Effective legal research
By: by John Knowles, Philip A. Thomas
Contributors: Thomas, Philip A. (Philip Aneurin), 1940-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Legal skills series; Legal skills
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780414022942
Subjects: Legal research; Law
Description: 'Effective Legal Research' helps students develop confidence in legal research. The book demonstrates the processes of consulting the various sources, & shows how to use a legal library. It uses diagrams, flowcharts, illustrations from print sources, & screen shots from web sources to explain research procedures.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Making The Most Of A Law Library; title: Introduction; title: The Library Catalogue; title: Books; title: E-books; title: Searching the library catalogue; title: Finding and borrowing books; title: Law Reports and Journals; title: Abbreviations; title: Tracing journals and law reports; title: Reference Sources; title: Dictionaries; title: Tracing people and addresses; title: 2. Using Online Sources Of Law; title: Introduction; title: Subscription Services; title: The Lexis Library; title: Westlaw UK; title: Lawtel; title: Justis Publishing; title: Jordans Publishing; title: Accessing Subscription Services; title: Usernames and passwords; title: Library search pages; title: Database Searching; title: Free Sources of Law on the Internet; title: Legislation.gov.uk; title: EUR-Lex; title: BAILII; title: Specialist Websites and Blogs; title: When to Use Print Sources; title: Combining Print and Electronic Sources; title: CD-ROMS; title: 3. Law Reports; title: Introduction; title: The History of Law Reports; title: Citation of Law Reports; title: Neutral citations; title: How to Find the Meaning of Abbreviations; title: Format of Law Reports.; title: Contents note continued: Recent Law Reports; title: Finding recent law reports online; title: Finding recent law reports in print; title: The Law Reports Series; title: Older Law Reports; title: How to use the English Reports; title: Other older law reports; title: How to Find a Reported Case When You Only Know Its Name; title: How to use the Westlaw UK Cases search; title: How to use the Current Law Case Citators; title: How to trace a case in The Digest; title: Tracing a case through print indexes to law reports; title: Recent Unreported Judgments; title: How to find recent judgments; title: How To Trace Journal Articles and Commentaries on a Case; title: How to find Updates on Recent Cases; title: European Human Rights Case Law; title: Tracing European Convention case law; title: Printed judgments and decisions; title: Other sources of European human rights law; title: Tribunals; title: Social welfare law; title: Reported decisions of other tribunals; title: 4. Legislation; title: Introduction; title: The Structure of an Act; title: Citation of statutes.; title: Contents note continued: Citation of the names of monarchs and their regnal years; title: Modern Statutes; title: Official sources of statutes as originally enacted; title: Alternative sources for the official text of statutes; title: BAILII United Kingdom Statutes; title: Justis UK Statutes; title: Law Reports: Statutes; title: Current Law Statutes Annotated; title: Sources of Statutes as Currently in Force; title: The Lexis Library Legislation search; title: Westlaw UK Legislation search; title: Legislation.gov.uk; title: Halsbury's Statutes of England; title: Tracing Commencements, Amendments and Relevant Case Law; title: How to use the Westlaw UK Legislation search; title: How to use the Current Law Legislation Citator; title: Chronological Table of Statutes; title: Older Statutes; title: Statutes of the Realm; title: Statutes at Large; title: Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum; title: Local and Personal Acts; title: Statutory Instruments; title: Citation of statutory instruments; title: Tracing statutory instruments; title: Halsbury's Statutory Instruments.; title: Contents note continued: Checking whether a statutory instrument is in force or has been amended; title: Tracing statutory instruments made under a particular Act; title: Wales legislation; title: 5. Journals; title: Types of Journals; title: Online access to journals; title: Finding a Journal Article Online if You Already Have a Reference; title: Finding a Journal Article in the Library; title: Tracing Articles in Legal Journals; title: Legal Journals Index; title: Index to Legal Periodicals & Books; title: Lawtel; title: Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals; title: Legal Resource Index; title: Halsbury's Laws; title: Tracing Law-Related Journal Articles; title: Index to Periodical Articles Related to Law; title: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA); title: British Humanities Index; title: Social Sciences Index; title: Psychological Abstracts (PsycINFO); title: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS); title: The Philosopher's Index; title: Sociological Abstracts; title: Social Sciences Citation Index; title: Newspaper Articles; title: Locating Journals From Other Libraries.; title: Contents note continued: 6. UK Official Publications; title: Introduction; title: Parliamentary Publications; title: Command Papers; title: Citation and location of Command Papers; title: Papers of the House of Lords and House of Commons; title: Bills; title: Stages in the passage of a Bill; title: Changes to the text of a Bill; title: Tracing recent Bills; title: Tracing older Bills; title: Parliamentary debates (Hansard); title: Using online sources to trace debates on a Bill; title: Non-Parliamentary Publications; title: Tracing Official Publications; title: Stationery Office catalogues, indexes and website; title: Other sources for tracing official publications; title: Tracing Law Commission reports and working papers; title: Tracing press releases; title: Tracing statistics; title: 7. How To Find Information On A Subject; title: Introduction; title: Legal Encyclopedias; title: Halsbury's Laws of England; title: How to use Halsbury's Laws online; title: How to use Halsbury's Laws in print; title: Specialised encyclopedias; title: Precedent books and rule books; title: Tracing Cases on a Subject.; title: Contents note continued: How to use the Westlaw UK Subject/Keyword search; title: How to use full-text databases to find case law by subject; title: How to use databases of recent judgments; title: How to use the Current Law Monthly Digest; title: How to use the Current Law Year Books; title: The Digest; title: How to use The Digest to trace cases on a subject; title: How to use individual indexes to series of Law Reports to trace cases on a subject; title: Finding updates to recent cases by subject; title: Tracing the Subsequent Judicial History of a Case; title: How to Find Words and Phrases Judicially Considered; title: How to Trace Statutes on a Subject; title: How to use full-text databases of legislation; title: Other online sources for tracing legislation by subject; title: Halsbury's Statutes of England; title: Other print sources for tracing legislation on a subject; title: How to Trace Statutory Instruments on a Subject; title: Online sources for tracing statutory instruments; title: Halsbury's Statutory Instruments; title: Tracing recent statutory Instruments.; title: Contents note continued: Finding Books on a Subject; title: Legal bibliographies; title: Current Law; title: Current Publications in Legal and Related Fields; title: Law books and Serials in Print; title: Other legal bibliographies; title: The British National Bibliography; title: Sources for books in print; title: Theses; title: 8. European Union Law; title: Introduction; title: The Europa Website; title: EUR-Lex; title: The Official Journal; title: Treaties; title: Secondary Legislation; title: Citation of legislative acts; title: How to find the text of a regulation or directive; title: How to trace legislation on a subject without a reference; title: How to check If legislation is in force; title: How to trace proposals for legislation; title: How to trace whether a directive has been implemented in the United Kingdom; title: Case Law; title: European Court Reports; title: Citation of European Court of Justice and Court of First Instance cases; title: Other sources of case law; title: How to find a Court of Justice Judgment or opinion if you have the reference.; title: Contents note continued: How to find a judgment of the Court of Justice on a subject; title: How to trace further information on a case; title: How to trace cases which have interpreted EU legislation; title: How to trace recent judgments; title: Legal Encyclopedias; title: Books; title: Journals; title: How to find articles on EU law; title: The General Report on the Activities of the European Union; title: Current Information.