Library
Legal
Studies
Useful
Internet Sites
When you are searching the library
catalogue start with the general search of “law”. Under this general heading
will appear all sub categories of law.
Notice also that there are web sites that can be accessed through
Alternatively, use Library
Catalogue online.
Useful titles from the Issues in
Society series include Crime and Justice, Drugs and the Law, Crime and Safety,
Aboriginal Land Rights, Young Offenders.
http://www.spinneypress.com.au/further_links.html
Current Social Issues is a good source of information
for issues that are topical.
Use search terms as described
above. e.g. Criminal
law Search the index online
Access electronic databases including
Electric Library through the Library
Database web page. Ask the library staff for passwords.
Online Encyclopaedia: Britannica Online
Not only can you access
encyclopaedia articles but there are also web links and magazine articles
available.
The encyclopaedia can only be accessed through the College network.
On-line
databases
Brisbane City Council Library
members can go to both Electric Library and EBSCOhost World Magazine Bank
through their online catalogue eLibCat at http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/uhtbin/webcat,
select Online Reference Library, then General Reference Databases, then choose
one of the databases and enter the barcode number from your library card.
World Wide Web sites:
This is ordered from the general
to the specific
Specialised legal
search engines
For independent research
http://www.lexscripta.com/legal/search/engines.html
Australian law on the internet
National library of
http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/law.html#lawsubjects
Lexscripta: essential web links for
http://www.lexscripta.com
Excellent resource for all legal information. Go to legal research link on the left hand border to begin your search.
Notice the variety of options
Australasian Legal Information Institute
AustLII publishes public legal information
-- that is, primary legal materials (legislation, treaties and decisions of
courts and tribunals); and secondary legal materials created by public bodies
for purposes of public access (law reform and royal commission reports for
example).
Browse down the left hand border options or note the new additions and
cases appearing in the centre column.
http://www.austlii.edu.au
Australian law online Excellent site
http://www.law.gov.au
Excellent site with links to most area of law including:
Children and young people,
Sports
Consumers
Business
Environment
Legal System
Wills
Intellectual Property
Law internet resources
Parliament of
Links to most areas of law including overseas law links
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/law/index.htm
SCALEplus.
Legislation
http://scaleplus.law.gov.au/scaleplus.htm
SCALEplus is the legal information retrieval system
owned by the Australian Attorney-General's Department.
Note Future Law on the left hand side border.
http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/www/agdHome.nsf/AllDocs/RWPA5C949DB88E95857CA256BB300154E38?OpenDocument
Dept. of Justice and
Attorney-General
Our laws. How our
laws are made
Dept. of Justice and Attorney
http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/ourlaws/home.htm
The Senate and Legislation
Describes how government bills are considered and
passed by the Senate
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/pubs/briefs/brief8.htm
Parliament
of
http://www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm
Australian Constitution
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/general/constitution/index.htm
The High Court of
http://www.hcourt.gov.au
http://www.courts.qld.gov.au
Department of Justice and Attorney General. Queensland
Exclusive site for students
http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/education/home.htm
Department of Justice and Attorney General
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/social_justice
Australian Institute of Criminology
http://www.aic.gov.au
Crime Stoppers Queensland Limited
http://www.csqld.com/mc/page.do
Community Legal Information
http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2385.html
Law for you :
plain English legal information.
Search by keyword or browse by Hot Topics section
http://www.law4u.com.au
Legal Aid
Brochure and fact sheets on many subjects of law including women’s justice, civil
law and juvenile justice. Also gives access to self help kits
http://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au/gateway.asp?c=publications
Anti Discrimination Commission
Offers brochures on all aspects of
discrimination as well as advice and information about proceeding with actions
against people for alleged offences
http://www.adcq.qld.gov.au/index.html
Human Rights
the independent statutory body which
investigates all forms of discrimination in Australia - racial, sexual, and
religious - and defends the rights of children, the mentally ill, the disabled,
asylum seekers, homosexuals, and older and rural Australians.
http://education.qld.gov.au/tal/edulist/reviews/efl02012.htm
Talking Privacy. Australian Law Reform Commission
http://www.alrc.gov.au/inquiries/current/privacy/talk/flashsite.html
The Law Report. Australian
Broadcasting Commission
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lawreport/default.htm
ELaw. Murdoch University
http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw
By subject