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Law Topics L-Z

Research Process Overview

1. Consult the reference materials to see your topic in jurisdictional context and to confirm the definition: Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias

Check jurisdictional sources.
Find books and eBooks for background and context - do not neglect the multidisciplinary nature of this topic.nd ratification of any treaty to which you refer.

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Thousands of books from some of the greatest legal minds of the last 500 years. Browsable by title, author and subject.

Law Subject Guide: Dictionaries & Encyclopaedias

2. Review journal articles on your topic: Use FiNDit, and specialist databases on the left.

Consult the library's subject guides for hints on specialist sites and resources relevant to the topic. The guides for politics, social justice, sociology and medicine are likely to contain links and information which could help clarify the issue you are investigating.

3. Review news sources

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For Australian and international newspaper articles (e.g. The Australian, Australian Financial Review, Sydney Morning Herald, West Australian), magazines, journals, newsletters, television and radio transcripts, and newswires
NOTE: Click News in the right column of the Thomson Reuters landing page.

4. Other sources of information

Subject Guides

Open Access Resources

PhilPapers with Full-text This link opens in a new window
PhilPapers is a comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy journals, both subscription and open access, and maintained by the community of philosophers.
Access to 5 simultaneous users

Think Tank Search (Harvard Kennedy School)
Search reputable institutes for public policy documents.