Singapore Legal Resources Journal Articles Content by Lee Su-Lin 10 May 2018 © C J Koh Law Library 2009-2019

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Introduction This tutorial was originally designed for the Legal Analysis, Research and Communication (LARC) course for first year law students (AY 2009-16). It provides a basic introduction to searching for articles in law journals, particularly those with local content. 3

Contents Sources of law p.5 Secondary sources of law p.6 Law journals and reviews p.7 Finding print articles p.9 Finding articles on LawNet p.17 4

1. Sources of Law Sources Primary Secondary Legislation Case Law 5

2. Secondary Sources of Law Secondary sources are publications which refer and relate to the law, but are not themselves sources of law. These include: Textbooks, casebooks, etc. Legal encyclopaedias Law journals & reviews Research literature. E.g. Theses Reference works. E.g. Bibliographies, citators, dictionaries, digests, directories, indexes, etc. Secondary sources assist in locating relevant primary sources of law assist in the interpretation of relevant primary sources. 6

3. Law Journal and Reviews What are they? Law journals and reviews provide information on the latest developments in the law as well as comments and criticisms of the law are published periodically. E.g. Criminal Law Review Harvard Law Review Journal of Equity Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 7

3. Law Journal and Reviews Article Citations Citations are references to where you can locate articles. Examples: 1. Dora Neo, “The Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1996: Satisfactory Quality, an Undivided Share in a Bulk and other Amendments” (1997) 9 SAcLJ 362. 2. David Feldman, “The Nature of Legal Scholarship” (1989) 52 Mod.L.Rev. 498. Author Title of article Year the article was published Volume number of the journal Journal abbreviation 1st page of article 8

4. Finding Print Articles How to Find Print Articles Step 1. Search an index to legal abbreviations to find out which law journal the abbreviation stands for. Step 2. Search LINC for the title of the law journal to determine its location in the library. 9

4. Finding Print Articles How to Find Print Articles E.g. Dora Neo, “The Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1996: Satisfactory Quality, an Undivided Share in a Bulk and other Amendments” (1997) 9 SAcLJ 362. Step 1. Use an index to legal abbreviations to find out which journal the abbreviation SAcLJ stands for: Print: Index to Legal Citations & Abbreviations by Donald Raistrick (Ref: KB280 Rai 2013) Online: 1) Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations 2) Singapore Legal Abbreviations 10

4. Finding Print Articles How to Find Print Articles Step 1. E.g. Use the Cardiff Index 11

4. Finding Print Articles How to Find Print Articles E.g. Dora Neo, “The Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1996: Satisfactory Quality, an Undivided Share in a Bulk and other Amendments” (1997) 9 SAcLJ 362. Step 2. Search for Singapore Academy of Law Journal in LINC to determine its availability and location in the library. 12

4. Finding Print Articles How to Find Print Articles Step 2. (contd) Search for Singapore Academy of Law Journal in LINC to determine its availability and location in the library. 13

4. Finding Print Articles How to Find Print Articles Step 2. (contd) Search for Singapore Academy of Law Journal in LINC to determine its availability and location in the library. 14

4. Finding Print Articles How to Find Print Articles Step 2. (contd) Search for Singapore Academy of Law Journal in LINC to determine its availability and location in the library. Copies of Volume 9 (1997) can be found in the Bound Journals and Singapore–Malaysia collections. 50

4. Finding Print Articles How to Find Print Articles Step 3. When you have retrieved volume 9, turn to p362 for the first page of the article. 16

5. Finding Articles on LawNet Searching LawNet Full texts of journal articles are also available via databases. Databases are particularly useful if you only have partial citations or are researching a particular topic. Databases which contain local articles include: HeinOnline LawNet. We will now provide a brief demonstration on how to use LawNet to find articles. 17

5. Finding Articles on LawNet Searching LawNet On the Faculty of Law homepage (http://www.law.nus.edu.sg/), select LawNet from the Resources listing. 18

5. Finding Articles on LawNet Searching LawNet Then enter your NUS ID and password on the next page and click on the Login button. 19

5. Finding Articles on LawNet Searching LawNet E.g. Where do I find articles on Euthanasia in Singapore? After login, select: 2. Enter keywords in the box and click on search button 1. Reference Materials and tick relevant boxes 20

5. Finding Articles on LawNet Searching LawNet E.g. Where do I find articles on Euthanasia in Singapore? Select relevant article from the list. 21

5. Finding Articles on LawNet Searching LawNet E.g. Where do I find articles on Euthanasia in Singapore? Click here for PDF Journal citation 22

End You have reached the end of this tutorial. If you have any queries, please email cjkohlib@nus.edu.sg or speak to a librarian at the Law Library Information Desk: 6516 2043. Content by Lee Su-Lin Updated 10 May 2018 © C J Koh Law Library 2009-2019 23