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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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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Council of Europe

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The Council of Europe is the continent's leading human rights organisation. It includes 47 member states, 27 of which are members of the European Union.

Complete list of the Council of Europe's treaties.

 

• European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

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Protects the human rights of people in countries that belong to the Council of Europe.

 

• European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)

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Part of the Council of Europe, which is a different legal system to that of European Union.

Official website.

European Court of Human Rights Case Law.

• HUDOC 

European Court of Human Rights Case Law.

• Lexis+ UK 

Instructions: Click on Cases, then select European Court of Human Rights Cases under Sources.

Additional access instructions:

For use in the UK only

• Westlaw 

Instructions: Click on Cases, then on Law Reports. Search for European Human Rights Reports and click into title. Run you search from here.

 

European Union

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Commercial Awareness

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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.

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