This document provides an overview of legal method and case law technique. It discusses several key topics: 1. Modern legal theory explores how the judicial system works internally, unlike earlier views that judges simply declared existing rules. Precedents now coexist with statutes. 2. Legal sources like judicial decisions and acts of parliament have the force of law if recognized by judges, officials, and citizens. Rules of precedent guide but do not bind courts. 3. The common law system consists of practices and ideas developed by legal professionals over time. Adjudication requires understanding the institutional roles of judges and how they relate. 4. Judges are expected to make rational decisions according to rules, principles, or standards.