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WestLaw online database
   Thomsen Reuters Legal Information Group including West , Sweet & Maxwell, RIA, Carswell, Australian Tax Practice (ATP) 28 publishing company as a backing, Westlaw includes USA, Britain, Canada, Australia, the European Union, Hongkong area of statute law, case law, international treaties, American court records (Dockets) 1000 species, law journals, monographs, textbooks of 1000 species, dictionaries and encyclopedias, legal format document models and practical guide, covering almost all legal subjects. The contents of a database update speed can reach up to 10 minutes per time. Westlaw mainly consists of the following aspects:
    1 case: Thomsen Reuters Legal Information Group as many national law report authorized publisher, included USA federal and state law (1658 years), the UK (since 1865), EU (since 1952), Australia (since 1903), Hongkong (1905 years) and Canada (since 1825) of all cases. In addition, also provides other international agencies case report, including the International Court of justice, the International Criminal Court (the court and the Rwanda Tribunal), such as WTO case report.
    2 Law: in addition to the publication number of laws and regulations, but also included the provision of law in various countries, including the UK statute law (1267 years), American federal and state law (since 1789), EU regulations (since 1952), Hongkong (1997 years) and Canadian laws and regulations.
    The 3 law journals: 1000 kinds of law journals, core journals covered English today more than 80% . Thomsen Thomson Reuters Legal Information Group Based on their published many legal journals, also published a large number of well-known international legal journals, such as Harvard Law Review ((1949 (sixty-third volumes) so far)), YaleLaw Journal ((1891 (first volumes) so far), Law Reviews (Stanford) (1947 (first volumes) so far)), Columbia LawReview, Criminal Law Review, Hong Kong Law Journal and other professional legal journals full text. In addition also includes 300 kinds of legal communication (Legal Newsletter) and legal news (Legal News), such as: New York Law Journal, American Lawyer and Criminal Law News, to help the legal profession more, faster access to the latest academic.
    4 monographs, textbooks, dictionaries and encyclopedias: Westlaw exclusive the complete collection of the dictionary of law authority -- Black's Law Dictionary 8e legal circles (Black 's Law Dictionary, 8th), "USA law reports" (American Law Reports), "America law encyclopedia" (AmericanJurisprudent), "America legal definition of" (Corpus Juris Secundum), America federal code Notes (USCA). In addition, from 2008 onwards, Westlaw journals, books and popular database navigation service for the user, easy to use.
    5, company news and business information: in addition to provide legal information, including New York Times also provides (New York Times), news reports and news report. In addition, also includes such as Forbes magazine (Forbes), Fortune magazine (Fortune), Harvard Business Review (HarvardBusiness Review), the Economist (The Economics), business week (Business Week) and other economic publications.
    Westlaw for the convenience of the user Chinese mainland retrieval periodicals and the use of commonly used database, in 2008 for the IP login user launched journals and common database navigation service. The Westlaw is commonly used in more than 1000 law journals (Journals and Law Reviews), legal text messages (Legal Newsletter), legal news (Legal News), 1000 kinds of Monographs (Treatises) and common database (including Black Law Dictionary) made navigation table.
   The users in the school in the range of IP , the library announced navigation tables, click on a hyperlink to the journals or databases, such as finding the Harvard Law Review (Harvard Law Review), click the hyperlink on the right side, namely, direct access to the publication of the search page.
   In addition, from the table can also get these journals, newsletters, news and common database Chinese reference translations, International Journal of number, retrospective time information.
    Custom Westlaw interface is 2008 years for the users to launch new exclusive value-added services, satisfy the user according to the different research direction and retrieval needs, the freedom to change the page setup. The traditional Westlaw interface is composed of a unified system settings, users cannot change, only according to their own needs to choose to bind 6 label. The customized Westlaw service gives you more freedom of choice, not only can choose to bind up to 50 Tags, and can realize the flexible page changes.
    "Sticky Notes" meet user needs to write notes, the notes will be shown as yellow note. Note: if the user will label email
Others, notes not included.
    "Featured Content" intelligent recommend the user database. Click on the "Featured Content" recommended database link, the database will automatically appear in the "New Content" section, users can also delete.
    The user can through the button label "Add a Tab management", "In Tab Display" column includes all recently selected label, "Hidden From Tab Display" column contains all the customization and deleted label, "Add Westlaw Tabs" column lists all the tags in Westlaw . Select the number of tab and click on "Add to My Tab Set", the label will be added to the page display label group; choose a tab and click on "SaveAs "can be backed up in the system (if the future was removed in the" Hidden FromTab Display "record), and supports renaming. "Create a Tab" allows the user to fully create their own label, arbitrarily set the content and label name. "My Tab" of the original interface is the system default, the user can freely change the tag and rename.
    To retrieve the law by using the data of Westlaw , there are a number of ways, the use of this guide for users to recommend five kinds of commonly used: cited search, browse the directory, directory search, database call out method and key code search method.
    Cited search method (Find by Citation)
   Application: lead the title by annotation approach has been known to retrieve the file (Citation number).
   Features: only the retrieval results, accuracy. Without the need for many results of screening.
   The use of ways: one is to click the toolbar button input FIND , title documents cited in the pop-up page left Enter citation box. The two is the label page left fast searches the title input file area Find by citation box.
    Directory browsing method (Table of Contents)
   Westlaw contains 1000 books treatises (treatises), including USA legal Encyclopedia (American Jurisprudence 2d), American legal definition of (Corpus Juris Secundum), in addition to America law reports (American Law Reports), repeat USA law (RestatementsOf the Law) and other important works. Directory browsing method (Table of Contents) is convenient for the user in accordance with the structure of online chapter directory browsing these works.
   Application: to view the law and statute law text.
   Features: simulated paper books, according to the chapter directory form included monographs and statutes, users only need to click on the hierarchical directory, can be directly read, without retrieval.
   Use these steps: 1 click the toolbar click Browse Westlaw International SITE MAP; 2 in the Table of Contents (Legislation& Treatises), and select countries (such as American); 3 choose a data type (such as General Secondary Sources
& Forms; 4) choose specific monographs or Cheng Wenfa (Corpus Juris Secundum), click on the browse the directory hierarchy can be.
    Tip: Table of Contents not only can provide direct browsing mode, also supports the retrieval. You can use the mouse to select the check box in front of a content, and then click the Search button below, is in the selected content for retrieval.
    The main contents retrieval method (Directory)
   Under the Directory integrated more than 27000 database, Westlaw in accordance with the geographical, professional and resource type partition.
   Application: not familiar with the specific database, need to retrieve a regional or departmental law cases, statutes, administrative data.
   Characteristics: resource integration is simple and clear, suitable for new users.
   Click the DIRECTORY button, the user can use the Directory through two methods: one is step by step, click the database set, into a database (such as click Legal Periodicals & Current Awareness, select the World entryJournals and Law Review database); two is the input to enter the database name or keywords at the top of the Search the Westlaw Directory , Directory will list the relevant database list, the user to choose the appropriate database entry.
    Enter a specific database will appear after the search page. Above is the database name and identification number (such as the World Journals
And Law Reviews is the database name, WORLD-JLR is a database identification number), click next to the round button (resources button) can view on the base of description and retrieval skills. The middle part is the search box, used to input commands, generally speaking, there are two kinds of retrieval languages available, are natural language (Natural Language) with connections and terminology and (Terms and Connectors). Some special database, such as Black's Law Dictionary (Black's Law Dictionary) of the search page will appear third kinds of retrieval language, i.e. template (Template) using a template, see below.
   Natural language (Natural Language), namely the general English (Plain English), similar to Google, Baidu of retrieval language, user input descriptive sentences or words, the system will follow the close degree principle, gives the 100 document.
   The use of step (step 2 not required): 1 input query sentences or words; 2 through the Dates date limit; 3 Click on the Search implementation.
    Tip: search box on the right side of the Tresaurus is used to select the synonyms and near synonyms. For example, enter Landlord in the search box, the system will automatically pick out some synonyms and near synonyms to allow users to select, select word will appear in the search box in parallel, avoids because translation is not accurate retrieval results caused by omission of. The Tresaurus function symbols connected in terminology and (Terms and Connectors) is also applicable to retrieval language.
    Click the Search button, the page will appear. The left side of the page in the results list (Result List) tag list the most conforms to the 100 document retrieval instructions (Note: the result of this retrieval language in photography. The principle of sorting, which is the most relevant documents listed in the front, not in accordance with the time in reverse order). On the right side of the page is the first document interface. There are three function keys in the interface below. Click Best to both sides of the arrow, some commands will be displayed in red font of the joint retrieval of each document (this is natural language retrieval unique function); click Term in both sides of the arrow, the last and the next retrieval words jump; click Doc to both sides of the arrow, jump in a and a document.
    Terms and connectors (Terms and Connectors) is the most database search page default retrieval language in Westlaw , is more accurate retrieval language. The term (Terms) refers to the input of the search words, connector (Connectors) is connected to a different search terms, to achieve a specific logical position relationship between them symbols. For example the retrieval command breach /s contract, /s breach and contract connector must appear in the same sentence. Methods and effects of various connector see below.
   In addition to the connector can help you to accurately retrieve, also has an important function to a great extent to reduce the search range results, namely through the column (Fields) limit. Westlaw each file system to draw the separate column, to obtain more accurate results can be keywords must appear specific column in editing commands, such as by the Ti ("fair use"), limit the emergence of "fair use must each result file header". Note that, because of all kinds of documents column is different, so each column column drop-down menu specifically in the database may be different. If need to understand all kinds of files of different column represents what meaning, the user can click to the right database name resource presentation button. For the sake of clarity, we give the journal articles and cases of USA dividing columns, see below.
   The use of terms and connectors (Terms and Connectors) search steps (steps 2 and 3 non mandatory): 1 input terms and connectors (connector can click the search box below the existing symbol, can be directly through the keyboard input); 2 through the Dates date limit; 3 click column (Fields) drop-down menu, select a column, the column will automatically jump to the search box, input to appear at the bar in the brackets
Keywords in the program (some search page is no column column, the user can be used directly in the search box input a column keyboard); 4 click on the Search implementation.
    Implementation of an effective search results page, left of the results list (Result List) will be in accordance with the date in reverse order to meet all file retrieval instructions, you can display up to 10000 ; on the right side of the interface is the first document, and natural language retrieval, Term and Doc function keys below the text page. Respectively before and after the search term and document retrieval words will jump, highlighted in yellow. If you feel it too many files, can use the results list (Result List) tab in the Locate in Result to filter the results, namely the two retrieval in existing results.

    American journal article column


    The database method (Search these databases/Search for's a database)
    More than 27000 database in Westlaw , each with a unique identification number database (database identifi ER), for example, (Harvard Law ReviewLaw Review) database identification number is HVLR, the World Law Journal (World journals and Law Reviews) database identification number is WORLD-JLR, the user can direct for identification number a database input database directly out to the database to search through the quick search region of Search these databases or Search.
   Application: often use a (some) database, the database identification number or name already familiar.
   Features: fast access to a database search page, there is no need to search for database from Directory / label by click.
   Use these steps: 1 choose a label; 2 in the left side of the fast search region of Search these databases (Search for a database some page) input identification number or the name of a database box (such as type Blacks or Black's Law Dictionary, Black's Law Dictionary); 3 Click on the Go implementation.
    Prompt.
Identification number, each database are illustrated in the library resources introduction;
• this method fuzzy retrieval, namely, do not need to enter the identification number accurate, can just input the data name keyword, such as worldJournals can call World Journals and Law Reviews database. Westlaw will list associated with the input keyword database list for the user to choose;
• if the user through the second tip is not listed in the Westlaw database in the list to find the target database, can be in SearchInput IDEN out these databases in the database list (Westlaw Databases List) search page, and then enter the name of the target database keyword out more database;
• if you want to call two or more databases, separated by semicolons multiple database identification number or name.
    Key code search method (Key Number)
    Key number system is a set of legal classification system America court system and West jointly developed, all the law is divided into 400 a legal subject (legalTopics), and then gradually subdivided, into the bottom of more than 10 legal content (Legal Concept), each legal content has a key code corresponding to the corresponding key codes, such as bankruptcy 51, avoided transfers is a lower content of bankrupty, corresponding to the key code 51k2782. These different levels of key code constitutes a key code program (Key Number Outline).
   The Westlaw editor will all included in the Westlaw database in the cases of each legal problems (Legal Issue) are extracted into notes (Headnote), each margin corresponds to one or more legal content (Legal Concept) key code, therefore, the key codes outline (Key NumberOutline) can be regarded as the classification system. Key code program (Key Number Outline) itself plus notes constitutes the key code of the system (Key Number Digest System).
   Key number search can help you quickly get a legal content through the key code case, or other legal reference.
   Application: need to retrieve a specific legal precedent, academic monographs and journal articles.
   Features: use the key code in a particular domain search, the correlation is high.
   The use of step (step 4 not required): 1 middle clicking on the toolbar button click Key Search KEY NUMBER; 2, according to the professional direction of selected folder, click to select the contents of the law step by step (Legal Concept), into the abstract search page; or through the Search for key number enter a legal content keyword, such as avoided transfer into its abstract search page; choose a data type (3 cases, monographs and journal articles three optional) and jurisdiction; 4 in the Add search terms search box input added retrieval words; 5 click on the Search implementation.
    Enter the keywords into a key code, browse all the key codes outline, step by step, click to enter a key code search.
    Information retrieval in detail
    Journal articles retrieval
   Retrieval of journal articles, the most commonly used two kinds of database.
   A class is a comprehensive database of journals, comprehensive library collection of a variety of journals, on the recommendation of two commonly used comprehensive periodical database: World Journals and Law Reviews (WORLD-JLR), which is included in Westlaw a comprehensive library journal the most complete, includes more than 1000 law journals published worldwide; Journals & Law Reviews (JLR), the library contains Westlaw included in all America and Canada published law journals. Another kind is the single kind of journals, such as the Harvard Law Review (Harvard Law Review), Yale Law Review (Yale Law Review). The user can through the database call out method (Search theses databases) or the master directory search method (Directory) to enter the above database name
Quick access to its search page. Or through some label, such as World Journals tags in the link to enter the library.
   If you need to retrieve than other countries and regions American of journal articles, such as integrated library periodicals in Hongkong, also in two ways. One is the database's method (Search theses databases) or the master directory search method (Directory) enter a name for the database to quickly enter the search page, two is through some label, such as World Journals tags or Hong Kong tags into the library.
   Notable is, for single journals, many users want to retrieve a journal of a period or a year all the articles, rather than a field of the article, you need through the column (Fields) do clever restrictions to achieve this goal. For example, we want to retrieve all the Harvard law review stage 120 .
   The steps are as follows: 1 in the publication database search page, such as the Harvard Law Review (Harvard Law Review); 2 choice of terms and connectors (Terms and Connectors) language, enter CI in the search box (120); 3 Click on the Search implementation.
    Tip: the principle is that the search instructions: to retrieve all the 120 period, must make the input retrieval words simultaneously satisfy two conditions: one is the article contains these words; two is to represent the 120th period. The page 19 journal articles column introduction, can find the identification period number included in the cited (citation/ci), and CI (120) said cited contains the keyword 120 .
    Statute law retrieval
   International treaties
   The international treaty that included in Westlaw are American, as members of the EU treaty and treaty, Britain concluded. To determine whether an international treaty included in Westlaw , the main directory (Directory) search box enter the name of the treaty, such as GATT. See the main directory (Directory) retrieval method.
   America treaties search path: Directory Topical Practice Areas International Law International AgreementAnd Treaties.
   The European Union treaties included in EU-TREATIES database.
   American statute law
   If the known into the approach Title grammar, such as 35 usca 271, can be cited search method (Find by Citation), fast retrieval of the law. If a statute is popularly known as the Sherman Act (popular name), (Sarbanes Oxley Act), enter the U.S.C.A Popular NameTable (USCA-POP) database, select the first letter of a grammar selection, written in the method name list list.
    Retrieval American federal statutes, commonly used database in addition to just USCA-POP , also includes:
• United States Code Annotated (USCA): America Federal Code Annotated
• United States Code (USC): USA Federal Code (unannotated)
• U.S. Public Laws Current (US-PL): the law passed by Congress
• United States Public Law1973-2006 (US-PL-OLD): the ninety-third Congress and the Congress passed public law 109
• US-STATLRG: USA public assembly (1789 to 1982)
   If you want to retrieve the statute law American a state, through the Directory U.S State Materials Statues and Legislative ServicesStatues Annotated-Individual States& U.S. Jurisdictions, select a state, then the retrieval. Of course, also can in Directory search box enter the name of a state to call out the relevant database. If you want to retrieve a department law USA statute, such as law, intellectual property rights by: Directory Topical PracticeAreas Intellectual Property U.S. Federal Statues Federal Statues-U.S. Code (FIP-USCA). If you want to browse included in Westlaw USA, Britain, Canada and Hongkong of the written law, the most convenient way is through prior to the presentation of the directory browsing method (Tableof Contents).
   For the EU, Britain or Canada statute law, if a statute known name, can through the corresponding database (EU-LEG, UK-ST, CANSTALL) in column (Fields) title (title/ti) to retrieve. For example, the input of Ti ("Fair Trading Act"), search for Fair Trading Act called the bill.

    Case retrieval
   For America case, the main directory (Directory) into a case database, such as All Federal Cases (ALLFEDS), the retrieval command by the editor, and use the column (Fields) limits to obtain the relevant case (for example, by defining the content of SY/DI , through the JU defines the name of judge), see the columns of the. In addition, in each case the top right of database search page has 2 buttons.
   Custom digest (Custom Digest): select one or more key codes, click on the Search selected, you can retrieve the included case related to this / some key codes in Westlaw.
   The action name retrieval (Search by Party Name): only need to enter the name of the natural person party one party or both parties name or organization can quickly find the relevant precedent.
    For non American case, in addition to the main directory (Directory), choosing a country click into the corresponding case set, if given a party name, also can click the toolbar in the FIND button, the party name search.
   Using 1 steps: click the FIND button; 2 click on the left side of the Global Case Law Find by Title; the names of 3 choice of jurisdiction and the input side Action Party (natural person or company name); 4 click on the Go implementation.
    Tip: Global Case Find by Title function for Australia, Canada, the European Union, Hongkong and the UK's case, does not apply to American.
    News Retrieval
   Westlaw contains very rich news resources, to legislation, market research or other social science research provides valuable data.
Note: according to the purchase price is different, the permissions you may not contain news. The same data retrieval journal articles, news retrieval has a variety of methods, in general, more commonly used in three ways.
   The first is through the database call out method (Search these databases), called a database, such as New York Times, South ChinaMorning Post, ALLNEWS;
   The second is through the main directory (Directory) in News and Business, select the appropriate database entry;
   The third is through the global news (Global News) label.
   The main difference between search page news database search page and legal documents that a function, namely intelligent word (SmartTerms). Included in the Westlaw news articles edited, the narrative object by indexing, and are classified as: • industry (Industry); • company (Company); • theme (Subject); • location (Location). The user can limit the search scope by keywords of the four kind. For example, if you want to retrieve the Sony (SONY) news, can choose the company (Company) label, behind Contain input Sony, click Scan. The system will be given a Sony related keywords, users can select the word, click on the arrow, the selected word will appear on the right. And appear on the right side of these words as keywords retrieval instructions.
    The use of Black's Law Dictionary
   Westlaw the complete collection of Black's Law Dictionary (Black's Law Dictionary) the latest version, which is the eighth edition. Online users can query the legal terminology.
   Path to the Black Law Dictionary are:
• through the main directory (Directory) search box input Black's Law Dictionary;
• by database (Search these databases) call box input BLACKS;
• by hyperlink tag in Law, such as School tags will directly link the dictionary.
   Use these steps: 1 to enter the Black law dictionary database (BLACKS); 2 in the template (Template) language tag input words or phrases to the query (phrases with quotation marks); 3 Click on the Search implementation.
    Save search results: when the screen appears the retrieval result, users can click on the top right of the screen button to achieve print, email and download function.
    Key references (KeyCite)
   Key references (KeyCite) is used to judge whether the case or statutory functions effectively, it shows signs of different colors, such as red flag, Huang Qi, let users convenient to judge a case law or statute law is valid. In Westlaw , America, Australia, Canada and Hongkong legal data have been used for this function.
   In case law and statute law title before, and relevant information on the left page (Related Info) label, has a critical reference (KeyCite) logo. In addition to providing KeyCite region on the left side of the banner, also provides the development history and the reference list of case law and statute law. Image features unique to Westlaw very simple and clear display the evolution history of the development of complex cases and statutes of the.
    All kinds of the meaning of KeyCite can be obtained by clicking on the toolbar button KEYCITE .

    Automatic retrieval (WestClip) function
   Automatic retrieval (WestClip) is the login password users enjoy the function, the system according to the user set to retrieve instructions and search frequency, track specific topics, such as case law, statutes, news etc.. The establishment of a WestClip, users do not have to worry about the neglect or miss its attention to the development of dynamic problem, Westlaw will send you the latest developments to the specified mailbox, save search time and energy. Note: universities using the function by user IP log cannot be.


    Recommended database in Westlaw
    Database identification numberThe database nameThe contents of the database
Periodicals
1WORLD-JLR
World Journal and LawReview
World Journal and law review, the database includes the countries and areas in the world, including Canada, Britain, American EU, 1200 many law review. Including America federal and state law, commercial law, bankruptcy law, relating to intellectual property law, criminal law, tax law, international law, comparative law and other fields; law review of world famous university such as Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Review, Oxford law review, the Ottawa law review; the EU, Britain, Hongkong and Canada in areas such as legal journals and law reviews.
2 JLR
Journals & Law Reviews
American and Canada published journals and law reviews, the contents of the database source in law review, including continuing legal education Handbook, the lawyer magazine. Here you can search to the full text of the article, but in 1994 years ago some law review failed to retrieve the text.
3 LQR
Quarterly Quarterly Review law Law, the database includes the 1986 year quarterly law review of all articles. The journal is discussed in the UK and ordinary French home platform known as the most important jurist. The article is more authoritative scholars to criticism from a broad perspective and review legal issues.
4 LJI
Legal Journals Index
The index law journal, the contents of the database began in 1986. Indexes contents including the UK, attached to the EU legal system of other countries in Europe and the states of various legal journal published by 430 . Here also can consult the index under the abstract or summary.
5 LAWREV-PRO
Law Review-Pro
The database contains in addition to America Lawyers Association and the Aspen law and economic journals of all American law review and the lawyer magazine. The contents of the article begins with 1994 .
6 UK-JLR
United Kingdom-Journals andReview
The British Journal of law and law review, the database of Sweet & Maxwell and University of Oxford Press published in 60 variety of law review. In particular to company law, banking law, insurance law, criminal law, human rights law, comparative law and other fields. In addition, including the European Journal of international law, University of Oxford law learning, the law text comments etc..
7 UKIP-JLR
United Kingdom IntellectualProperty-Journals
The intellectual property law journal, the database includes computer and wireless communication law review, the European intellectual property law review, environmental law, intellectual property law quarterly.
8 UKCB-LJI
United Kingdom CorporateBusiness-Legal Journal Index
The British Company Law Journal Index, the contents of the database source to law journal in 1986 UK and European publishing. This issue contains a connection with company law article summary and reference lists of articles; company law with the EU and its member states the relevant legal issues.
9 UKCB-JLR
U.K.Corporate Business-Journals and Law Reviews
The British company trade journals and law reviews, the database of articles from the British Open publishing business law journal. Including 1990 years of Multi-National Corporation and commercial law review; since 1986, corporate legal counsel; since 1999 insurance legal adviser.
10 FJI
Financial Journals Index
Index financial journals, the contents of the database began in 1992. The index includes collection published in Britain 40 a variety of financial magazine article, relates to insurance, pensions and banking and financial services law. Here you can consult the index under the abstract or summary.
11 CANADA-JLR
Journals and Law Reviews-Canada
Canadian law journals and reviews, the database includes law review, review, Carswell law review, Canadian journals and law reviews the above case notes and reports. Also includes Canada legal papers.
12 CANJLJUR
Canadian Journal Journal ofLaw & Jurisprudence
Canadian law and law journals, the contents of the database in 1994 . You can access to full-text articles from Canadian law and law journals here. Link to the database with JLR, TP-ALL, CILP, TP-CANADA etc..
13 HKLJ
Hong Kong Law Journal
Hongkong Law Journal, the database text originated from Hongkong law journal since 2001, Sweet & Maxwell , the concrete content includes case studies and comments in Hongkong area; Hongkong related to the development of the International Bill etc..
14 HK-JLR
Hong Kong Legal PeriodicalsAnd Reviews
Hongkong Law Journal and comments, the contents of the database in 2001 years, including the Hongkong Law Journal and review; Chinese Journal of law and comparative law. On the Chinese and Hongkong Area Legal hot topic articles and issues related to international law. Here you can search to the full text of the article.
Case type
15ALL-RPTS
All Law Reports
Case report the complete, the database content in 1865 , a collection of all the case report of Britain, the EU and its Member States, other European countries, other countries in the world court do. The content material from England and Welsh case report of the Commission published case reports, case reports of Lloyd's of London, Scotland case report, Sweet & Maxwell published a series of law reports.
16 ALLCASES
All Federal & State Cases
The federal case and state case set, the database case began in 1658 , including the Federal Supreme Court, the court of appeal, the circuit court, district court, claims court, bankruptcy courts, military courts, 50 states in all courts, Columbia district court the case. The 1658 case only -1945 years between the case itself statements in the ALLCASES-OLD database, in 1945 after the case can be retrieved case history background, lawyer, or legal precedents.
17 ALLFEDS
All Federal Cases
USA federal cases, the database includes the 1790 years America Supreme Court, court of appeal, the circuit court, claims court, district court, the bankruptcy court, and the court of federal territory and military court. Here can be found in case all of the content data and judges, law review and the relevant laws and regulations.
18 ALLSTATES
All State Cases
USA state case reporting, the contents of the database began in 1658, is USA 50 state courts and Columbia District Court case. A document is a judgment of the court.
19 SCT
ALL U.S.Supreme CourtCases
In case the Federal Supreme Court American the complete, the database is American Supreme Court cases since 1790 . The content of the source is the Supreme Court bulletin or other media reports. In addition, the database also can consult online case, however, the case is before publication form, so there is no compiler language.
20 SCT-BRIEF
U.S.Supreme Court Briefs
USA Supreme Court lawyer defense opinions, the database includes since 1990 91 period of the Merits argument and the 1995 96 Amicus defends the idea. Merits includes the requester, respondents, additional defense opinions; Amicus part includes America Supreme Court has agreed to transfer documents for litigation case and jurisdiction of the Court confirmed case, and oral opinions formed case.
21 SCT-BRIEF-ALL
United States Supreme CourtBriefs Multibase
America Supreme Court defense opinions, the database includes Westlaw has since 1870 America supreme court all the lawyers defending opinions.
22 ST-ANN-ALL
State Statutes - Annotated
All States USA code annotated version of the database, including all USA promulgated by the State Council and the Special Administrative Region of the law. WEST a senior legal editor's note.
23 CTA
U.S.Courts of Appeals Cases
The case the court of appeal America set, the database includes case America appellate court since 1891. In the CTA-OLD database can be found in 1945 cases.
24 UK-CASELOC
United Kingdom Case LawLocator
The database includes case UK and EU 1865 years. Open the summary page will have the case judgment; case directory, including published cases and relevant laws and regulations; also a case history background, some historical background is having a bad effect on the case of events.
25 EU-RPTS-ALL
European Reports All
The European case compilation, the database including the compilation of case reports in Britain, the EU and its Member States, other European countries. Specifically: announced by the England and Welsh case report on the case report; published LLP Lloyd's of London law reports; Scotland case report the report of the Committee Sweet&Maxwell published report. The contents of the database in 1865 .
26 CAN-ALLCASES
Canada All Cases
The Canadian case reporting, the database of cases, part began in 1825, but the vast majority of began in 1986. Specific include: 300000 multiple daily new cases in full resolution Carswell; all legal report released; the country 1876 years by the Federal Supreme Court Judgments of the Privy Council and made the decision; in 1971 before the federal case reporting on the federal court load all resolutions of the assembly case report made; 1976 federal courts include the 1875 fiscal court and other field reports in 1920; from around the country during the period of 1956-1980 case report more field; 1986 years ago by the official or other commercial sentenced cases reported all the cases report.
27 AU-ALLCASES
Australian Cases
The Australian law reports, the database contains all court announcement includes Federal Supreme Court, Australia and the district court, or did not notice the case or cases.
28 HK-CS-ALL
All Cases from Hong Kong
The Hongkong case reporting, the contents of the database in 1905 years, included in the people's Republic of China courts of the Hongkong Special Administrative Region (the court of final appeal, the high court as the court of first instance, the court of appeal of the high court) all cases report; as Great Britain Wang Guozhi colonial period of the Hongkong court case report (the Privy Council, the court of appeal, the high court); other court or tribunal for example: local court; the British courts and the Privy Council resolution in Hongkong; 1999 years after the Hongkong the latest case judgment text.
Statute law class
29USC
United States Code
USA code, the database includes "1875 revised formulation is not abolished method" and part of all public law is still valid 1873 years after the "law" in the book.
30 USCA
United States CodeAnnotated
USA code annotated, the database includes USA constitution, Parliament passed the law at all levels, the court rules, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. A senior lawyer WEST editing text annotation, is fully annotated version of the official USA federal code, covering all American federal law: from the constitution to the volume 50 of every kind of method, Everything is contained therein. Note to the key case to explain the law, accurate authority.
31 USCA-POP
USCA POPULAR NAMEINDEX
USA code popular name index, the database will be included in the American statute law in sort according to its popular name initials, the user can through the popular name of a statute to find the law now included in the code version.
32 LH
Legislative History-U.S.Code, 1948 to present
The legislative history: 1948 so far America code, the contents of the database began in 1948, including the 1990 has not become law congressional bill from Congress and USA code collection of laws and administrative news (USCCAN) the legislative history of the 1948 -1989 years to 1933 years since public law; securities legislation history; also includes from USCCAN since 1986, the president signed statement.
33 CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
Federal administrative law, the database contains a compilation of federal regulations consists of 50 kinds of laws and regulations, as well as the new federal registration place change law.
34 USCCAN
U.S.Code Congressional andAdministrative News
Congress American code collection of laws and administrative news, the database is composed of seven sub sets, respectively is: Parliament collection; administration and members of Congress; public law; the president declared; administrative rules; presidential proclamation and sign the Declaration on the history of legislation.
35 US-ORDERS
Federal Order
Federal court rules, the database includes the federal rules of court of the current implementation of, here can retrieve all content rules. Related links database: US-RULES, USCA, USC.
36 US-PL
United States Public Laws
American public law, the database includes the current USA law all content. Specific include: the legislation served with the report by the federal government; the registration and into the public part of the laws and regulations; not a USA public law legal provisions or literature.
37 US-PL-OLD
United States PublicLaws1973-2004
America public law 1973-2004 years, the database includes 1973 ninety-third the first meeting of the Congress to 2004 years of public law. Public law includes by the Senate and the house of Commons by sections and by federal registration authority into public law field part. A federal public sections of the code and did not become part of the federal law.
38 US-RULES
Federal Rules
Federal rules, the database includes the federal rules, the first USA including: Federal Rules of procedure of bankruptcy; the federal rules of appellate procedure; federal rules of civil procedure; federal rules of criminal procedure; the federal rules of evidence; the federal rules for other aspects of.
39 LRDI
Legal and RegulatoryDevelopments Index
Laws and regulations development index, the contents of the database in 1994 years, legal documents containing both UK and EU government and quasi government organization released the abstract or summary. The database from the following aspects including file summary or abstract: legislation, legal news, practice guidelines, government publications. Among them, the laws and regulations of news selected from time magazine, Financial Times Magazine's latest legal information.
40 UK-LIF
United Kingdom Law In Force
The existing laws and regulations, the database includes legal documents including commercial trade, intellectual property law, property law, tax law, personal injury law, procedural law and the rules of court, since 1267, legal and 1948 years.
41 UK-LIF-PDF
United Kingdom Law in ForcePDFs of entire Statutes andStatutory Instruments
The database includes Sweet&Maxwell published British unified first laws and regulations Daquan PDF file. Here you can search to the laws and regulations of PDF form. Each document search tools, including laws and regulations. Can also retrieve the latest revision of documents.
42 UK-RPTS-ALL
United Kingdom Reports All
The British case reporting, the contents of the database in 1865 years, including: the England and Welsh published case report on the case report in the series the British court judgment or decision; Lloyd's law reports; Scotland Law Commission report case report; WESTLAW Sweet & Maxwell series of case report.
43CANST-RULESALL
All Canadian Legislation
Canadian legislation the complete, the database includes all the local federal, provincial and territorial within Canada first laws and regulations; but not yet implemented recently introduced new laws and regulations.
44 EU-ALL
All European Union Materials
The compilation of materials, the database includes the agreement, legislation, case law, European Union bulletin, prepare data case, the judge, the court order etc.. Database indexing in 1990 years, the article begins in 1992.
45 EU-ACTS
European Union PreparotaryActs
The draft law sets, the database includes the final documents (including the COM draft, started in 1984); the European Parliament legislation and budget proposals, since 1974 ; legislative proposals, the EU economic and Social Commission and the European Central Bank began in 1975; on the European Court of auditors, construction began in 1977; other documents the EU official journal, C series.
46 EU-TREATIES
European Union Treaties
Members of the EU treaty set, the database includes concluded since 951 years of the Treaty of EU members, including 1951 establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community Treaty, the Treaty establishing the European Community in 1957 1957, the European Atomic Energy Community treaty.
47 HK-LEG
Hong Kong Legislation
Hongkong legislative Daquan, the database includes the Hongkong Special Administrative Region of the laws and regulations, and the constitution of the part of the file.
Encyclopedia and Monographs
48ALR
American Law Reports
USA law reports, this is the most authoritative book America legal annotation fields. Legal note is a comprehensive carding and analysis of important legal problems of the professional lawyer or judge, is often a 100 page article, the law covers the problems all of case law. This is the highest reputation USA legal documents in an authoritative book. The database includes ALR , two or three, four or five, six, federal, federal second series, all comments have been indexed by ALR.
49 AMJUR
American Jurisprudence 2D
USA legal encyclopedia, the database includes revised edition in 2005 May and 2006 March, enlarged edition of Volume 46 and 47 . Encyclopedia of law which is a multi volume of America federal and state. Here you can search to the full text of the article.
50 CJS
Corpus Juris Secundum
America legal definition of, one of the two most important legal encyclopedia, covering all areas of federal and state law. Modern American law it to enact legislation development released by the case and is discussed in detail. USA legal definition covers including civil and criminal law, substantive law and procedural law, the federal law and state law in many legal theme 400 . These legal topics in alphabetical order, to help you understand the legal field are not familiar with, or update the master legal knowledge system. American legal definition of each one for a legal issues related to the legal principle, the current understanding of laws, help you to this legal subject fast, comprehensive understanding. The relevant cases each legal topics covered all the jurisdictions. For the readers to understand the local judicial institution in accordance with the scope of the area array case. This book is the most America students and scholars of legal problems learning first-hand reference book.
51 REST
Restatement of the Law
Restatement of the law, America law institute legal nature of quasi code compiling works, make a careful and detailed analysis to accurately out the main legal field. The database consists of Restatement of the full text, various drafts and USA Law Association (ALI) issued by the relevant and restatement of the draft and other documents.
52 COMPLAW
Company Lawyer
Company lawyers, the contents of the database began in 1986, which is including the company law and securities law, law journal published in Britain, including cases and statutes.
Comprehensive database
53TP-ALL
Texts & Periodicals-All Law Reviews, Texts & BarJournals
The texts and journals set, the database includes law review, text, CLE course materials, lawyer, legal practice journal, ALR, Am.Jur.2d etc..
54 FORMS-ALL
Forms-All
Form complete, the database includes more than 50 tables of monographs and reference content, relates to the legal, commercial, a number of industry trade form.
55 TEXTS
Texts & Treatises
Texts and monographs, the database includes all the textbooks, monographs and encyclopedia that included in Westlaw (C.J.S and Am.Jur.2d) text.
56 PLI-ALL
ALL PLI Course HandbooksAnd Treatises
Practice course manual set, the database contains all the monographs textbooks and curriculum practice manual America practising law institute published.
57 WLD-JUDGE
West Legal Directory-Judges
The judge list, the database includes USA 50 States, brother and Zambia, full-time judges and the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the official archives court. The database is updated daily.
58 WLD
West Legal Directory
Law firms and lawyers list, the database includes American 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Columbia SAR, Canadian, British and European 100 million law firms and lawyers file. The database is updated daily.
59 WLD-AALS
West Legal Directory-AALSDirectory of law Teachers
The law teacher list, the database includes USA Law Society (AALS) law school teachers offers file and the law school.
Capitol Records
60CR
Congressional Record
America Hansard, the contents of the database began in 1985 the first meeting of the 99 congress. The content includes the reports in the American Congress bulletin on the Congressional record. However, directory, index, the history of the bill, Congress, and Congress members of the summary of the contents of rules of conduct were excluded from this database.
61 CONGDLY
Congress Daily
Congress daily news, the database collected from 2002 January by Capitol Hill Congress daily news and the given information.
62 USTESTIMONY
U.S.Congressional Testimony
Congressional testimony set, the database includes 1993 submitted to the Congress to schedule, list of witnesses, bear testimony and written testimony.
Dictionaries
63BLACKS
Black`s Law Dictionary, 8thEdition
Black law dictionary, 8th Edition, 2004 June issue. Black's law dictionary with more than 43000 legal definition, multiple 3000 from authoritative data citation, more than 5300 similar legal term and long legal abbreviations. Is a precious data for researchers. The eighth edition adds a new 17000 multiple legal definition; legal reform national security departments since; more than 3000 are derived from the five century authority citation; 1000 multiple law related abbreviations and acronyms; legal abbreviations of the latest index; other than law dictionary more legal quoted.