressed over my decision to applyl for the pre-law program and can't get to sleep.

We don't say this to you trying to freak you out. Just trying to warn you that if you want to be a lawyer (which is a sturdy profession), there are better majors that pre-law. Consider political science if you want something with a lot of overlap. Do that and you'll be fine.

changing majors is the simplest thing in the world

my suggestion is to take the easiest classes possible and get as close to a 4.0 as you can.

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is it possible to pass law school while smoking weed, playing vidya and listening to rap everyday

Deuteronomy
The Trial

I wish everyone followed my law. My laws are the best because of how few they are. When the state is most corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied. One law: obey me. Thus, I've created the least corrupt state. Is that not something you'd desire? Things would actually get done, and you needn't worry as I'd have many expert consultants.