This treatise on basic methods of legal science introduces students to the methods of finding, interpreting, and applying the law, and to the basic ideas of the law. The book's five chapters cover the concept and function of the law, the structure and context of legal rules, interpreting and correcting statutes, application of legal norms, and logical formalization and data processing in the law. The book is a translation of the German 10th edition published by Verlag C. H. Beck oHG, Munich. The series is designed to give students and practitioners in the English-speaking world an opportunity to see how their counterparts in other legal systems learn to "think like lawyers." The audience for the book includes law students and academics in any English-speaking country, particularly those studying comparative law, European law, civil legal systems, or legal philosophy. Zippelius is emeritus professor of legal philosophy and public law at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany; Junker is director of international programs at Duquesne University School of Law; Roy is a practicing attorney. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)