A Practical Guide to Legal Research 5th ed

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A Practical Guide to Legal Research remains the most practical, concise and accessible guide to legal research. It presents the essentail skills of leag research in Australian Law and International Law, and provides focused examples that allow readers immediate practice and the chance to develop their legal research skills.

The Guide moves logically through the process of legal research by actually showing the reader how to do legal research. It is, therefore, an ideal resource for law students, legal information professionals and legal professionals.

Readers can choose to read the guide from cover-to-cover or dip in and out of it to find specific information or skills (eg, finding and updating cases and legislation). Each chapter covers a particular type of legal resource or jurisdiction, providing general discussion and commentary, with specific search strategies and examples, as well as discussion of both subscription and free services. The Guide has two parts: Part I Researching Australian Law; and Part II Researching International Law.

The book is an invalubale reference for all those studying law and in legal practice.

table of content

Table of Contents

PART I

1. Introduction

2. Legislative Material

3. Case Law

4. Secondary Sources

5. Commercial Law

PART II

6. UK, NZ and Canada

7. US

8. EU

9. Conflict of Laws

10. Public International Law

11. Advanced Legal Research