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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Databases

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Inlcudes HeinOnline, LexisNexis, vLex Justis, and Westlaw.

• Books

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Including Law Trove access

Includes: Europe, Ireland, Jersey, Saint Helena, and UK.


• HeinOnline 

Includes: Canada, UK, and USA.


• Lexis+ UK 

Includes: Australia, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, and USA.

Additional access instructions:

For use in the UK only


This guide will help you to find records of trials held at the Old Bailey since 1674, as well as records of the prisoners and convicts tried and held there.


• Westlaw 

Includes: Australia, Austria, Barbados, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, EU, Hong Kong, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, and Yugoslavia.


Includes: Extensive list of international countries and regions.

 

• Hansard

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Records of court proceedings (including decisions made by judges and arguments from solicitors).

• Legislation

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A law or a set of laws that have been passed by Parliament.

• Magistrates' Courts Decisions

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Deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

• Published Government Documents

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Includes parliamentary reports, hansard, law commission reports, and committee reports.

• Treaties

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International agreements between States in written form and governed by international law.

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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.

Your Subject Team

 Mystery Beck

Faculty Librarian

email Mystery.Beck@port.ac.uk

phone (023) 9284 3240

 Sharon Bittner

Assistant Faculty Librarian

email sharon.bittner@port.ac.uk

phone (023) 9284 3234