LEGAL RESEARCH
by
RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ
A.B. (DLSU), M.A. (XU), LL.B. (UP),
LL.M. (Columbia)
Former Commissio
sion
ne r , Bu
Bur
re au of Immigration;
Institute
ute of Law;
Former Dean, San Se bastian College, Instit
LL
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L. M. (Harlan Fiske Stone Honors),
Columbia Law School, Ne w York City (1995);
Certificate (with Honors), Parker School
of Inter
Internat
natio nal & Fore ign Law,
Columbia University, New York City (1995);
Fellow and Sec retary-General,
Acad
Aca
de my on Ame ri c an and International
Dallas
as, Texas (1993);
Law, Dall
M.A. Economics (with High Distinction),
' Ka
Kau
uie r University, (1984);
Bar
r Examinations;
17th Place (86 % ) , 1981 Ba
7th in Ra
Feather Honor Society),
Rank
nk, LL.B. (Purple Feather
University of the Philippines, (1980);
A.B. Eco
Econom
nomic
ics (Summa Cum Laude),
De La Salle University (1975);
High School (Valedictoriar i ), : vf~ vier University (1971);
Grade School (Vale dic torian), Xavier University (1967)
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PREFACE
The subject Legal Research in first year law school is a very
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ceedings with proper citation.
It inculcates on the law student the need to acquire an ad
equate skill to do proper legal research
resear ch for him to survive
survive law
school and then after he becomes
becomes a lawyer,
lawyer, to provide competent
competent
representation to his clients.
print ed and
It lays down before him the sources of law, both printed
electronic which he can use to find the answers to legal issues. A
working knowledg
knowledge
e of what the laws
l aws and jurisprudence are and
where to find them will surely be helpful to the legal researcher.
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thi s book without the corresponding
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the same.
Legal Research also teaches the law student the systematic
approach in solving legal problems
problems so that he can do research
smoothly
smoo
thly and efficiently
efficient ly with minimum
minimum wastage of time and effort.
These steps in legal research will assure the optimum use of time
and resources in problem solving.
AL L RIGH
RI GH TS RE SE RV ED
BY THE AUTHOR
It likewise drills him in acquiring the fundamental skill of
case briefing and synthesizing of cases necessary
neces sary in doing legal
research. This will
will teach the law student to cull the significant
signifi cant
facts from the decisions that are applicable to the pr
prob
oblem
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solving.
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Classroom
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work should be accompanied by library
exposure to the actual sources of law described. It should be fur
ther strengthened
st rengthened by practical exercises or actual research to be
assigned and done by the law student.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL RESEARCH
A.
B.
C.
D.
Legal Research, defined . . . . .
.. . . . . . .. . .. . .. . .. .. .
The Need for Legal Research.... .......... . . . ..... .. ......... . . ....
Sources of Legal Research
Resear ch
Sources of Law
aw.... ................. .. .. ....
...... . .. ...... ............. .............
Primary Sources...... ...... ... . .. . . . ... . ... ... . . .. . ...... . . . . . .....
1.
2.
SecondaryMaterials
Secondary
Materials
'.
Finding Tools
· ...
3.
... .. . . . . .............. .. . . .
;
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
CHAPTER2
THE LEGAL RESEARC H PRO CESS
A.
SystematicApproachto Legal Research . . .. ..
Identify and Analy
Analyze
zethe SignificantFacts
1.
2.
Formulate the Legal Issues to be Resear c hed
the Issues Presented
Researchthe
Research
3.
4.
Update........ ....... . . . . . .. . . . . . . ....... .. . . .. . . . . .. .. . ........... ..... ..
Update......
5
5
6
7
8
CHAPTER3
FUNDAMENTAL RESEARC
H SKILL:
RESEARCH
CASE BRIEFING AND SYNTHESIS OF CASES
I
A.
I
B.
C.
Case Briefing
Facts
1.
Issue( s )
2.
3.
Ruling
Exe rcise in Case Briefing
Santos v . C A, 240 SCRA
SCRA20
20 (1995)
1.
iziing Cases
Synthesiz
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
9
9
10
10
10
10
24
b.
c.
d.
Administrative Agencies E xercising
..
Quasi-Judicial Powers
Publications of Administrative Agencies
Exercising Quasi- Judicial Functions .
Computerized Legal Research Services .....
179
180
D.
CHAPTER6
LAW BOOKS OF SECONDARY AUTHORITY
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Case Digests
Treatises and Textbooks
Bar Reviewers
Legal Periodicals
Legal Encyclopedia
Law Dictionaries
.
.
.
.
..
.
182
184
211
213
215
216
CHAPTER7
SEARCH MATERIALS AND FINDING TOOLS
A.
B.
C.
Citators
Indexes
Bibliographies ..
: . .. ........ ...........
218
219
221
.
CHAPTERS
RESEARCH MATERIALS
IN THE UNITED STATES
A.
CASE LAW . ... . . ... .. . .. ... .... ... .. ... .. .. .. ......... .. ..... . ...... . ..... .. ...
1.
2.
B.
C.
222
Federal Courts Decisions
State Courts Decisions
..
..
STATUTORY LAW
1.
2.
Federal Level.. .. .. ..... ...... ..... ................. ... . .. .. ... . . . . .. .
State Level..... . .. .. ....... .............................. . ....... . .....
..
Digests ....
Annotations
L egal Encyclopedias
222
223
224
224
226
SECONDARY MATERIALS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
176
227
.
.. ..
..
227
228
228
Words and Phrases
Treatises and Textbooks
Restatements of the Law
Periodicals and Indexes
Law Dictionaries
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FINDINGS TOOLS AND OTHER MATERIALS
1.
2.
3.
Citators
Law Directories
Form books
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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228
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.
229
.
231
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231
.
233
229
229
231
232
2 32
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A.
TO LEGAL RESEARCH
Legal Research, defined
In general, legal research is the process of finding the laws,
rules and regulations that govern activities in human society. It
involves locating both the laws and rules which are enforcedby the
State and the commentaries which explain or analyze these rules.
Legal research is also defined as the investigation for infor
mation necessary to support legal decision making. Legal research
includes each step of a process that begins with analyzingthe facts
of a problem and concludeswith applying and communicating the
results of the investigation.1
B.
,J
•',,,,
,,
The Need for Legal Research
A lawyer is required to provide competent representation to a
client. Competentrepresentation requires the legal knowledge,skill,
thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the repre
sentation. Clearly, a lawyer must be able to research the law to
provide competent representation.2
I
In addition to requirements of professionalresponsibility,ques
tions relating to competencyin legal research may arise in suits for
damages, arising from legal incompetence or claims for malicious
prosecution.3
The knowledgeand ability to use fundamental legal research
tools and to implement an effective and efficient research plan
'Jacobstein, Mersky and Dunn, Legal Re search Illustrated (6th ed.), Westbury,
New York, The Foundation Press, Inc., 1994, p. 1.
2ld.,
p. 14.
CASE LAW
LEGAL RESEARCH
178
Employees' Compensation Commission
d.
Toll Regulatory Board
f.
National Wages Council
e.
Civil Aeronautics Board
g.
Bureau of Labor Relations
f.
National Telecommunications Bureau
Bureau of Working Conditions
g.
Bureau of Air Transportation (Air Transportation
Office)
e.
. h.
i.
6)
8)
9)
National Conciliation and Mediation Board
Department of Health
a.
Bureau of Food and Drugs
b.
Phil. Medical Care Commission
c.
Dangerous Drugs Board
d.
Bureau of Research and Laboratories
e.
7)
1 79
Others
10)
Bureau of Licensing and Regulation
Department of Trade and Industry
a.
Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Prdtection
b.
Videogram Regulatory Board
c.
Board of Investments
d.
Bureau of Patents, Trademark and Technology
e.
Export Processing Zone Authority
f.
Garments and Textile Export Board
g.
Bureau of Product Standards
a.
Professional Regulatory Commission
b.
Securities and Exchange Commission
c.
Social Security Commission
d.
Central Bank
e.
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
f.
National Bureau of Investigation
g.
National Land Titles and Deeds Authority
h.
Register of Deeds1 86
c.
Publications of Administrative Agencies Exer
cising Quasi-Judicial Functions
Some administrative agencies exercising quasi-judicial func
tions have published their decisions, while others have not, to wit:
(1) Commission on Elections
The COMELEC has not published its decisions.
Department of Enviroment and Natural Resources
a.
Land Management Bureau
b.
Environment Management Bureau
c.
Forest Management Bureau
d.
Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau
e.
National Electrification Administration
f.
National Quarantine Office
Department of Transportation and Communications
a.
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory
Board
b.
Maritime Industry Authority
Philippine Ports Authority
(2) Civil Service Commission
The decisions of the Civil Service Board of Appeals have been
published by author Rivera.
An annual compilation of selected Resolutions promulgated
by the CSC in its exercise of its quasi-judicial function has also
been published. Many of the cases serve as precedents and basis of
decisions and opinions on related civil service legal issues. The
Case Digest serves as a handy, ready reference for government
employees, legal practitioners, law students and the public in gen
eral.
ld
1 86
133-135.
LEGAL RESEARCH
180
(3) Commission on Audit
The COARegulations and Jurisprudence, 1998by J.V. Go has
been published by Central Book Supply.Also, the COADecisions
Digest (1994to 2000)by Reynaldo Montalbohas been published.
(4) National Labor Relations Commission
CASE LAW
The Lex Libris, producedby CDAsia, provides the following
databases:
1.
The office of the Insurance Commissionerhas not published
its decision.
(6) Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
The Human Settlements Regulatory Commission Legal Di
gest, 1981, 3 volumes have been published.
(7) Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication
Board
A book entitled Jurisprudence nn Agrarian Relations by Ibay
was published in 1973.
(8) Securities and Exchange Commission
The SEC Decisions, 1977-1981was published by Legal Data
base Systems.
The decision making powers of the SEC were transferred to
the regular courts by virtue of the Securities Regulation Code,RA
8799.
(9) Bureau of Internal Revenue
The Complete Numbered BIR Rulings by the Career Develop
ment Center and the Digest of BIR Rulings by E.O. Ordono, 1986
to 1998have been published.
(10) Intellectual Property Office
The IPO has not published its decisions.
d.
Computerized Legal Research Services
Some of the decisions above-mentionedcan be sourced from
computerized legal research services.
Laws (Philippine Edition), Vol. I;
2. Taxation (Phil. Edition), Vol. 11;
3.
The NLRC has not published its decisions.
(5) Insurance Commission
181
Jurisprudence (The Philippine Supreme Court Reports),
Vol. III;
4. Department of Justice (Opinions of the Secretary), Vol.
IV;
5. LocalAutonomyand LocalGovernment, Vol. V;
6.
Environment and Natural Resources,Vol. VI;
7.
Labor and SocialLegislation, Vol. VII;
8. Elections, Vol. VIII;
9.
Trade Commerceand Industry, Vol. IX;
10. BangkoSentral ng Pilipinas, Vol. X;
U
;
Securities and Exchange Commission,Vol. XI;
The Philjur also has databases on the decisionsofthe Philip
pine Supreme Court. It contains a digitized compilationofthe deci
sions and resolutions of the Supreme Court. The 1st volume con
tains decisionfrom 1901to1960. The secondvolume contains deci
sions from 1961 to 1994. It is produced by Gigabytes Research
Systems, Inc.
LEGAL
186
RESEARCH
187
LAW BOOKS OF SECONDARY AUTHORITY
- The Law on Public Offices and Officers, 1993Edition.
- Administrative Law with Executive Order No. 292
(Administrative Code), 1999Edition.
Tendero,A.P., Theory and Practice of Public Administra
tion in the Philippines, 1993Edition.
Tungol,M. , Primer on the Local Government Code and
How to Improve Your Barangay, 1995Edition.
- Primer on Local Government Code at Kung Paano
Mapapaunlad ang lnyong Barangay, 1995Edition.
Ursal, S.B.,Hanbuk sa Pangangasiwa ng Pananalapi
Barangay, 1996Edition.
sa
UPLC,The Local Government Code:An Assessment, 1999
Edition.
2)
Agency
Aquino,R.C.,Civil Code, Vol. 3, 1990Edition.
De Leon,H.S., Comments and Cases on Partnership,
Agency and Trusts, 1999Edition.
Paras, E.L., Civil Code, Vol. 5, 2000Edition.
Tolentino,AM., Civil Code, Vol. 5, 1992Edition.
3)
Agrarian Reform
Barte, R.P.,The Law on Agrarian Reform, 1991Edition.
Suarez,R.A.,Textbook on Agrarian Reform, Cooperatives
and Taxation, 1995Edition.
5)
Arbitration Law
Lopez,J.V.,Private Justice: Alternative Dispute Resolu
tion in the Philippines, 1996Edition.
Rodriguez, R.B., Philippine
Arbitration
UNCITRALModel Law, 1996Edition.
6)
and the
Banking
Rodriguez,R.B.,The Laws on Banking and Finance in
the Philippines, 1999Edition.
Viray,A.V. and Tabios,S.S ., Casebook on Banking, 1994
Edition(Reprinted1997).
- Handbook on Bank Deposit, 1998Edition.
- Checks: ASource of Legal Materials on Checks.
7)
Building Code
PLG The National Building of the Philippines and its
impleme~ting rules and regulations, 1997Edition.
8)
Business Law
Agbayani,A.F.,Handbook on Partnerships
Corporations, 1998Edition.
and Private
Joven,R., Agrarian Reform Laws in the Philippine Setting, 1993Edition.
De Leon,H.S., The Law on Obligations and Contracts,
1999Edition.
Suarez, R.A.,A Mile to Go for Genuine Land Reform in
the Philippines, 1995Edition.
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1997Edition.
4)
Agrarian Reform (With:Taxation and Cooperatives)
De Leon,H.S., Textbook on Agrarian Reform, and Taxa
tion with Cooperatives and CARP, 1998Edition.
Nolledo,J.N., Principles of Agrarian Reforms, Coopera
tives and Taxation, 1999Edition.
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- The Law on Sales, Agency and Credit Transactions,
1999Edition.
tion.
Comprehensive Review of Business Law, 1994Edi
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Llamado,C P.
al
Philippine Taxes
Transfer and
} EGAL RES EARCH
LAW BOOKS OF S E C ONDARY AUTHO RITY
189
' hilippine Law on Business Organiza
d Corporations), 1993 Edition.
Jurado, D.P., Comments and Jurisprudence
sion, 1991 Edition.
Law on Negotiable Instruments, 1993
- Comments and Jurisprudence
Contracts, 1993 Edition.
gency and Bailments, 1993 Edition.
Pineda, E.L., Civil Code of the Philippines Persons (Book
I) , 2000 Edition.
ions and Contracts, 1993 Edition.
l igations and Contracts, 1998 Edition.
r 's
Organizations, 1998 Edition.
on Succes
on Obligations and
- The Family Code of the Philippines Annotated, 1999
Edition.
- Handbook on Legal Separation, 1994 Edition.
gotiable Instruments, 1998 Edition.
- Property ( Arts.414-773, CC), 1999.
- Succession ( Arts. 774-1105, CC ), 1998 Edition.
h and State Law and Relations 1989
'
Paras, E.L., Civil Code of the Philippines Annotated, 5
Vols., 1998-2000 Edition.
Vol. 1 , Arts. 1-413, 1998 Edition.
Vol. 2, Arts. 414-773, 1999 Edition.
:l esma, RP., Manual on the Alien Regis99 Edition.
Vol. 3, Arts. 774-1105 , 1999 Edition.
: > utline of Philippine Immigration and
9 Edition.
Vol. 5 , Arts. 1458-2270, 2000 Edition.
Vol. 4 , Arts. 1106-1457, 2000 Edition.
Rodriguez, R.B., The Family Code of the Philippines An
notated, 1995 Edition.
Santiago, M.D., Civil Code Annotated, 2000 Edition.
: ~ amily Code of the Philippines,
1997
Sison, J.A., Law Each Day:Vol.I, Marriage and Family
Life, 1998 Edition.
I Code of the Philippines, 3 Vols., 1990
Tulentino, AM., Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the
Civil Code of the Philippines, 5 Vol s. , 1990-1992 Edition.
1990 Edition.
LEGAL RESEARCH
192
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Vol. 1, 1990Edition (Reprinted 1999).
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Vol. 2, 1990Edition (Reprinted 1996).
Sibal, J.A.R., The Constitution of the Republic of the
Philippines 1987with Explanatory Notes and Konstitusyon
ng Republika ng Pilipinas, 1994Edition.
-
Constitutional Law (SCRAAnnotations), 1987Edi-
tion.
Sison, C.V., Constitutional
Countries, 1990Edition.
and Legal Systems of Asean
Suarez, R.A., Principles, Comments and Cases in Consti
tutional Laws:
Vol. I, 1999Edition.
Vol. II, 2000Edition.
193
Canlas, E.C., Handbook on Stocks, Stockholders, and Di
rectors, 1984Edition.
De Leon, H.S., Corporation Code of the Philippines An
notated, 1999Edition.
Lopez, R.N., The Corporation Code of the Philippines
Annotated, 3 Vols., 1994Edition.
Martin, T.C., Commercial Laws, Vol. 4, 1986Edition.
Paras, E.L., et al., Corporate Law Practice and Litiga
tion, 1994Edition.
Rodriguez, R.B., The Corporation Code of the Philippines,
1999Edition.
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Santiago, M.D., Corporation Code Annotated, 2000Edi
Vol. 1, 1990Edition.
tion.
Vol. 2, 1990Edition.
Vol. 3, 1990Edition.
Tabios, S.S., Action Guides for Corporate Legal Manage
ment, 1991Edition.
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Villanueva, C.L., Philippine Corporate Law, 2001Edition.
16) Construction Law
19) Credit Transactions
Fernandez Jr., B.C., ATreatise on Government Contracts
Under Philippine Laws, 1996Edition.
Parlade, C.O., Construction Arbitration, 1997Edition.
17) Cooperative
Aquino, A. "Butz," Primer on the Cooperative Code of the
Philippines, 1991Edition.
18) Corporation Law
Agbayani, A.F., Commercial Laws, Vol. 3, 1996Edition.
Agpalo, R.E., Comments on the Corporation Code of the
Phils., 2001Edition.
Campos, Jr., J.C. and Lopez-Campos, M.C., The Corpora
De Leon, H.S., Comments and Cases on Credit Transac
tions, 1999Edition.
Rodriguez, R.B., The Law on Credit Transactions, 1992
Edition.
20) Criminal Law (Penal Code)
Aguilar, N.M., Criminal Actions, Prosecution and Rem
edies, 1998Edition.
Aquino, R.C., The Revised Penal Code, 3 Vols., 1997Edition.
Vol. 1, Arts. 1-113,1997Edition (RP 2000).
Vol. 2, Arts. 114-266,1997Edition.
. 196
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Amador, V.B ., Trademark Under the Intellectual
erty Code, 1 999 E dition.
Vol. 1, 1992 Edition
Sibal, J.A.R. & Salazar, Jr., J.N., Compendium on Evidence
·
1995 Edition.
'
Tabios, S.S., Action Guides on Evidence: ACase Manage
ment Guidebook.
~~
and Admissibility
of Evidence,
1997 Edi-
Vol. 2, Presentation and Quantification of E vidence
2000 Edi-
'
Edition.
Aquino, R.C., Intellectual Property Law: Comments and
Annotations, 1998 Edition.
M adrilejos, A.M., Registration and Protection of Trade
marks, etc., 1999 Edition.
27) International
Law (Public and Private)
Aquino, R. C., Private International
Law, 1998 Edition.
Coquia, J. R. and Pangalangan, E.A., Conflict of Laws, 1995
Edition.
24) Firearm Law
Ulep, M. C ., The Law on Firearms and Explosives 1999
Edition.
'
C oquia, J. R. and Santiago, M.D. , International Law, 1998
Edition.
25) Insurance
Cruz, I.A., Philippine International
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Paras, E.L., Philippine Conflict of Laws, 1996 Editio n.
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-
Editioo.
The Law on Insurance with Insolvency Law 1998
'
- The Law on Insurance and Sales, 2000 Edition.
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Annotated, 1999 Edition.
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Insurance Code, 1992 Edition.
tion.
Prop
- Copyright Under the Intellectual Property Code, 1998
Vol. 2, 1994 Edition.
Vol. 1, Acquisition
.
tion,
197
- New Insurance Reviewer ( Life and Non- Life) 1992 Edi'
26) Intellectual Property
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Unfair Competition, 2000 Edition.
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Law, 199 8 Edition.
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29 )
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201
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Status in the Philippines, 1998Edition.
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Edition.
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Pena, N., Philippine Law on Natural Resources, 1997
Edition.
38) Negotiable Instruments Law
34) Legal Medicine
Nitafan, D .G., Annotations on the Dangerous Drug Act
'
1995Edition.
Solis, P. , Legal Medicine, 19 87 Edition .
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'
Agbayani,A.F., Commercial Laws, Vol. 1, 1992Edition.
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Contracts, 1993Edition.
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'
1995Edition .
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tions and Contracts, 1993Edition.
Javines, F., Legal Writing: Logic and Language in Law
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