Legal research skills : an Australian law guide / The University of Queensland Library et. al.
2025
Online
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Title
Legal research skills : an Australian law guide / The University of Queensland Library et. al.
Edition
2025 edition
ISBN
9781923389038 ebook
Imprint
[Deakin, A.C.T.] : Council of Australian University Librarians Open Educational Resources Collective Pressbooks, 2025.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 110 pages) : illustrations, PDF
Call Number
Online
Summary
This guide is designed to support students undertaking legal studies and contribute to developing research skills in Australian law schools. Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide is organised into four parts: Part 1: Research Skills introduces the concept of legal research, identifies the key sources of legal information, and the importance of researching strategically. Part 2: Case Law provides an introduction on how to locate cases by citation or topic, and judge a case’s reliability. Part 3: Legislation helps students learn about the parliamentary process, how to find legislation and the materials used for statutory interpretation. Part 4: Secondary Sources focuses on the role of secondary sources in legal research. - extract from guide. Part 5: Legal Research and Artificial Intelligence (AI) focuses specifically on the responsible use of generative AI tools for legal research. - extract from 'about this guide'
Formatted Contents Note
Part I. Research skills
1. What is legal research?
2. Sources of legal information
3. Legal research strategy
4. Searching strategies and tips
5. Australian guide to legal citation (AGLC) 4th edition
6. AGLC footnotes
7. AGLC subsequent references
8. AGLC bibliographies
9. Review quiz - research skills and AGLC
Part II. Case law
10. What is case law?
11. How cases are published
12. Citing a case
13. Finding a case
14. Using case citators
15. Using citators to see judicial consideration
16. Review quiz - case law
Part III. Legislation
17. Introduction to legislative research
18. Legislative process
19. Parliamentary documents
20. Acts
21. Subordinate legislation
22. Finding Commonwealth Legislation
23. Finding Australian Capital Territory Legislation
24. Finding New South Wales legislation
25. Finding Northern Territory legislation
26. Finding Queensland legislation
27. Finding South Australian legislation
28. Finding Tasmanian Legislation
29. Finding Victorian legislation
30. Finding Western Australian Legislation
31. Tracking changes in legislation
32. Review quiz - legislation
Part IV. Secondary sources
33. Introduction to secondary sources
34. Dictionaries and encyclopaedias
35. Books
36. Looseleaf services (commentaries)
37. Journal articles
38. Other sources
39. Review quiz - secondary sources
Part V. Legal Research and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
40. Legal Research using Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI).
1. What is legal research?
2. Sources of legal information
3. Legal research strategy
4. Searching strategies and tips
5. Australian guide to legal citation (AGLC) 4th edition
6. AGLC footnotes
7. AGLC subsequent references
8. AGLC bibliographies
9. Review quiz - research skills and AGLC
Part II. Case law
10. What is case law?
11. How cases are published
12. Citing a case
13. Finding a case
14. Using case citators
15. Using citators to see judicial consideration
16. Review quiz - case law
Part III. Legislation
17. Introduction to legislative research
18. Legislative process
19. Parliamentary documents
20. Acts
21. Subordinate legislation
22. Finding Commonwealth Legislation
23. Finding Australian Capital Territory Legislation
24. Finding New South Wales legislation
25. Finding Northern Territory legislation
26. Finding Queensland legislation
27. Finding South Australian legislation
28. Finding Tasmanian Legislation
29. Finding Victorian legislation
30. Finding Western Australian Legislation
31. Tracking changes in legislation
32. Review quiz - legislation
Part IV. Secondary sources
33. Introduction to secondary sources
34. Dictionaries and encyclopaedias
35. Books
36. Looseleaf services (commentaries)
37. Journal articles
38. Other sources
39. Review quiz - secondary sources
Part V. Legal Research and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
40. Legal Research using Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI).
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