Reference sources in american legal research where to begin your research
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LESSON #6 REFERENCE SOURCES IN AMERICAN LEGAL RESEARCH WHERE TO BEGIN YOUR RESEARCH Hebrew-English legal dictionary מוזס, אליהו מלון למנחים משפטיים: עברי-אנגלי 03.34=J=20/מוז מורפיקס - www.morfix.co.il
American Dictionaries Black’s Law Dictionary, 8th ed. 2004 Westlaw International (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) Print copy in library: RS 9907 Legal Dictionary (FindLaw) Internet: dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/ Words and Phrases (46 volumes current through 2002 only) Library location: AMERICAN LAW—LOWER LEVEL American Legal Encyclopedias American Jurisprudence 2d (82 volumes with current pocket parts and indexes) Location: Recently Used Sources menu in LexisNexis (Local) (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) Westlaw International (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) Print copy in library: AMERICAN LAW—LOWER LEVEL Corpus Juris Secundum (100+ volumes) Location: Westlaw International (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases)
AMERICAN LAW—LOWER LEVEL Primary sources -Federal Laws USCS [United States Code Service] (50 titles) Location: Recently Used Sources menu in LexisNexis (Local) (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases)
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Location: Westlaw International (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) Print copy in library: AMERICAN LAW—LOWER LEVEL
-CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Location: Recently Used Sources menu in LexisNexis (Local) (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) Location: Westlaw International (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in Laws section on FindLaw (http://www.findlaw.com) -State Laws Location: State Legal – U.S. section in Lexis-Nexis LexisNexis (Local) (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases)
databases) U.S. State Resources section in FindLaw (http://www.findlaw.com) Legal Information Institute (LII) (Cornell Law School) (http://www.law.cornell.edu/states/listing.html) -Federal Cases Location: Recently Used Sources menu in LexisNexis (Local) (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) [includes case law from all federal courts] Location: Westlaw International (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) US Federal Resources-Judicial Branch section in FindLaw (http://www.findlaw.com) [includes case law from all federal courts]
Print copy in library: AMERICAN LAW—LOWER LEVEL [no current case law-no subscription]
Location: Recently Used Sources menu in LexisNexis (Local) (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) [includes case law from all state courts] Location: Westlaw International (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) U.S. State Resources section in FindLaw(http://www.findlaw.com) Atlantic Reporter, West’s California Reporter, New York Supplement, Northeastern Reporter, Northwestern Reporter, Pacific Reporter, Southeastern Reporter, Southern Reporter, Southwestern Reporter Print copy in library: AMERICAN LAW—LOWER LEVEL [no current case law-no subscription]
Secondary sources -Law Reviews Location: Recently Used Sources menu in LexisNexis (Local) (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) Location: Westlaw International (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) Location: Hein Online (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) Location: Ejournals (Hebrew University Electronic Journals list) (via Library’s homepage > Ejournals) ALEPH Journal catalog by Title -American Law Reports series Location: Recently Used Sources menu in LexisNexis (Local) (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) Location: Westlaw International (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) Print copy in library: AMERICAN LAW—LOWER LEVEL -Restatement of the Law series Location: Recently Used Sources menu in LexisNexis (Local) (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) Location: Westlaw International (via Library’s homepage > Electronic databases) Print copy in library: AMERICAN LAW—LOWER LEVEL -Treatises, books ALEPH law library catalog by Title, Author, Subject, Words ACCESSING AMERICAN LAW ON THE INTERNETUnited States Government Printing Office (USGPO) (http://www.gpo.gov/) GPO Access: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ FindLaw (http://www.findlaw.com) Legal Information Institute (LII-Cornell Law School) (http://www.law.cornell.edu) LexisNexis (Local): Lexis-Nexis Total Research System(via Library homepage > Electronic databases) (available via Hebrew University campus computers ONLY) Westlaw International (via Library homepage > Electronic databases) (available via Hebrew University campus computers and via Tango from home)
Library location: 016.34(73)\BER Legal Research in a Nutshell, by Morris Cohen and Kent C. Olson. 7th ed. 2000 Library location: RS 9973 An Introduction to the Legal System of the United States, by E. Allen Farnsworth. 3rd ed. 1996 Library location: RS 1740-1740.2
מיקום בספריה: RS 1865-1865.2 INTERNET RESOURCE The Legislative Process: How our laws are made, by Charles W. Johnson. 2003 http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html 12/07 Directory: NEW SITE NEW SITE -> International yachting fellowship of rotarians reservation form NEW SITE -> Island and Portsmouth Health ict services jargon buster Download 62.49 Kb. Share with your friends:
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