Law

This page will help you get more out of your Library resources for your assignments, projects, and dissertations in Law.

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Book an Appointment

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Referencing & Research Support Sessions

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Getting Started: Researching and Referencing

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OSCOLA Referencing (LAW ONLY)

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APA 7 Referencing (LAW WITH BUS, CRIM, OR IR)

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Introductory Library Videos

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Databases

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Inlcudes HeinOnline, LexisNexis, vLex Justis, and Westlaw.

 

Reliable Legal Resources

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• Books

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Including Law Trove access

• Case Law

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Body of law arising from judges' opinions in court cases.

• Hansard

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Records of court proceedings (including decisions made by judges and arguments from solicitors).

• Journals

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• Legislation

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A law or a set of laws that have been passed by Parliament.

• Magistrates' Courts Decisions

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Deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

• Newspapers

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• Published Government Documents

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Includes parliamentary reports, hansard, law commission reports, and committee reports.

• Statistics

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• Treaties

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International agreements between States in written form and governed by international law.

 

• Websites

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The non-ministerial body responsible for criminal prosecutions.

The ministerial department responsible for immigration, security, and law and order.

A Parliamentary Select Committee with remit to consider human rights issues in the UK.

A ministerial department responsible for areas of constitutional policy, human rights law and information rights law.

The supreme legislative body for the UK, British Crown Dependiencies, and British Overseas Territories.

 

Council of Europe

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European Union

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Commercial Awareness

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Stay up to date with these resources!

Dissertations and Theses

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Open Access Legal Resources

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These resources will be helpful for you to stay relevant once you graduate and lose access to UoP resources.

Your Subject Team

 Mystery Beck

Faculty Librarian

email Mystery.Beck@port.ac.uk

 Sharon Bittner

Assistant Faculty Librarian

email sharon.bittner@port.ac.uk