1. 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

2. 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

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

4. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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: Circulation Desk (Level 1)

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

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

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

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

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

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

21. 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