Custom Law Essays require a certain style and format if they are to be written effectively.
In a Law school essay, you need to present your reasons to admissions officers tactfully. You need to keep in mind that admission officers tend to receive essays with sentences that don’t really help applicants and are far too familiar. If you have to write a Law school essay on the theme ‘Why I Want to be a Lawyer’, you need to provide solid reasons for you wanting to pursue becoming a lawyer. You can’t just say that you want to become a lawyer.
The first thing is to clarify the subject matter so that you identify the area of law that is being addressed. Sometimes this will be obvious as when the question asks about the differences between an offer and an invitation to treat which will direct you towards the law of Contract. However, sometimes the question is more obscure and this requires more effort in determining what the subject matter is and might involve looking at more than one area of the law. If a question asks about the terror laws, then this may well span human rights and constitutional law too.
This is absolutely vital when answering a question. Often the essay will ask you to evaluate something; reflect on something; write a critique; discuss a particular statement; reflect on a judge’s particular statement in a case, or discuss the impact of a case on an area of law. If a question asks you to compare more than one thing, then you must identify the similarities and differences between them, and ideally reach a conclusion as to which one you think is preferable. If a question asks you to discuss something then you must study and comment on it from all viewpoints, and reach your own conclusion.
The structure of the essay is extremely important. If a custom essays exceeds 10,000 words, a contents page and chapter headings should be included and, even in shorter essays, it might be appropriate to set out chapter headings. Chapters are relevant where the answer straddles a wide area of law and addresses several areas. Chapters help focus both the writer and the reader on what is being discussed and maintain focus. One major criticism of law custom essay writing is that they drift from the main topic and angle that they are meant to address, and the thread and point are lost. Another criticism is that the writer tends to just list the legislation and discuss the topic without containing any incisive opinions of the writer. An introduction and conclusion should be included.
Make sure that your sources are current; this is vital because quite often questions are written which are impacted by recent changes or even proposed changes in the law. So a question on Control Orders should be looked at in the light of the proposed increase in detention periods and the impact on human rights.
The correct referencing should be used consistently throughout. It is vital to give credit when quoting someone else; otherwise the essay may be plagiarized. It is never acceptable to cut and paste from the internet. Neither should you copy directly from a book unless you give the appropriate credit. Copying huge sections, even if credit is given, will not be looked upon favorably. The examiner will be looking for the writer’s comments and own views and opinions, based on a sound interpretation of the law and thorough research. The examiner will be looking to see that the writer has researched several resources. References to case law must be relevant and illustrative. Remember to include a full bibliography.
By: fred holt
Tips To Write Custom Law Essay
How to Write a Law Essay
How To Write a Law Essay
Law Essays require a certain style and format if they are to be written effectively.
Be Clear
As with most essays, it is critical to read and understand the question and be clear what you have been asked. This may sound obvious but all too often essays are given low marks because the question is not actually answered.
Identify Subject Matter
The first thing is to clarify the subject matter so that you identify the area of law that is being addressed.
Sometimes this will be obvious as when the question asks about the differences between an offer and an invitation to treat which will direct you towards the law of Contract.
However, sometimes the question is more obscure and this requires more effort in determining what the subject matter is and might involve looking at more than one area of the law. If a question asks about the terror laws, then this may well span human rights and constitutional law too.
Identify the Approach
This is absolutely vital when answering a question.
Often the essay will ask you to evaluate something; reflect on something; write a critique; discuss a particular statement; reflect on a judge’s particular statement in a case, or discuss the impact of a case on an area of law. If a question asks you to compare more than one thing, then you must identify the similarities and differences between them, and ideally reach a conclusion as to which one you think is preferable. If a question asks you to discuss something then you must study and comment on it from all viewpoints, and reach your own conclusion.
Prepare the Structure
The structure of the essay is extremely important.
If an essay exceeds 10,000 words, a contents page and chapter headings should be included and, even in shorter essays, it might be appropriate to set out chapter headings. Chapters are relevant where the answer straddles a wide area of law and addresses several areas. Chapters help focus both the writer and the reader on what is being discussed and maintain focus.
One major criticism of law essays is that they drift from the main topic and angle that they are meant to address, and the thread and point are lost.
Another criticism is that the writer tends to just list the legislation and discuss the topic without containing any incisive opinions of the writer. An introduction and conclusion should be included.
Sources
Make sure that your sources are current; this is vital because quite often questions are written which are impacted by recent changes or even proposed changes in the law. So a question on Control Orders should be looked at in the light of the proposed increase in detention periods and the impact on human rights.
Citation
The correct referencing should be used consistently throughout. It is vital to give credit when quoting someone else, otherwise the essay may be plagiarised. It is never acceptable to cut and paste from the internet. Neither should you copy directly from a book unless you give the appropriate credit. Copying huge sections, even if credit is given, will not be looked upon favourably. The examiner will be looking for the writer’s comments and own views and opinions, based on a sound interpretation of the law and thorough research.
The examiner will be looking to see that the writer has researched several resources.
References to case law must be relevant and illustrative. Remember to include a full bibliography.
By: Susan Hutchings
Human Organ Trade Banned – China
In May 2, 2007, China officially banned the trade in human organs, China’s state media reported. The Asian giant is often accused of heavily involving in the harvesting human organs of executed prisoners for organ transplant surgeries.
Is harvesting human organs for transplant in this way ethical? After all, lives are being saved from such transplant surgeries. Well, the debate on this subject matter by various interest and human right groups is ongoing and yet to be settled.
The new law and regulations issued by the State Council, China’s powerful cabinet prohibit all organizations and individuals from trading in human organs in any form, the official state media, Xinhua news agency reported.
Any doctor or surgeon found to be involved in illegal trading of human organs for transplant surgeries will have his/her medical license revoked. Clinics and hospitals will be suspended from doing transplant operations for at least three years if convicted of defying the law on organ transplant trade.
Fines have been set at about ten times the value of the outlawed trading of human organs and government officials convicted for trading in human organs will be sacked immediately.
International human right groups have long accused China country of harvesting human organs from executed prisoners for organ transplant surgeries without their consent or that of their family. China’s hospitals too have also been similarly accused of stealing human organs from road accident victims and other dead patients without telling family members.
The Chinese government has always denied any of these accusations, saying that most organs are voluntarily donated whom the donors have given their consent. Foreign patients facing compatible shortage of human organs in their home countries have flocked to China where human organs are plentiful and the transplant surgeries are relatively less expensive.
China has the world’s second largest number of human organ transplant performed after the United States of America with about 5,000 transplant operations performed every year. However, if you look at the population of China, the world’s largest population, the number of transplant operations is still relatively small.The new law does not apply to transplants of human tissue such as cells, corneas and bone marrow.
Do you think that China’s ban on the human organ’s trade is a move in the right dierection? Are there better ways to harvest human organs ethically? After all, the donors are already dead and their organs will be wasted when buried or cremated along with them. Why not let the dead bring life to the living?
By: Chris Chew