February 19, 2016

Legal Research

Legal Research Materials:

Primary Sources 12 Garcia, Rojo, Punzalan, Salta,

Santiago,
o Statutes - Quiambao, Clarete, Liongson, Santos
o Judicial Decision - Atencion, Marcelo, Abeleda
Secondary Sources -

Plagiarism v. Copyright 3 Angeles, Sotiangco, Flores

Legal Digital Materials in AUF 4 J.Canlas, Yap, Antonio, Deang
What is Legal Research? 4 Bantay, Galinato, Gonzales,
Cunanan
Topic
Identify Problem
Is it a skill?
Definition
How to do digital searching 1 Salas
Boolean Search Methods -
o General Rules

Stare Decisis 4 Balajadia, David, Agbuya,

Prinsipe
Res Judicata -
Obiter Dicta -

Hierarchy of Courts 3 K. Gonzales, Lim, Lobo

Hierarchy of Laws 6 Lacson, Pangan, Guiao, M. Gonzales,
Canda, C.C
Parts of Supreme Court Decisions 2 Ocampo, Ocampo
Parts of Statutes 2 Yabut, Tan

Overall Coordinator: Anton Yap

*Each group will have a leader that will email Sir

Indicate Group Topic
Indicate Group Members
*Indicate ways around it a.k.a exceptions
*General Rules
*Local Materials if there is any, if not use Foreign Materials
*Style book for citations/thesis writing

Efficient use of paper rule - Times New Roman 14, Single Spacing, Margins