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Foreign Law: An Introductory Class Guide

This guide was created for use by attendees at the Summer Success 2011 program held at the Harvard Law School. However, it can be used by anyone embarking on a foreign legal research project.

Introduction

Unless you are an expert in a particular country’s laws, or subject area, you should always start your research using secondary sources. This is because secondary sources will gather together information on a subject for you, and may provide you with names of, or citations to any of the following: statutes, cases, regulations (or statutory instruments as they referred to in many countries), or delegated legislation.

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Indexes for Journal Articles and Books (Country-Specific)

Gender Studies

Indexes for Journal Articles and Books (Multiple Jurisdictions)

Regional Studies