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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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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A revised version of the Inner Temple Library’s 2006 guide to sources of transcripts is now available as a 165-page PDF document.

The official report of all parliamentary debates.

 

• 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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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