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Terms in this set (129)
Case law, constitutions, statutes,
1. sources of law
administrative regulations, the
(5)
executive branch
, Actual laws; these include
constitutions, statutes, case
law/common law ( judicial opinions),
Primary sources regulations (executive), executive
of law (7) orders (executive),
Rules of procedure
(legislative/judicial), treaties
(executive/legislative)
, • Encyclopedias- (AmJur2d and C.J.S
are main two legal encyclopedias)
comprehensive coverage of legal
topics, not in depth, objective
• Law review- commentary on law,
subjective
• Bar journals- practical applications,
subjective or objective. Short
articles of practical interest of local
lawyers.
• Practice manuals
• CLE- continued learning education
(lawyers must keep up with new law)
• Legislative history
• Treatises- In depth scholarly
treatment of legal system, nuances
of subject, subjective but can be
objective, hornbooks
o they contain commentaires (a
series of short articles) written by
scholars usually restricted to one
area of the law and organized by
chapter, section and paragraph
o
Secondary • A.LR- American law report, new or
Sources of Law emerging law, in depth, narrow,
, (13) cutting edge topic, (opposite of
encyclopedia) **If you find this then
a lot of work is done for you**
• Restatements- ALI (American Law
Institute) restate laws in an
organized way of all states, not
binding unless adapted by a court
(second restatement of contracts)
o a scholarly completion of the
common law produced by the
American Law Institute they will
write about what they think the law
is or should be
• Uniform law- commission that gets
together to figure out what laws
need clarification, UCC began as
this but was adapted, WI version of
UCC which was adapted = is primary
but otherwise secondary.
• Periodical publications
• Dictionaries
• Foreign sources
PREP/COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS/NEWEST UPDATE
Save
Terms in this set (129)
Case law, constitutions, statutes,
1. sources of law
administrative regulations, the
(5)
executive branch
, Actual laws; these include
constitutions, statutes, case
law/common law ( judicial opinions),
Primary sources regulations (executive), executive
of law (7) orders (executive),
Rules of procedure
(legislative/judicial), treaties
(executive/legislative)
, • Encyclopedias- (AmJur2d and C.J.S
are main two legal encyclopedias)
comprehensive coverage of legal
topics, not in depth, objective
• Law review- commentary on law,
subjective
• Bar journals- practical applications,
subjective or objective. Short
articles of practical interest of local
lawyers.
• Practice manuals
• CLE- continued learning education
(lawyers must keep up with new law)
• Legislative history
• Treatises- In depth scholarly
treatment of legal system, nuances
of subject, subjective but can be
objective, hornbooks
o they contain commentaires (a
series of short articles) written by
scholars usually restricted to one
area of the law and organized by
chapter, section and paragraph
o
Secondary • A.LR- American law report, new or
Sources of Law emerging law, in depth, narrow,
, (13) cutting edge topic, (opposite of
encyclopedia) **If you find this then
a lot of work is done for you**
• Restatements- ALI (American Law
Institute) restate laws in an
organized way of all states, not
binding unless adapted by a court
(second restatement of contracts)
o a scholarly completion of the
common law produced by the
American Law Institute they will
write about what they think the law
is or should be
• Uniform law- commission that gets
together to figure out what laws
need clarification, UCC began as
this but was adapted, WI version of
UCC which was adapted = is primary
but otherwise secondary.
• Periodical publications
• Dictionaries
• Foreign sources
