LibGuides: Guide to Online Legal Research: Finding commentary in legal encyclopaedias

Key resources

Encyclopaedias can give you a basic introduction to a particular topic.The following are key resources you can use to find legal commentary:

The Laws of Australia
A legal encyclopaedia available in the Westlaw AU database. Browse the table of contents or type keywords into the search box at the top of the page.
SCU login required.
Halsbury's Laws of Australia (online)
Comprehensive Australian legal encyclopaedia. This link will take you to the home page of the Lexis Advance Research database. Once there, click the link to 'Halsbury's Laws of Australia' in the Publications list to search or browse the encyclopaedia. SCU login required.

Go to Westlaw AU.
Click on The Laws of Australia under Content types.
Browse by subject area.
Or enter search terms in the search box.
Refine your results by entering additional keywords in the Search within results box, or by selecting a relevant option from the Filter section on the left hand side.

Please go to the database Lexis Advance Research to access this title. This link will take you to the home page of the Lexis Advance Pacific database. Once there, click on the link to 'Halsbury's Laws of Australia' in the Publications list to search or browse the encyclopaedia. SCU login required.