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A comprehensive guide to legal research created by the VU Law Library
About this guide
This guide provides a starting point for conducting legal research using the VU Library.
- Case Law
- Legislation
- Secondary Sources
- Law resources by subject: A - K
- Law resources by subject: L - Z
- AGLC
Books on Legal Research
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Torts : a practical learning approach by Call Number: KN 30 CLAISBN: 9780409332964Publication Date: 2014 -
Nemes & Coss' effective legal research by Call Number: KL 155 K1 NEMISBN: 9780409348095Publication Date: 2018
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Abbreviations
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Abbreviations are used to identify the law report series in which a judgment has been published. In the case of unreported judgments an abbreviation for the court is used. Some useful tools for looking up abbreviations are:
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Legal Dictionaries - Online
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Law Podcasts
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Gertie's Law (Supreme Court of Victoria)
.The Supreme Court of Victoria has launched new podcast series called Gertie’s Law, to better help the public understand the court process, while telling the stories of the crims and colourful characters which have passed through its doors over the past 130 years. -
Have you Got That Right (Castan Centre of Human Rights Law, Monash University)Human rights videos that won't put you to sleep
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In That Case
‘In That Case’ unpacks some of the most fascinating moments in Australian law. -
Law Report (ABC Radio National)
Breaking legal stories across Australia and overseas, analysing law reform, legal education, test cases, miscarriages of justice and examining legal culture, -
Lawyers Weekly podcast
Australian legal professionals offer insights, tips and career advice relevant to the daily practice of law in Australia.
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Latest - Coronacast - ABC Radio
Coronacast is a podcast that answers your questions about coronavirus. Daily 10 minute episodes.
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High Court cases that changed Australia
The High Court of Australia has the final say in Australian constitutional cases, but little is known about its work.
This series revisits five key High Court cases that have shaped Australia’s political and social landscape in significant ways.
It goes beyond the headlines to take listeners behind the scenes to hear from the people on both sides of the bench and bring Australia’s founding document to life through the compelling and tangible stories at the heart of each case. -
Clive Palmer v WA, gag laws on sexual assault survivors in Victoria and considering personality disorders when sentencing
How might Clive Palmer challenge WA legislation designed to thwart his legal action against the WA government? Also, in Victoria, sexual assault survivors now require a court order before they can speak publicly about their experience. Following protests the law is currently under 'urgent' review. And the Victorian Court of Appeal has just handed down a landmark decision involving 19 year old Daylia Brown. It allows sentencing judges to consider an offender’s personality disorder when calculating an appropriate prison term. -
Tackling modern slavery
In the battle to secure PPE to protect ourselves from COVID 19 are we turning a blind eye to forced labour? Is our federal Modern Slavery Act up to the task and why has the separate Modern Slavery legislation in NSW been put on ice? Also, the first criminal conviction for keeping slaves in New Zealand's modern history. -
Queensland parliament to vote on legalising Torres Strait Island childrearing practices
Before the next Queensland election, state parliament will vote on The Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice Bill. If passed, the legislation will officially recognise the adoption practices of Torres Strait Islanders.
This ground breaking bill was introduced into the Queensland Parliament by the first Torres Strait Islander member of parliament, Cynthia Lui
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