Saturday, August 7, 2010

Can anyone give me some techniques to help me remember cases and dates for law?

At the moment I can remember as many cases as I want through associating them with rooms in my old school but I can't figure out a way to associate the dates well. Any advice?





Is it recommended to learn 1-100 and associate them with things i could put in the room and then use that to work out if its 1991 or whatever?Can anyone give me some techniques to help me remember cases and dates for law?
i'd make images for 1-10 such as three is an old person (two legs and a cane) and four is a car( four wheels) one could be a gun ( one bullet)


then combine each one into a sequence and then place them into case room that you have made . have you done mega-memory before? it's the same thing.Can anyone give me some techniques to help me remember cases and dates for law?
I always used to look for a key word or image in the ruling, then create a funny scenario that incorporates all the elements including the dates. For example: R. v. Godoy [1998 SCC] was a case about whether police have the authority to force their way into a home after receiving a 911 call from the residence which leads them to believe someone was calling for help.





I visualize (from the facts of the case) a woman lying in a fetal position, clearly injured, while a man stands facing outward toward the partially opened door, smiling broadly and saying ';Everything's OK';. I can see part of a policeman's hat through the partially opened door. Meanwhile, the entire Supreme Court of Canada in their robes sits behind an ornate bar which hovers above the scene. Across the front of the bar in sparkling letters is ';S.C.C. 1998'; -- sort of like a class reunion picture. Above the Chief Justice's head is a cartoon bubble showing the judge thinking: ';God! Oy! '; -- R. v Godoy is a useful case whether you're acting for the police or for a citizen alleging excessive use of police powers because it clearly limits such unilateral police action to cases where they have reasonable and probably grounds to believe that they are acting to protect life and safety of a person. Further, after entry, they do not have further permissioin to search the premises or otheerwise intrude on a resident's privacy.

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