SUMMARY

1 What law does and how it does it, as well as the relationship between law and justice, are complex subjects that require a great deal of careful analysis if you are going to discuss them sensibly.

2 There are important differences between studying law as an academic subject and practising it as a profession.

3 In order to succeed as a law student you must be able to absorb, apply (and where it is appropriate to do so), criticise the law.