Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
COLLEGE OF LAW
LEGAL RESEARCH
COURSE OUTLINE
I. INTRODUCTION
Definition of Legal Research
Necessity of Legal Research
Sources of Legal Research
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o The Court of Last Resort
Decisions Proper
Subordinate Decision
The Doctrine of Precedent
Stare Decisis and Res Judicata
Reversal v. Overruling
Ratio decidendi v. Obiter Dictum
Binding v. Persuasive Authority
Form of Decisions
Case Law Materials
Research of Case Laws
V. STATUTORY LAW
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Jurisprudence on Plagiarism