LME3701 LEGAL RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 FULL SOLUTION VIEW
AHEAD QUESTIONS
◉ What is the expected depth of analysis when summarizing a case?
Answer: Engage with key legal issues rather than just restating facts.
◉ What is a common challenge students face when summarizing
cases?
Answer: Getting lost in excessive detail instead of focusing on
relevant facts.
◉ What should you do if a case addresses multiple legal questions?
Answer: Your summary should include all relevant legal questions.
◉ What does a 'road map' in a problem statement indicate?
Answer: How the researcher will address the problem and in what
order.
◉ Why is it important to evaluate and organize information in legal
research?
,Answer: To transform a collection of facts into meaningful research.
◉ What is the purpose of analyzing and comparing various
documents in legal research?
Answer: To find and synthesize sources of law.
◉ What is the expected outcome of a well-structured case summary?
Answer: An easy-to-understand arrangement of the judgment's
parts.
◉ What are obiter dicta?
Answer: Statements made in a judicial opinion that are not binding
but can have persuasive force.
◉ What is ratio decidendi?
Answer: The legal principle or rule that is binding in a court
decision, derived from the application of judicial precedent.
◉ What does the principle of stare decisis entail?
Answer: It requires that the decisions of superior courts bind lower
courts.
◉ What is the significance of majority judgment?
, Answer: It reflects the agreement of the majority of judges on the
reasons for a court's decision and is binding.
◉ What is a minority judgment?
Answer: A dissenting opinion expressed by a judge who disagrees
with the majority, providing alternative reasoning.
◉ What is the importance of reading the entire case?
Answer: To fully understand the ratio decidendi and avoid relying
solely on headnotes or summaries.
◉ What are the four aspects to include in a case summary?
Answer: The facts of the case, the legal question, the ratio decidendi,
and the decision of the court.
◉ What does the acronym IRAC stand for in legal research?
Answer: Issues, Rules, Application, and Conclusion.
◉ What should be included in the 'Issues' section of an IRAC report?
Answer: A refinement of the problem statement related to the legal
matter being studied.
◉ What is meant by 'Rules' in the IRAC structure?
METHODOLOGY CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 FULL SOLUTION VIEW
AHEAD QUESTIONS
◉ What is the expected depth of analysis when summarizing a case?
Answer: Engage with key legal issues rather than just restating facts.
◉ What is a common challenge students face when summarizing
cases?
Answer: Getting lost in excessive detail instead of focusing on
relevant facts.
◉ What should you do if a case addresses multiple legal questions?
Answer: Your summary should include all relevant legal questions.
◉ What does a 'road map' in a problem statement indicate?
Answer: How the researcher will address the problem and in what
order.
◉ Why is it important to evaluate and organize information in legal
research?
,Answer: To transform a collection of facts into meaningful research.
◉ What is the purpose of analyzing and comparing various
documents in legal research?
Answer: To find and synthesize sources of law.
◉ What is the expected outcome of a well-structured case summary?
Answer: An easy-to-understand arrangement of the judgment's
parts.
◉ What are obiter dicta?
Answer: Statements made in a judicial opinion that are not binding
but can have persuasive force.
◉ What is ratio decidendi?
Answer: The legal principle or rule that is binding in a court
decision, derived from the application of judicial precedent.
◉ What does the principle of stare decisis entail?
Answer: It requires that the decisions of superior courts bind lower
courts.
◉ What is the significance of majority judgment?
, Answer: It reflects the agreement of the majority of judges on the
reasons for a court's decision and is binding.
◉ What is a minority judgment?
Answer: A dissenting opinion expressed by a judge who disagrees
with the majority, providing alternative reasoning.
◉ What is the importance of reading the entire case?
Answer: To fully understand the ratio decidendi and avoid relying
solely on headnotes or summaries.
◉ What are the four aspects to include in a case summary?
Answer: The facts of the case, the legal question, the ratio decidendi,
and the decision of the court.
◉ What does the acronym IRAC stand for in legal research?
Answer: Issues, Rules, Application, and Conclusion.
◉ What should be included in the 'Issues' section of an IRAC report?
Answer: A refinement of the problem statement related to the legal
matter being studied.
◉ What is meant by 'Rules' in the IRAC structure?
