Morris L. Cohen

Kent C. Olson

Serving as both a text for beginning law students and a reference for experienced researchers, Legal Research in a Nutshell provides an overview of basic research methods. The expert authors discuss case law, statutes, secondary sources, and other research tools; they also analyze resources in more specialized areas, such as legislative history and administrative law. Completely updated with dozens of new Web addresses and 20 percent more illustrations of print and electronic sources, this comprehensive guide explains the investigative process using online databases, CD-ROM, and Internet resources, including free and commercial internet sites. Discussion also includes international and comparative law materials, as well as business and interdisciplinary research.

Legal Research in a Nutshell

The Forms of Legal Literature; Beginning a Research Project; Court Reports; Case Digests; Shepard's Citations; ALR Annotations; Legal Encyclopedias; Electronic Case Research; Statutes and Constitutions; Legislative History; Administrative Law; Texts and Treatises; Legal Periodicals; Looseleaf Services; Practice Materials; Handbooks and Directories; Treaties; International Organizations; International Courts; English and Commonwealth Law; Civil Law System.

Robert C. Berring

An Abridged Edition of "How to Find the Law, 9th Ed."

Finding the Law

This text provides encyclopedic yet concise coverage of research methods and resources using both free and commercial Web sites as well as printed publications. An introductory survey of research strategies is followed by chapters on the sources of U.S. law created by each branch of government, discussion of major secondary sources, and an overview of international and comparative law.

How to Find the Law

"This book looks not only at 'the law, ' but also at other aspects of the legal system, such as the history, politics, and structure of lawmaking institutions."--Preface, p. [vii].

Kent C. Olson

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