PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES TUTORIAL Legal Secondary Sources: Derive from primary sources of law and offer commentary on those sources ? Legal Primary Sources: Refer to original material and the body of the law itself

We offer the following : LAW SOURCES (LEVEL 6) We offer the following : Primary sources (Statutes, Law Reports and Government Gazettes) Secondary sources (Books, Law Journals and Reference sources) SEE DISPLAY IN THE LAW LIBRARY

LEGAL PRIMARY SOURCES Examples Constitution Legislation (Acts or Statutes) Law Reports (Case law or Judgments) Government Gazettes Treaties and Conventions

Available in hard copy in the UJ Library South African PRIMARY SOURCES Available in hard copy in the UJ Library Constitution (RJE SUID) Legislation (Acts or Statutes) (RMF SUID) Law Reports (Case Law or Judgments) All South African Law Reports (RNH A ALL) South African Law Reports (RNH SOUT) Government Gazettes (R9 STAA) Treaties and Conventions (various shelf codes) Feeling lost? See: List of Shelf (Subject) Codes for Law List of SA Law Reports

Also available electronically South African PRIMARY SOURCES Also available electronically But Where ?? But How?? Requirement: a library pin (or UJ email address) to access the databases

Also available electronically: South African PRIMARY SOURCES Also available electronically: The Constitution

Also available electronically: Legislation (Acts or Statutes) South African PRIMARY SOURCES Also available electronically: Legislation (Acts or Statutes)

Also available electronically: Law Reports (Case Law or Judgments) South African PRIMARY SOURCES Also available electronically: Law Reports (Case Law or Judgments)

Also available electronically: South African PRIMARY SOURCES Also available electronically: Government Gazettes

Also available electronically: Treaties and Conventions South African PRIMARY SOURCES Also available electronically: Treaties and Conventions

LEGAL SECONDARY SOURCES Examples 1. Reference Sources (Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias and Noter-ups) 2. Law Books (Text Books) 3. Loose-leaf publications (regularly updated) 4. Law Journals 5. Yearbooks 5 3 1 2 Various Shelf Codes: depends on subject 4 Shelf Code: R6 Published annually, Shelf Code: R6 Published monthly, quarterly, etc. Shelf Code: R1, R2, RA Law Shelf Code: RA - RL

Available in hard copy in the UJ Library South African SECONDARY SOURCES Available in hard copy in the UJ Library Reference Sources Law Books Loose-leaf publications Law Journals Yearbooks Use UJ Library Catalogue to search for books See next slide on how to find the shelf code on Level 6

Available in hard copy in the UJ Library South African SECONDARY SOURCES Available in hard copy in the UJ Library See next slide on how to find prescribed text books in the library

Available in hard copy in the UJ Library South African SECONDARY SOURCES Available in hard copy in the UJ Library Use Course Reserves to search for prescribed books 1: Course search OR 2: Lecturer search 3: Available @ Circulation Desk (Level 1)

Also available electronically South African SECONDARY SOURCES Also available electronically But Where ?? But How?? Requirement: a library pin (or UJ email address) to access the databases

Also available electronically: South African SECONDARY SOURCES Also available electronically: Reference Sources

Also available electronically: South African SECONDARY SOURCES Also available electronically: Law Books Feeling lost? Find Ebooks in the Library Catalogue

Also available electronically: Loose-leaf publications South African SECONDARY SOURCES Also available electronically: Loose-leaf publications

Also available electronically: South African SECONDARY SOURCES Also available electronically: Law Journals Feeling lost? See: List of SA Law Journals

Also available electronically: South African SECONDARY SOURCES Also available electronically: Yearbooks

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES Legal Secondary Sources: Derive from primary sources of law and offer commentary on those sources Legal Primary Sources: Refer to original material and the body of the law itself