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UoRM Law: Websites

A guide to finding information relating to law. Includes links to key resources and sources of help.

Subject portals

This guide cannot - and does not aim to - provide an exhaustive list of websites for researching law. To identify and access more sites of potential value, the resource listings in the specialist portals below are a good place to start, as well as any details of useful websites provided in the handbook for your specific module.

Suggestions for free websites to be listed here are invited for submission through the box at the bottom right of the page.

English and UK law

European and EU law

Malaysian law

Foreign and international law

General resources

Legal profession and education

Guides and tutorials

Tips on evaluating websites

There is a huge amount of information on the Internet but its quality is variable. Follow these tips to help you evaluate what's good and what's not!

Before believing the information given on a web site, or quoting it in your essay or project, think about the following:

Authority

  • Who is responsible for the page/site?
  • Is it a reliable organisation (eg a well known university) or a subject expert?
  • Can you trust them?

Accuracy and reliability

  • Is the information correct?
  • Is the grammar and spelling correct?
  • Is it complete, or are they just giving one point of view?
  • Do they have their own agenda eg political organisations?
  • Is the information fact or opinion?

Currency

  • Can you tell how up-to-date it is?
  • Is it regularly updated?
  • You don't want to quote out-of-date information

Audience / relevance

  • Is the information of the right level to be quoted in your project? If it is aimed at the general public or school children it might not be!

Feel!

  • Is the site well structured and easy to navigate?
  • Are the links from the page up-to-date and valid?
  • If it is well designed and maintained then you can feel more confident about the information it provides