Access to Legal Information for Self-Represented Litigants: The Role of the Academic Law Library

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Elisa Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Legal Information ◽  
Law Library

scholarly journals Role of Documentation and Legal Information Network (JDIH) Efforts in Fulfillment of Human Rights

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Dewi Sukmaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Network ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
The People ◽  
Presidential Decree ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
The Right

Indonesia is a country of law, and one of the characteristics of a state of law is the guarantee and protection of human rights, one of which is the right to obtain information, including the legal information that is information about the legislation both national and local. The principle of fiction (fictie) law states that any person considered to determine the existence of a legislation after its enactment, the ignorance of the people on the legislation, can not be excused. To that end, legislation information should be easily accessible. Issuance of Presidential Decree No. 33 of 2012 on Information and Documentation Network of National Law (JDIHN) isin order to fulfill the right to obtain legal information, especially information legislation. Management of Legal Documentation and Information Network by utilizing information and communication technology (ICT) makes legal information can be accessed quickly, easily, complete and accurate, thereby supporting the fulfillment of human rights, namely the right to obtain legal information properly.Keywords: Documentation and Legal Information Network, Efforts, Fulfillment, Human Rights

Legal information acquisition by the public : an exploratory study

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Sheila O'Hare
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
Phase 2 ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
The Public

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This exploratory study applied models of human information behavior and health information acquisition to the acquisition of legal information by the public. A mixed methods approach, consisting of two sequential phases, was utilized. First, an online survey consisting of 45 multiple-choice questions was administered to a Qualtrics panel of 385 individuals without formal legal training who were at least 18 years of age. In the second phase, eleven individuals who met the same screening criteria were interviewed in order to provide additional elaboration upon and clarification of the survey data. In phase 1, frequency of legal information searching and incidental discovery of legal information (information encountering, or IE) was assessed for relationships with personal, affective, contextual, and environmental factors. Findings indicate that individuals who search and encounter legal information more frequently share certain demographic and affective characteristics with their counterparts in the acquisition of health information. Age, income, and previous experience with the legal system were associated with greater legal search frequency. Age, race, and previous experience with the legal system were associated with greater frequency of legal IE. Self-efficacy and vigilance were both associated with frequency of search and IE, though perception of the legal system was not. Subjects searched and encountered more frequently because of curiosity than other situational factors. The role of risk in search and encounter frequency could not be determined. Both exposure to multiple information sources and to multiple mass media sources were associated with greater frequency of legal search and IE. In phase 2, subjects were asked about their searches and IE experiences with legal information, and the role of legal information in their everyday lives, especially as compared to health information acquisition. Findings indicate that members of the public define legal information quite narrowly as tied to lawyers and courts, rather than rights and duties (even provided with a more inclusive definition), and often fail to relate routine encounters with the law to their larger understanding of the legal system. Survey findings were corroborated in terms of source choices, the roles of previous experience, self-efficacy, and avoidance-vigilance. The increased availability of legal information sources through the internet has made it easier for people to find codes and regulations, but has not made it easier to find the information necessary to assess more complex legal issues. Other emergent themes identified in phase 2 included the detrimental effect of attorney advertising and the perception of legal information as disruptive, in contrast to the embeddedness of health information in everyday life.

The BIALL-IALS Foreign and International Law Courses

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hester Swift
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
Legal Studies ◽  
Training Initiative ◽  
Foreign Law ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University ◽  
Law Library ◽  
Law Training

AbstractHester Swift writes about the successful one-day courses on foreign and international legal research that have been run since 2009 at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) in conjunction with BIALL. These courses have been a collaborative venture between the Foreign and International Law Librarians at the Bodleian Law Library at Oxford, the Squire Law Library at Cambridge, and the IALS Library, together with law librarians from the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies and the University of Cardiff. The courses have attracted delegates from many different sectors of the legal information profession. The post of Foreign and International Law Librarian, or Foreign, Comparative and International Law Librarian, is relatively new to the UK, but has a long history in the United States. The BIALL-IALS foreign and international law training initiative complements the cooperation of the Foreign Law Research (FLARE) Group.

Books and Bytes Together: Print and Electronic Resources at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Library

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-27 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hard Copy ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
Legal Studies ◽  
Law Library ◽  
Electronic Sources

AbstractLesley Young analyses how the acquisitions process has altered in an academic law library with a huge international collection of both hard copy and electronic resources, following the increasing introduction and use of electronic sources of legal information.

Legal Research Facilities in Malaysia

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-120
Author(s):  
Shaikh Mohamed Noordin
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Research Facilities ◽  
Law Library ◽  
Electronic Sources

This article by Shaikh Mohamed Noordin gives a comprehensive overview of the types of law library in Malaysia, plus details of the various electronic sources of legal information available to information professionals and the general public.

The Changing Role of Law Library Vendors

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin M. Marmion ◽  
Richard J. Spinelli
Keyword(s):  
Changing Role ◽  
Law Library

scholarly journals Parliamentary Assembly as a factor for development and consolidation of the Union State

2020 ◽  
pp. 76-87
Author(s):  
Marina Khasanova
Keyword(s):  
Legal Information ◽  
Scientific Problem ◽  
History Of ◽  
Current Context ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Government Institution

This article is dedicated to examination of the role of Parliamentary Assembly in development of the Union State. The goal is to trace the parliamentary activity in the Union State throughout the entire time of its existence, the objectives that were pursued, their transformation, and change of conditions for their accomplishment. This topic is especially relevant in the current context. A new milestone has passed in the history of Union State: December 2019 marked twenty years since its creation. Agreement on the formation of Parliamentary Assembly of the Community of Belarus-Russia Union State was signed earlier, in 1996. The novelty of this works consists in comprehensive and detailed analysis of different stages in formation of Parliamentary Assembly, which allows describing their role in further consolidation of the Union State. The scientific problem of this article can be articulated as follows: Parliamentary Assembly is not just a legislative institution that formulates the agenda for development of the Union State; it is also a platform for a continuous dialogue between Russia and Belarus. Therefore, examination of this government institution in an urgent scientific problem that allows revealing the key aspects of evolution of the Union State. As the resources for this article, the author explored the legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, legal information from official portals of the Union State and the Parliamentary Assembly. This underline the need for further development of parliamentarism in Russia-Belarus Union State for the purpose of improvement and strengthening of relations between the countries in the current conditions of international transformation. The article is based on most relevant documents pertaining to Russia-Belarus relations for the period from 1991 to the present.

Advancing the frontiers of justice to the under represented in Nigeria through public law library legal clinics: issues for consideration

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (6/7) ◽  
pp. 607-616
Author(s):  
Oludayo John Bamgbose
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Public Law ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The People ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Law Library

PurposeThe research sought to explore the role of public law libraries in advancing the net of persons who could access justice, using the law clinic in Nigeria as a gateway. It also examined how public law libraries could fit in drawing justice closer to the people using law clinics.Design/methodology/approachIn achieving the research intentions, the researcher adopted mixed research approach. For the doctrinal method, the study embraced a desktop review of relevant literature on law clinic, access to justice and law libraries. For non-doctrinal method, the researcher brought to bare, his observation, experience and participation in clinical legal education, law clinic and law librarianship for a period of almost a decade. The literature and the experience of the researcher formed the basis on which the paper was developed.FindingsThe findings from this research reveal that access to justice is constrained by a number of factors that make it impossible for many Nigerians to access justice. The study further brings to the fore the role of law clinics in widening the gap of access to justice. In addition, the place of public law libraries in expanding the frontiers of access to justice is further underscored.Originality/valueNot minding the potentials of public libraries in advancing access to justice world over, perusal of literature reveals that there is dearth of literature on the role of public law libraries in advancing access to justice through the instrumentality of law clinics in Nigeria. This research appears to be pioneering research in this regard.

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