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WESTLAW – Core Legal Sources<br />

Legal databases on <strong>Westlaw</strong><br />

• Law (primary legal sources)<br />

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– Legislation (Statutes/Acts/ Rules/Regulations)<br />

– Cases (court judgments/precedents/judgments)<br />

– Treaties (international agreements/treaties/conventions)<br />

• Information about the Law (secondary legal sources)<br />

– Journals & Law Reviews (articles written by practicing lawyers or<br />

academics)<br />

– Text books & Practice Manuals (Treatises/Books/Manuals/Encyclopedia)<br />

– Legal News/Updates (latest developments/current awareness)<br />

– Dictionaries and Thesaurus

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