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CQXA · **on:** Aug 16, 2018

Explain the process of briefing a legal case. Why is case briefing helpful in understanding a case?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In explaining the rule of law, David Hume said that it means a government of laws and not of men.. Explain what he meant.

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wergv · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

In case briefs, students read a case, break it into segments, and then reassemble it in
a more concise and organized form to facilitate learning. Case briefs help readers
understand court cases better and are used extensively as a learning tool in law
schools and in the practice of law.

Answer to Question 2

No person is above the law every person, from the most powerful public official
down to the least powerful individual, is subject to the law and can be held
accountable in court for his or her actions.