Tag: Law Schools
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What is legal Commentary?
What is legal Commentary? An in-depth examination of a legal topic e.g. employment law, trusts, taxation, etc. Written by specialists – judges, practitioners, academics etc. A means of determining key case law and legislation See also: Definition of Commentary Commentary Sentence Conclusion Notes See Also References and Further Reading About the Author/s and Reviewer/s Author:…
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Non-law databases with law content
Non-law databases with law content Database – Coverage – Category in Databases page Academic Research Library – Multidisciplinary – Education EBSCOhost Megafile Premier – After opening EBSCOhost choose EBSCOhost Web. It is a collection of over 20 databases covering all subject areas. You can search individually or choose several for simultaneous searching. It contains full…
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Weslaw
Weslaw offers legislation, case law and journal articles for North America and United Kingdom. Unfortunatelly, it have limited coverage for some countries like Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. Database content Westlaw contains a vast collection of legal sources including legislation and case law, articles, journal indexes, law dictionaries and legal encyclopedias. This page covers information…
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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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Legal Trac
Legal Trac Legal Trac offers an index of journal articles, many of them in full text. LegalTrac indexes a wide range of legal journals from several, including Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Some articles are available in full text in LegalTrac, while a citation and/or abstract is provided for others. Full text articles may also…
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References Citation
U.S. Law Reviews & Journals As a general rule, you can use citation formats and abbreviations found in the Uniform System of Case Citation (Blue Book). To cite to law reviews or Law Journals , list the following six elements in order: 1.The authors’ name full as it appears in the article; 2.The title of…
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To be define law schools
To be define law The law is treated in a number of entries in this Encyclopedia. For a description of legal training and a general background, see legal profession. Entries that delineate the relationship of law to political structures are constitution; ideology; political party; political system. For articles that discuss the importance of law regarding…
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Trending law terms at Schools
Trending law terms at Schools Criminal Law Family Law Healthcare Labor law Executive Branch Automobiles Consumer Issues Estate Planning Business Law Judicial Branch Taxes Civil Rights Movement First Amendment Law Courts And Procedures Constitution of the United States Legislative Branch Marbury v. Madison Attorneys Brown v. Board of Education September 11th Attacks Retirement And Aging…
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Less and less popular law topics at Schools
Electronic Surveillance Child Pornography Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 Bankruptcy Act of 1841 Toll Hutto v. Finney Ex Post Facto Laws Federal Blackmail Statute (1994) Disciplinary Rules Customs Duties XYY Chromosomal Abnormality Defense Modus Operandi Democratic-Republican Party Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia Abzug, Bella Savitsky Evers-Williams, Myrlie Rosenblatt v. Baer Mail Fraud and…
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Definitively less popular law terms at Schools
Definitively less popular law terms at Schools Motor Carrier Act (1935) Clinton, William Jefferson Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1975) United Nations Participation Act (1945) Reproductive Rights Equal Protection Washington v. Chrisman Conjugal Abusive United States Military Academy (USMA; West Point) Hunting Stop Payment Order Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Romer v. Evans National Environmental Policy Act…
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Not so popular law topics at Schools
Not so popular law topics at Schools Arizona v. Evans Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKKK) Lynching New York Times Company v. Sullivan Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth Federal Powers and Separation of Powers Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 Freedom of Religion…
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Law popular topics at Schools
Family Law Criminal Law Healthcare Executive Branch Labor law Judicial Branch Automobiles Consumer Issues Estate Planning Courts And Procedures Business Law Legislative Branch Taxes First Amendment Law Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918) Furman v. Georgia Attorneys Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933) Ku Klux Klan Act (1871) Retirement And Aging Civil Rights Movement Worcester v.…
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Washington and Lee School of Law
Washington and Lee School of Law The Washington and Lee University School of Law stands out among the nation’s top law schools in more than one way. With a student body of about 400, Washington and Lee Law in Lexington, Virginia is easily one of the smallest of the nation’s top-tier national law schools. Although…