Butterworths Legal Research Guide is designed to guide readers through the difficulties of legal research. It provides a narrative, procedural text for those undertaking legal research courses together with a troubleshooting glossary to the problems that may be encountered in practice. This book takes full account throughout of EC materials. which are treated alongside English materials, together with all the latest human rights materials.

A. Legal Research Explained and Illustrated 1. Introduction: aims and techniques of legal research 2. Starting from square two: textbooks and other secondary sources 3. Legislation 4. Pepper v Hart research and the background to legislation 5. Case law 6. Treaties and international materials 7. Other official publications 8. Law outside England and Wales B. Quick Reference Guide Contents QR1. Search engines: a checklist of features QR2. Textbooks and other secondary sources QR3. Legislation QR4. Pepper v Hart research and the background to legislation QR5. Case law QR6. Treaties and international materials QR7. Other official publications QR8. Law outside England and Wales C. List and Index of Websites and Web-based services Index

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