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Legal Research for Non-Law Students: Journal Articles

A guide for undertaking law-related research in the social sciences and related disciplines.

Searching for law journal articles

Journal indexes are excellent tools to identify relevant articles. Subject headings assigned  to articles by professional indexers are very useful for fine-tuning your search. The links under "key databases", at right, are fantastic resources for finding legal articles.

The links below take you to a guides that deal with journal articles and databases.

Key databases for law related articles

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