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1. Books on Legal Research in General
Advanced introduction to legal research methods / Ernst Hirsch Ballin; Edward Elgar, 2020 (KB280 Bal 2020)
Doing a systematic literature review in legal scholarship / Marnix Snel, Janaína de Moraes; Eleven International Publishing, 2018 (KB280 Sne 2018)
Idea and methods of legal research / P. Ishwara Bhat; Oxford University Press, 2019 (ebook)
Methodologies of legal research: which kind of method for what kind of discipline? / edited by Mark van Hoecke; Hart, 2011 (KB280 Met 2011)
Research methods in law / edited by Dawn Watkins and Mandy Burton; 2nd ed; Routledge, 2018 (KB280 Res 2017; ebook available)
Research methods for law / edited by Mike McConville and Wing Hong Chui (KB280 Res 2024, C J Koh Law Library)
Writing law dissertations: an introduction and guide to the conduct of legal research / Michael Salter and Julie Mason; Pearson, 2007 (KB280 Sal 2007)
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Books focusing on doctrinal legal research:
Contextualising legal research: a methodological guide / Sanne Taekema and Wibren van der Burg; Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024 (ebook)
Effective legal research / John Knowles, Philip A. Thomas; 4th ed; Sweet & Maxwell/Thomson Reuters, 2016 (KB280 Kno 2016)
Learning legal rules: a student's guide to legal method and reasoning / James Holland, Julian Webb; 9th ed; OUP, 2016 (KB20.5 Hol 2016)
Legal methods: how to work with legal arguments / Thomas M.J. Möllers, translated by Gill Merten; Nomos, 2020 (KB20.5 Mol 2020)
Legal reasoning, research, and writing for international graduate students / Nadia E. Nedzel; 5th ed; Wolters Kluwer, 2021 (KB280 Ned 2021)
Legal skills: a complete guide / Sim Khadijah Binte Mohammed; Sweet & Maxwell, 2019 (KE5262 Sim 2019; ebook available)
Chapter 1: Legal Research, Analysis, and Strategy
Legal skills / Emily Finch, Stefan Fafinski; 9th ed; OUP, 2023 (KB262 Fin 2023)
Nemes and Coss' effective legal research / Bruce Bott, Ruth Talbot-Stokes; 8th ed; Lexis, 2021 (KB280 Bot 2021)
Research Methods in Law / edited by Dawn Watkins and Mandy Burton, 2nd ed, 2018 (KB280 Res 2017; ebook available)
Books focusing on empirical legal research:
Advanced introduction to empirical legal research / Herbert M. Kritzer; Edward Elgar, 2021 (KB280 Kri 2021)
An introduction to empirical legal research / Lee Epstein & Andrew D. Martin; OUP, 2014 (KB280 Eps 2014)
Empirical legal research: a primer / Kees van den Bos; Edward Elgar, 2020 (ebook)
Empirical legal research in action: reflections on methods and their applications / edited by Willem H. van Boom, Pieter Desmet and Peter Mascini; Edward Elgar, 2018 (ebook)
Interdisciplinarities: research process, method, and the body of law / edited by Didi Herman, Connal Parsley; Springer, 2022 (ebook)
I. Library guides on legal research and methodology:
II. PPTs/Videos for lectures conducted by the Law Resource Team:
A) LC5337 Singapore Common Law of Contract
B) LC1016/LCJ 5016 Legal Analysis, Research & Communication
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ii. Intermediate: