how to digest cases
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How To Digest CasesB Y HOWARD C H A N
Digesting cases is a must in the college of law,
this is actually regardless if it is eing re!uired y your "rofessor or not# Once cases areassigned, a law student must oser$e due diligence and read these cases#
%or freshmen law students, you may e wondering how to ma&e case digests or case riefs#
Well, there are a few things to rememer and they are'
(# Be aware of the specifics of the case or the syllabus concerned # )n one case alone, there
could e multi"le to"ics i#e# *olitical +aw, Remedial +aw, Ci$il +aw and there could e as many
suto"ics i#e# for *olitical +aw there could e *olice *ower and -minent Domain# .nowing these
can "ro"erly guide you with the /theme0 of your digests# But usually, you will not ha$e a hard time
with this ecause once cases are assigned1 your "rofessor would ha$e s"ecified these in hishandouts#
2# Read the full text of the case# And when ) say read, don3t 4ust ree5e through it# Try to
understand it the first time# This will sa$e you time ecause if you understood it on the first
reading, you won3t ha$e to &ee" going ac& 4ust to read it all o$er again# Highlighting im"ortant
te6ts of the case which are related to the to"ic you3re on will hel" you ha$e a coherent gras" of
the case#
7# Now after reading the case in full, you3re now ready to write your case digest# )n a /formal0
case digest, there are fi$e "arts which are'
Ca"tion 8 This is 4ust the title of the case# )t can e as "lain as /*eo"le $s 9uan de la
Cru50 or detailed to include the :CRA numer, ;R numer, "onente and the date# %acts 8 This "ortion is to su""osed to answer the /Who, What, When, How, Why0 stuff of
the case#
)ssues 8 This is the legal conflict or the legal contro$ersy sought to e resol$ed y the
:u"reme Court#
Ruling 8 This is the decision or 4uris"rudence laid down y the court#
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