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Sociological Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts Index Database details: San Diego, CA: Sociological Abstracts, Inc., 1957-. Six times per year. Sociological Abstracts Review According to “Introduction to Research in International Law, Research Guide” (see Further Reading), this database is international in scope, and it “indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences…
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Web of Knowledge Citation Indexing Service
Web of Knowledge Citation Indexing Service Electronic index resource details: Philadelphia, PA: Institute for Scientific Information, 1899-. Daily. Legal Resource Review According to “Introduction to Research in International Law, Research Guide” (see Further Reading), this citation index service are “multi-disciplinary databases of bibliographic information indexed so that you can search for specific articles by subject,…
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AccessUN
AccessUN: Index to United Nations Documents and Publications Database Details: Chester, VT: Readex, 1997-. AccessUN Description AccessUN serves primarily as an ongoing Web-based index to more than 500,000 current and archived citations. Documents and publications in the index is from the main bodies of the United Nations. Includes current and retrospective United Nations documents. AccessUN…
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Lexis
Lexis is a huge database which offers mainly North American content, but includes sources from other countries. It also offers extensive coverage for journal articles in full text Lexis provides access to extensive primary and secondary sources for the US. It also has a large collection of material for other jurisdictions, with a variable amount…
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Database
Database in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Database in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Database may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. Database is a relatively new word for a collection of data […]
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United Kingdom
Legal Materials For purposes of this section, the United Kingdom includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The following is a compilation of some information concerning any of these jurisdictions into the topics discussed below. For more information, see the U.K. legal […]
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Common Law
Introduction to Common Law "Common Law, term used to refer to the main body of English unwritten law that evolved from the 12th century onward. The name comes from the idea that English medieval law, as administered by the courts of the realm, reflected the "common"customs of […]
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Common Law
Introduction to Common Law "Common Law, term used to refer to the main body of English unwritten law that evolved from the 12th century onward. The name comes from the idea that English medieval law, as administered by the courts of the realm, reflected the "common"customs of […]
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All Contents
All International Contents in this Legal Encyclopedia Countries Find all countries covered by the legal Encyclopedias. Main Legal Encyclopedias World Legal Encyclopedia American Legal Encyclopedia Asia Legal Encyclopedia India Legal Encyclopedia European Legal Encyclopedia Africa Legal Encyclopedia UK Legal Encyclopedia Australian Legal Encyclopedia Regions Find all regions and other grouppings covered by the legal Encyclopedias.…
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Footnotes
Footnotes This article examines the history and nature of footnotes and other annotational devices used in legal and other literature, particularly law reviews. The topic has received considerable attention in United States university law journals, which are heavily drawn on. The article starts by considering the nature of the glossing process and identifying different sorts…
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Footnotes
Footnotes This article examines the history and nature of footnotes and other annotational devices used in legal and other literature, particularly law reviews. The topic has received considerable attention in United States university law journals, which are heavily drawn on. The article starts by considering the nature of the glossing process and identifying different sorts…
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The Digest
The Digest Introduction “Some (…) legal encyclopedias or digests have very limited case coverage. And the criteria for exclusion of cases are either unstated or non-existent (that is, inclusion is arbitrary or random). Severe geographical or date restrictions probably have been used, and getting access to older editions of encyclopedias or digests is difficult, especially…
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Treaty Citation
Treaty Citation Finding Treaty Citation: How to Find a Treaty When You Have a Citation Common Abbreviations This is a list of the most common abbreviations used in treaty citations. The full title of the work is also given, as well as the call number. In most cases, the number preceding the abbreviation refers to…
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A New Law Dictionary
A New Law Dictionary: Jacob’s Law Dictionary The INTERPRETER eventually came to be considered the best law dictionary until the one of Giles Jacob’s appeared in 1729. From the University of Texas: “Giles Jacob was heavily influenced by the philosophers Locke and Hobbes, both of whom Title page, A New Law Dictionary, 1729believed that a…
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A New Law Dictionary
A New Law Dictionary: Jacob’s Law Dictionary The INTERPRETER eventually came to be considered the best law dictionary until the one of Giles Jacob’s appeared in 1729. From the University of Texas: “Giles Jacob was heavily influenced by the philosophers Locke and Hobbes, both of whom Title page, A New Law Dictionary, 1729believed that a…