National Open University Exam Past Question LAW 111 MARCH/APRIL 2015

                                                              

                                                           

                                                                   National Open University of Nigeria

                                                      14-16 Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island Lagos 

                                                                         SCHOOL OF LAW

                                                                MARCH/APRIL 2015 EXAMINATION 

COURSE CODE: LAW 111

COURSE TITLE: LEGAL METHODS 1

TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER QUESTION 1 AND ANY OTHER THREE QUESTIONS

ALL QUESTIONS CARRY 17.5 MARKS

1. “TO SUCCEED IN THE PROFESSION OF LAW, YOU MUST SEEK TO CULTIVATE COMMAND OF LANGUAGE; WORDS ARE THE JURIST TOOLS OF TRADE. HOW TRUE IS THIS STATEMENT?

2A. GIVE REASONS WHY LAW ARE MADE 

B. EXPLAIN THE FEATURES OF LAW MENTION AND EXPLAIN 4 CLASSIFICATIONS OF LAW 

3A.EXPLAIN THE TERM JUDICIAL PRECEDENT AND OBITER DICTUM

B. DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE LOGIC 

4. EXAMINE THE CONCEPT OF JUSTICE AND ENUMERATE THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF JUSTICE 

5A. DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE TO LAW.

B. GIVE 5 EXAMPLES OF AMBIGUITIES ASSOCIATED WITH LANGUAGE IN THE DRAFTING OF LEGAL DOCUMENT 

6A. LAW IS THE RESTRAINING FACTOR IN THE EXERCISE OF MAN’S FREEDOM: IF NOT MAN WOULD HAVE LONG RETURN TO THE STATE OF NATURE. DISCUSS.

B. WRITE BRIEF NOTES ON THE FOLLOWING TOOLS OF INTERPRETING LEGISLATION BY JUDGES 

A) GOLDEN RULE

B)LITERAL  RULE

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