Using a law library : a student's guide to legal research skills / Peter Clinch ; with chapters and other contributions on researching the law of Scotland by David R. Hart.
2001
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Title
Using a law library : a student's guide to legal research skills / Peter Clinch ; with chapters and other contributions on researching the law of Scotland by David R. Hart.
Published
London, U.K. : Blackstone, 2001.
Call Number
KD392 .C55 2001
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
1841740292
Description
xii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)44100438
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-324) and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Table of figures
Introduction: about this book and how to use it
1
Pt. 1
Initial Steps in Legal Research
1Finding and using a law library
7
2Effective use of catalogues and indexes
16
Pt. 2
Researching the Law of England, Wales and Scotland
3The structure of the literature
23
4Primary legislation
28
5Secondary legislation
71
6Case law
99
7Extra-legal sources
145
8Commentary on the law
148
9Researching the law of Scotland: introduction
188
10Scotland: primary legislation
190
11Scotland: secondary legislation
211
12Scotland: case law
223
13Scotland: commentary on the law
233
Pt. 3
Researching the Law of the European Community and European Human Rights Law
14The European Community: introduction
241
15Legislation and case law of the European Community
244
16Commentary on European Community Law
270
17European human rights law
273
Pt. 4
Keeping Up-to-Date
18Getting the best out of electronic and paper sources
281
Pt. 5
Aids to Improve the Quality of your Research
19Recording and presenting research findings
287
App. 1
Check your knowledge of how to use a law library
295
App. 2
The inter-library loan service
298
App. 3
Comparative table of generally-accepted terminology for the divisions of Bills, Acts and statutory instruments
300
App. 4
Using CDs and the internet for legal research
301
App. 5
Systems for citing documents in writing work
313
App. 6
List of useful web sites
317
References
323
Index
325