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Legal research guide

Legal research

How to conduct legal research at Murdoch University

NOTICE: Legal databases can be accessed via our databases page. Enter the name of the database you require in the database search bar or browse the complete list of law & criminology databases.

Legislation, case law and secondary & tertiary materials

To conduct effective legal research, you will need to understand the different types of legal materials before learning how to find them. Our legal research materials help has been split into three sections: Legislation, case law, and secondary & tertiary materials. Each section includes information about each type of legal material, and information about finding each type of legal material. Access the Legislation, case law and secondary & tertiary materials guides through the links below.

Legislation

Case law

Secondary & tertiary materials

Other resources

Learn the specifics of the legal research process, learn how to read and write legal citation, and find further support.