Web Links: Citation Guides, Legal Writing Guides, Dictionaries
1. CITATION GUIDES
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
- A web based searchable tool for legal abbreviations. It covers legal publications from the United Kingdom, United States and the Commonwealth. Searchable by title and abbreviation.
Oxford Companion to American Law
- This is an authoritative reference material offering a broader understanding of American law. Access is restricted to York University students and faculty.
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (Legal Information Institute, Cornell University)
- This is a comprehensive guide to basic legal citation in the United States. It reflects citation styles used in the ALWD Citation Manual and The Bluebook.
The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions
- This guide provides detailed accounts of the leading cases argued before the United States Supreme Court. Access is restricted to York University faculty and students.
2. LEGAL WRITING GUIDES
Legal Writing: An Overview (Cornell University)
-This guide provides an overview of legal writing and links to relevant sources.
Legal Research and Writing: Ted Tjaden
- This is a comprehensive guide on Canadian legal research and writing. This website features links to an abridged version Ted's book Legal
Research and Writing.
3. ENCYCLOPEDIA
Jurispedia
- This is an encyclopaedic project of academic initiative devoted to worldwide law and political sciences. It is searchable by geographical region, subject, legal system, theories and principles.
Nolo
- Nolo provides free information on legal topics. It includes United States based articles, dictionary and directory.
4. DICTIONARIES
Duhaime’s Legal Dictionary
- This is a comprehensive guide to legal concepts and terms in plain language. Entries include case references with direct links.
‘Lectric Law Library Reference Room
- 'Lectric Law Library provides an extensive coverage for over thirty legal topics. It features the 'Lectric Law Lexicon which has explanations of law related words, terms and phrases. Coverage includes Canada, United States and other international jurisdictions.
Inter-active Terminology for Europe
- This is the inter-institutional terminology database of the European Union. It incorporates Eurodicautom, an electronic dictionary with the terminology, abbreviations and acronyms used by the European Union in all of its official languages.
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