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Family Law

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Australian family law

Australian Family Law and Practice Commentary

Australian Family Law Handbook Commentary

Queensland law handbook: your practical guide to the law, 11th ed

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Journal Articles

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Social Work and the Law

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Dictionaries: 

Butterworths concise Australian legal dictionary, 3rd ed

Encyclopaedic Australian legal dictionary

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Journal Articles

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Islamic Law

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Dictionaries: 

The Oxford dictionary of Islam

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You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:

  • BP100 Koran
  • BP135 Hadith
  • KBP Islamic Law

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Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

Index Islamicus

International Law Review Articles, Combined via Lexis.com (select the International Law tab)

Bibliography of Asian Studies Online

PAIS International

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Scopus

ATLA Religion Database

AGIS plus text (legal journals from Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region)

More databases

Browse all library databases for Asian Studies

Browse all library databases for Law

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Primary Materials: 

Westlaw

Lexis.com

Qur'an (University of Southern California)

Hadith (University of Southern California)

Koran (translated by M.H. Shakir and published by Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an, Inc., in 1983)

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Asian Legal Systems

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Handbooks: 

Law and legal institutions of Asia : traditions, adaptations and innovations

Asian legal systems : law, society and pluralism in East Asia

Asian discourses of rule of law : theories and implementation of rule of law in twelve Asian countries, France and the U.S

Browsing the Shelves

You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:

  • KNC Law - East Asia
  • KNQ Law - China
  • KNR Law - China - Hong Kong
  • KNW Law - Indonesia
  • KNX68 Law - Japan
  • KQS Law - Korea
  • KPQ Law - Malaysia

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Angela Allen / Rebecca Carter

bel@library.uq.edu.au

3346 3553

Help for Researchers & Postgraduate Students

Thomas Palmer

t.palmer@library.uq.edu.au

3346 3693

Help for Undergraduate students

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

International Law Review Articles Combined (via Lexis.com) Select International Law tab and select database

BERITA (Malaysia, Singapore and other SE Asian counties)

PERIND (Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN as an entity)

Bibliography of Asian Studies Online

Index Islamicus

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

PAIS International

Scopus

Sociological Abstracts

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Browse all library databases for Law

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Law of the South Pacific

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Handbooks: 

Statesman's Yearbook

Introduction to South Pacific Law / Jennifer Corrin-Care and Donald Paterson. 2007. 2nd ed.

Civil Procedure and Courts in the South Pacific / Jennifer Corrin Care. 2004.

Contract Law in the South Pacific / Jennifer Corrin Care. 2001.

South Pacific Islands Legal Systems / Michael A. Ntumy, general editor. 1993.

Pacific courts and legal systems / editors, Guy Powles and Mere Pulea. 1988.

Rule of Law, Legitimate Governance and Development in the Pacific / Iutisone Salevao. 2005.

How-to Guides: 

Legal Research Guide

Browsing the Shelves

You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:

  • KV-KWW Law - Oceania
  • DU22 Oceania
  • DU28 Oceania
  • DU850

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3346 3553

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Thomas Palmer

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3346 3693

Help for Undergraduate students

Case Law
Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

AGIS plus text (Attorney-General's information service)

Pacific Law Journal Index - University of the South Pacific

Hawaii Pacific Journal Index - University of Hawaii

Index New Zealand - indexes and abstracts New Zealand and South Pacific journals and newspapers

Journals
Primary Materials
Specialised Resources
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Mooting and Advocacy

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How-to Guides: 

Legal Research Guide

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KU3535 Trial Practice - Australia

KD7483 Trial Practice - Great Britain

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3346 3553

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3346 3693

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Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

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Taxation Law

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If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Dictionaries: 

Butterworths concise Australian legal dictionary, 3rd ed

Butterworths encyclopaedic Australian legal dictionary

Contact Librarians

Angela Allen / Rebecca Carter

bel@library.uq.edu.au

3346 3553

Help for Researchers & Postgraduate Students

Thomas Palmer

t.palmer@library.uq.edu.au

3346 3693

Help for Undergraduate students

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

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Environmental Law

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Journal Articles

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