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

• Case Law

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Body of law arising from judges' opinions in court cases.

• 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.

The UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics. Responsible for collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population and society at national, regional, and local levels.




fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

Official statistics from the UK Government.


Australia’s national statistical agency. An official source of independent, reliable information.


• Data.Gov 

The home of the U.S. Government’s open data.


The United States' primary source for criminal justice statistics. The mission of BJS is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.


Ireland's national statistical office and our purpose is to impartially collect, analyse and make available statistics about Ireland’s people, society and economy.


The agency ensures Canadians have the key information on Canada's economy, society and environment that they require to function effectively as citizens and decision makers.

 

• Treaties

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

Commercial Awareness

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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.

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