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2. Agenda Objective of Legal Research Definition of Scope of Research Skills on Search and other Functionalities Exact Search Conceptual Search Questions & Answers

3. Objective of Legal Research Finding Authorities Authorities includes primary and secondary legal sources: Primary sources – legislation, cases, treaties, rules and releases Secondary sources – journals, commentaries, text-books and news.

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8. Definition of Scope How to define the scope of research? Width – Jurisdictions e.g. Comparative study on legal principles between New York and California Depth – coverage (time and contents) e.g. Search all federal case law and state regulations for 10 years

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12. Conceptual Search Whether the principle of res judicata is modified in criminal cases in U.S. especially in the first degree murders? Keywords extraction: Principle or rule or common law Res judicata Modified or Modification or Modify Criminal or Crime Murder First Degree or 1st Degree

13. Conceptual Search Whether the principle of res judicata is modified in criminal cases in U.S. especially in the first degree murders? Formulation Method: (Principle or rule or common law) w/s Res judicata and Modif! w/p Core-terms (Criminal or Crime) and Murder w/s (First Degree or 1st Degree)

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20. Search Practice 1. Whether choice-of-law clauses in an international commercial contract is enforceable by the Court ? ( Reference: Batchelder v. Nobuhiko Kawamoto, 147 F.3d 915 ) 2. Whether the President of U.S. has the authority to detain a suspected terrorist by military order? Can the suspect file a habeas petition to the Court to challenge the order? (Reference: Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 124 S. Ct. 2711 )

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