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LexisNexisLexisNexisone place to quickly master the research
www.lexis.comSep. 2009
Agenda•Objective of Legal Research
•Definition of Scope of Research
•Skills on Search and other Functionalities
•Exact Search
•Conceptual Search
•Questions & Answers
Objective of Legal Research
Finding Authorities
Authorities includes primary and secondary legal sources:
Primary sources – legislation, cases, treaties, rules and releases
Secondary sources – journals, commentaries, text-books and news.
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Definition of Scope
How to define the scope of research?
Width – Jurisdictions
e.g. Comparative study on legal principles between New York and California
Depth – coverage (time and contents)
e.g. Search all federal case law and state regulations for 10 years
Select Databases to Search
Conceptual Search
Whether the principle of res judicata is modified in criminal cases in U.S. especially in the first degree murders?
Keywords extraction:
Principle or rule or common law
Res judicata
Modified or Modification or Modify
Criminal or Crime
Murder
First Degree or 1st Degree
Conceptual Search
Whether the principle of res judicata is modified in criminal cases in U.S. especially in the first degree murders?
Formulation Method:
((PrinciplePrinciple or rule or common law) w/s or rule or common law) w/s Res Res judicatajudicata and and Modif!Modif! w/p Core-terms ( w/p Core-terms (CriminalCriminal or or Crime) and Crime) and MurderMurder w/s ( w/s (First DegreeFirst Degree or 1st or 1st Degree)Degree)
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Table of AuthoritiesTable of Authorities
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Core CitesCore Cites
Core TermsCore Terms
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Search Practice
1. Whether choice-of-law clauses in an international commercial contract is enforceable by the Court ?( Reference: Batchelder v. Nobuhiko Kawamoto, 147 F.3d 915 )
2. Whether the President of U.S. has the authority to detain a suspected terrorist by military order? Can the suspect file a habeas petition to the Court to challenge the order?(Reference: Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 124 S. Ct. 2711 )
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