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This document is a presentation on legal research skills for the course Criminal Law (LAW103). It covers locating various legal resources such as books, journals, case law, legislation, and parliamentary debates. It also discusses evaluating online information and plagiarism. The presentation provides guidance on basic search techniques in locating these materials, including using keywords, phrases, Boolean operators, and refining searches. It demonstrates how to search specific legal databases such as LawNet, LexisNexis, and Indian cases. Key resources for criminal law research are highlighted.
![[2000] 0 SJLS 560
Locating a specific article in
LawNet
息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/20150824criminallaw-150825032704-lva1-app6891/85/Criminal-Law-Resources-17-320.jpg)
![Locate:
S Balakrishnan & Anor v Public Prosecutor
[2005] 4 SLR(R) 249
This is a reported case.
Locating Singapore Cases
息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/20150824criminallaw-150825032704-lva1-app6891/85/Criminal-Law-Resources-29-320.jpg)
![Neutral Citation
Locate:
Public Prosecutor v Chui Kuo Kwong
[2014] SGDC 316
This is an unreported case.
息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/20150824criminallaw-150825032704-lva1-app6891/85/Criminal-Law-Resources-34-320.jpg)
![Reading citations
Neutral citation
Year of decision Court Sequential
Number
[2007] SGHC 24
This is a system of citation where each written judgment from a particular level
of court is assigned a sequential number, starting from 1 at the beginning of
each calendar year.
Singapore Neutral Citations:
SGCA Court of appeal
SGDC District Court
SGFC Family Court
SGHC High Court
SGJC Juvenile Court
SGMC Magistrates Court
SGSC Supreme Court
SGSCT Small Claims Tribunal](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/20150824criminallaw-150825032704-lva1-app6891/85/Criminal-Law-Resources-35-320.jpg)
![Malayan Law Journal
Locate
Abdullah v R
[1954] MLJ 195
息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/20150824criminallaw-150825032704-lva1-app6891/85/Criminal-Law-Resources-36-320.jpg)
Criminal Law Resources
- 1. Criminal Law (LAW103) Legal Research Charlotte Gill/ Rita Lam Research Librarian, Law August 2015 息 Copyright 2015 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved 際際滷s prepared by Charlotte Gill
- 2. Locating books and journals Locating case law Locating legislation Locating parliamentary debates / Hansards Evaluating online information Plagarism LIBLAW(LAW104) Basic Legal Research Skills
- 3. Plagiarism 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved http://researchguides.smu.edu.sg/plagiarism_law
- 4. Terms & Connectors Connect the terms in a way search engines can process them. 息 Copyright 2008-2009Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved 25 August 2
- 5. 息 Copyright 2008-2009Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved Phrase Phrase Search use __ E.g. poison pill means the words must appear in the specified order. 25 August 2
- 6. 息 Copyright 2008-2009Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights AND Boolean AND X AND Y both X and Y must be present negligence AND causation YX 25 August 2015
- 7. Library Search - Articles 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 8. Article Search 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 9. Refine by topic 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 10. Topic- Capital Punishment 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 11. To view the article 息 Copyright 2015 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 12. To view the article 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 13. Full text 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 14. LawNet 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 16. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 17. [2000] 0 SJLS 560 Locating a specific article in LawNet 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 18. Locating a specific article in LawNet 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 19. Locating a specific article in LawNet 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 20. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 21. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 22. Searching for articles around a topic in LawNet 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 23. Searching around a topic 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 24. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 25. Filters 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 26. Filter> Category>Journals 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 27. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 28. Searching for Singapore cases 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 29. Locate: S Balakrishnan & Anor v Public Prosecutor [2005] 4 SLR(R) 249 This is a reported case. Locating Singapore Cases 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 30. LawNet Citation Search 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 31. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 32. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 33. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 34. Neutral Citation Locate: Public Prosecutor v Chui Kuo Kwong [2014] SGDC 316 This is an unreported case. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 35. Reading citations Neutral citation Year of decision Court Sequential Number [2007] SGHC 24 This is a system of citation where each written judgment from a particular level of court is assigned a sequential number, starting from 1 at the beginning of each calendar year. Singapore Neutral Citations: SGCA Court of appeal SGDC District Court SGFC Family Court SGHC High Court SGJC Juvenile Court SGMC Magistrates Court SGSC Supreme Court SGSCT Small Claims Tribunal
- 36. Malayan Law Journal Locate Abdullah v R [1954] MLJ 195 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 37. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 38. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 39. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 40. Searching for cases around a topic in LawNet 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 41. Searching for cases around a topic 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 42. Searching for cases around a topic 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 43. Refining search 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 44. Unpublished Cases 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 45. News 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 46. Factiva 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
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- 50. India 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
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- 54. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 55. Lexis Singapore 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 56. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 57. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 58. Locating Indian Cases 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 59. Indian Case 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 60. 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
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- 62. Criminal Law Guide 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
- 63. Criminal Law Research Guide Start with secondary sources Case law: reported, unreported and unpublished News India resources 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/wp2013/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/TakeAway-cover.png
- 64. Q&A 息 Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved