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Law449 Secondary Sources of Law

This document discusses secondary sources of law, which are materials that discuss, explain, analyze, and critique the law but are not the law itself. It provides examples of common secondary sources including textbooks, scholarly journals, Hansard transcripts of parliamentary debates, legal treatises, and other sources. The document emphasizes that secondary sources are useful for educating readers about the law, directing them to relevant primary sources, and providing persuasive analysis to support legal arguments.

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Law449 Secondary Sources of Law

This document discusses secondary sources of law, which are materials that discuss, explain, analyze, and critique the law but are not the law itself. It provides examples of common secondary sources including textbooks, scholarly journals, Hansard transcripts of parliamentary debates, legal treatises, and other sources. The document emphasizes that secondary sources are useful for educating readers about the law, directing them to relevant primary sources, and providing persuasive analysis to support legal arguments.

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LAW 449

SECONDARY FUNDAMENTAL LEGAL


SKILLS

SOURCES OF DR NOR AKHMAL HASMIN

LAW
FACULTY OF LAW
01 Books

02 Journal
Agenda 03 Treaties
What we'll discuss in this
chapter
04 Hansard

05 Encyclopedias
WHAT IS SECONDARY SOURCE OF LAW

Secondary sources are materials that discuss, explain, analyze, and


critique the law.
They discuss the law, but are not the law itself.
The sources that you should use first.
A secondary source can be used for three different purposes: it
might educate you about the law, it might direct you to the primary
law, it might serve as persuasive authority, or give insight into how to
frame your legal argument and strategy.
LAW TEXTBOOKS
PLEASE READ THE TEXTBOOKS AND
DON'T ONLY RELY ON LECTURE'S
NOTES
Journal articles are shorter than
books and written about very
specific topics.
A journal is a collection of
articles (like a magazine) that is
SCHOLARLY published regularly throughout
the year.
JOURNAL Journals present the most
recent research, and journal
articles are written by experts,
for experts. They may be
published in print or online
formats, or both.
Where to look for journal?
HOW TO SEARCH FOR JOURNAL ARTICLE

GOOGLE UiTM
GOOGLE SCHOLAR ONLINE DATABASE e-
RESOURCES
HOW TO USE SEARCH STRING
Official Publications Hansard is the traditional name
of the transcripts of
Parliamentary debates in Britain
and many Commonwealth
HANSARD countries. It is named after
Thomas Curson Hansard, a
London printer and publisher,
who was the first official printer
to the Parliament at
Westminster.
Where to look for hansard?
Legal treatises provide a
scholarly and in-depth
treatment of a legal subject.
They often clarify significant
concepts in the area of the law
covered by the treatise and
TREATIES provide citations to pertinent
cases and other primary
materials.
01 WEBSITES

OTHER
SECONDARY 02 NEWSPAPER

SOURCES
03 SOFT LAW
Who is the author
CHECKING
Who published the material
THE
RELIABILITY Free resource or subscription
OF database

INFORMATION How recent is the publication

Is there a disclaimer for


accuracy of content

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