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Researching Irish law – A Guide to Legislation, Caselaw and Commentary Sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 September 2011

Sinéad Curtin  and
Alice Steen
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Abstract

Sinéad Curtin and Alice Steen review sources of Irish legislation, caselaw and legal commentary. Their article also provides guidance on common research queries such as checking amendments to legislation.

Keywords

legal researchIreland
Type
The Irish Legal System, Law Libraries and Legal Information
Information
Legal Information Management , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , September 2011 , pp. 185 - 190
Copyright
Copyright © The British and Irish Association of Law Librarians 2011

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