Consumer law : a legal research guide / by Lee F. Peoples.
2012
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Author
Title
Consumer law : a legal research guide / by Lee F. Peoples.
Published
Buffalo, N.Y. : William S. Hein & Co., 2012.
Call Number
KF241.C64 P46 2012
Portion of Title
Legal research guide.
ISBN
9780837738574 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0837738571 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0837738571 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Description
xv, 64 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)774867547
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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Table of Contents
Preface
xv
I.
Introduction
1
A.
Researching Consumer Law Issues
1
B.
Research Strategy
1
II.
Secondary Sources
5
A.
Legal Encyclopedias
5
B.
Nutshells, Hornbooks & Student Texts
6
1.
Consumer Law
6
2.
Banking & Real Estate Finance
6
3.
Bankruptcy
6
C.
Treatises
6
D.
Looseleafs
8
1.
Consumer Law
8
2.
Banking
10
3.
Bankruptcy
11
E.
American Law Reports (ALRs)
12
F.
Law Review Articles
13
G.
Practitioner Resources---Form Books and Practice Manuals
15
H.
Internet Resources
17
1.
Databases
17
2.
Organizations and Their Websites
17
3.
Blawgs
18
4.
Law Firm Newsletters
19
I.
Current Awareness Publications
20
III.
Primary Authority
21
A.
Federal Statutory Law
21
1.
Legislative History Research
24
2.
Electronic Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories
25
3.
Print Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories
26
B.
Researching Uniform Laws and Model Acts
27
1.
Distinguishing Between Model Acts and Uniform Laws
29
2.
Locating Uniform Laws and Model Acts and Related Sources
29
C.
State Statutes
31
D.
Municipal Ordinances
32
E.
Case Law Research
32
F.
Administrative Law Research
33
1.
The "Law" of Administrative Law
35
2.
Administrative Promulgation and Enforcement under Consumer Law Statutes
36
3.
Learning About Agencies
46
4.
Locating Regulations
52
5.
Updating Regulations
59
6.
Administrative Law Decisions
60
7.
State Consumer Law Administrative Rules and Interpretations
62