PO333 Lecture 5: PO333_ How to Write a Case Brief
Document Summary
X" was arrested on such and a such date, by, charged with, according to which law(s) Identify and summarize legal points raised in the case. Who sued whom, based on what occurrences. What were the events and legal framework that brought the case before the current court. Issues or questions of law raised by the facts peculiar to the case are often stated explicitly. E. x. non-retroactive laws ( that there is no crime or punishment except in accordance with law) must yield to criminal jurisdiction of an international tribunal when charges of war crimes have been laid. Identify the applicable law or judicial doctrine. Inter alia; identifying the key provisions of the law involved in a case. What was the decision, holding, or the court"s answer to a question presented to it for answer by the parties involved or raised by the court itself in its own reading of the case.
