Principles of legal research

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Law Library — 2nd Floor Collection (2nd floor)

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KF240 .O57 2009
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Available

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Summary

Principles of Legal Research will be published in June and available for fall 2009 class adoptions. Principles of Legal Research is the long-awaited successor to the venerable How to Find the Law, 9th edition, thoroughly updated for the electronic age. The text provides encyclopedic yet concise coverage of research methods and resources using both free and commercial websites as well as printed publications. An introductory survey of research strategies is followed by chapters on the sources of U.S. law created by each branch of government, discussion of major secondary sources, and an overview of international and comparative law. Sample illustrations are included, and an appendix lists nearly 500 major treatises and looseleaf services by subject.

Contents

Introduction : context and process -- Constitutional law -- The legislature, part 1: statutes -- The legislature, part 2: legislative information -- The executive branch -- The judiciary, part 1: introduction -- The judiciary, part 2: case law sources -- The judiciary, part 3: case research -- The judiciary, part 4: other court information -- Secondary sources, part 1: encyclopedias, restatements, and texts -- Secondary sources, part 2: periodicals -- Secondary sources, part 3: reference resources -- International law -- The law of other countries.

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