The Critical Legal Pocketbook equips law students with essential tools to explore the complexities of law. While law presents an ethical facade, it conceals underlying issues such as state power, racism, misogyny, coloniality, and capitalism. These elements lurk within law's foundational structures. Often portrayed as a protector of the innocent, legal education tends to overlook law's role in perpetuating systems of domination and oppression. This Pocketbook offers a fresh perspective, revealing how law—particularly legal education—can inadvertently sustain these issues and sometimes render them less threatening. Drawing on contemporary critical legal theory, it examines law's ambiguity, vulnerability to manipulation, and its potential for transformative change. Edited by University of Warwick students and authored by leading critical legal scholars and practitioners, this work is vital for law students in the UK and other common law regions. It features twenty-five substantive chapters covering traditional legal topics such as Contract Law, Human Rights, Mooting, and Property Law, alongside fifteen key concept notes designed to help students navigate the intricate and diverse landscape of critical legal analysis.
