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Legal Studies and Legal Research

Find library resources for research in legal studies.

Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources are useful for research within the discipline. You may use one, both, or all of these types of sources when conducting your research. The types of sources chosen will depend on your research topic.

Primary Sources

First-Hand Evidence or Raw Materials 

Secondary Sources 

Recount & Interpret Info from Primary Sources 

Tertiary Sources           

Compile & Summarize Primary and Secondary Sources 

Statutes

Regulations

Case Law

Constitutions

Legal Books and Treatises

Legal Journal and Articles

Annotations and Commentaries

Practice Guides

Legal Encyclopedias

 

Textbooks

Legal Dictionaries

Legal Encyclopedias

Journal Articles

Looseleaf Services

Law Reform Resources

Case Indexes

Directories

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