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Law Guide: Secondary Resources

Find targeted resources for legal research
Secondary sources such as commentaries, dictionaries & encyclopedias, books, and journal articles are an important step when conducting legal research. We recommend these resources as a starting point to your research. Secondary sources will provide information about key areas of law and will point you to primary law such as cases and legislation.

Commentaries. Click here to be taken to the commentaries page.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias. Click here to be taken to the dictionaries and encyclopedias page.

Journal articles. Click here to be taken to the journal articles page.

Books and ebooks. Click here to go to the books and ebooks page.

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