Indigenous Studies
Encyclopedias - Aboriginal Law
Treaties with American Indians: an encyclopedia of rights, conflicts, and sovereigntyCall Number: Reference Collection KF 8203.6 T74 2008Publication Date: 2007
The Encyclopedia of Native American Legal TraditionCall Number: Reference Collection KF 8204 E53 1998ISBN: 0313301670Publication Date: 1998
Dictionaries - Aboriginal Law
Native Americans and the Law: a dictionary by Call Number: Reference Collection KF 8203.6 S66 2000Publication Date: 2000- The Encyclopedia of Native American Legal Tradition by Call Number: Reference Collection KF 8204 E53 1998Publication Date: 1998-02-28
Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law v.1, v.2Call Number: Main Collection KF 8205 E525 2009Publication Date: 2008
Books, Reports, Handbooks - Aboriginal Law
American Indian Law Deskbook by Call Number: Main Collection KF 8205 A76 2006 Suppl.Publication Date: 2004
The ABC-CLIO companion to the Native American Rights movement by Call Number: Reference Collection KF 8203.36 G76 1996Publication Date: 1996
Aboriginal law handbook, 5th edition by Call Number: Main Collection KF 8205 I42 2018Publication Date: 2018
Aboriginal legal issues : cases, materials & commentary, 3rd ed. by Call Number: Main Collection KE 7708.5 B67 2007Publication Date: 2007
Canada's Indigenous Constitution by Call Number: Main Collection KE 7709 B673 2010ISBN: 9781442641037Publication Date: 2010-03-20- First Nations jurisprudence and Aboriginal rights : defining the just society by Call Number: Main Collection KE 7709 H46 2006Publication Date: 2006
Journals - Aboriginal Law
- The indigenous law journal at the University of Toronto Faculty of LawCall Number: Print/OnlinePublication Date: 2002+
About Secondary Legal Research Sources
About Secondary Legal Research Sources
- Books, e-books, law reports, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and journal articles are considered secondary legal sources. They often provide valuable contextual information.
- Consult these secondary legal resources for clarification of terms and concepts as well as explanations of the law and how it is interpreted.
- Beginning your research with secondary sources can be useful in pointing out relevant cases and legislation.
- Secondary sources, written by legal experts, provide useful analysis of a laws scope and impact.