#17002 - Sources Lecture 3 Laws110 21st Feb - Legal Foundations (LAWS110)

Laws110.

• 21^st February Lecture 3

Introduction to Legal Research Skills

>Learn

>What is law

>Press Display

>the Press??

>Remember about the task

>Antony Bradney and How to study law – read this!!

>Online modules

- 15^th to the 29^th of March complete (5 hours)

Quiz is worth 10%

Primary sources= legislation/case law the law itself= tell us what the law is

Secondary sources= textbooks, commentary, articles. Like a judge who has written about the law

Legal information- interlinked

• Legislation law of NZ/ can also be statues, laws parliament passes

• Case law- decisions of courts and the judges have printed the decision

• Books about the law

• Journal articles about the law

• Legal encyclopaedias

• Legal dictionaries… the NZ Law Dictionary

Primary law

Is the law itself

Legislation/Acts/Statutes/Cases/Judgments (no E for law)

Secondary law

Commentary

Always start with books and legal encyclopaedia

Make sure to research with the right books

Footnotes give you reference to legislation and case study (find in books)

Find more books and journal articles

Also read journal articles (they can contrast, articles agree/disagree)

New Zealand Law: Foundations and Method 2^nd edition

>Check contents

>NZ footnote style, citations- find different sources from the footnotes

C v Holland= “C and Holland”

>Find the table of statues and regulations + table of cases

Evaluating sources

• Must look at the books in the reading list (the course handout) + primary evidence. The reading list= starting point= the lecturer wants you to use these books

Evaluating

RAP ACE

Relevance- Does the information help answer the question? Do you need to look at case study or someone else’s book. Does it need to be NZ
Authority- qualifications of the authors, cite a lot of people, e.g. constitutional law with Jeffery Palmer (some you must cite!!) Who published it?

Purpose- Why are they writing it? Bias? Has it been published for YOU? Is it specific? Strong bias and how can you tell- read widely?

Audience- Material for...