Chapter 2 Self-test questions

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. This chapter explores legal research as a process involving a range of analog and digital information and research skills, but what are the core skills involved? Match each source label with its range.

Domain knowledge

Select an answer choice The ability to produce content across a variety of media The ability to safely store, share and manage information Knowledge of and about law The ability to learn in a technology-rich environment The ability to find, interpret and evaluate (legal) information

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Learning skills

Select an answer choice The ability to learn in a technology-rich environment Knowledge of and about law The ability to find, interpret and evaluate (legal) information The ability to safely store, share and manage information The ability to produce content across a variety of media

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Information literacy

Select an answer choice The ability to safely store, share and manage information The ability to find, interpret and evaluate (legal) information Knowledge of and about law The ability to produce content across a variety of media The ability to learn in a technology-rich environment

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Information management

Select an answer choice The ability to produce content across a variety of media The ability to find, interpret and evaluate (legal) information The ability to safely store, share and manage information The ability to learn in a technology-rich environment Knowledge of and about law

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Media literacy

Select an answer choice The ability to safely store, share and manage information The ability to learn in a technology-rich environment The ability to produce content across a variety of media The ability to find, interpret and evaluate (legal) information Knowledge of and about law

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. What challenges has the digitalisation of information created for legal research (select all that apply)?

It is important but often harder to assess the quality of information published correct incorrect

As the scale of information increases, the depth of (feasible) research tends to decline correct incorrect

It has increased the volume of unreported case law correct incorrect

The authorship and ownership of information can also be harder to establish correct incorrect

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. What are primary and secondary sources of law? Match the source label with its range.

Secondary sources.

Select an answer choice Sources of law that should be a lawyer's primary reference point when researching what the law is. These include primary and secondary legislation and case law. Literary sources that explain others' opinions of what the law is and how well it operates. These include legal encyclopaedias, textbooks, journal articles, and academic and practitioner texts.

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Primary sources

Select an answer choice Sources of law that should be a lawyer's primary reference point when researching what the law is. These include primary and secondary legislation and case law. Literary sources that explain others' opinions of what the law is and how well it operates. These include legal encyclopaedias, textbooks, journal articles, and academic and practitioner texts.

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. Which of the following citations most closely matches the appropriate form of citation (using OSCOLA or an equivalent system) for an article published in the Modern Law Review?

Author, Title, (Year) Volume 'MLR' or 'Modern Law Review' Page reference for first page of article. correct incorrect

Author, (Year) Volume MLR or Modern Law Review 'Title' Page reference for first page of article. correct incorrect

Author, MLR or Modern Law Review, (Year) Volume 'Title' Page reference for first page of article. correct incorrect

Author, 'Title', (Year) Volume MLR or Modern Law Review Page reference for first page of article. correct incorrect

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. True or false, the 'Nominate Reports' are the reports of cases that have been nominated for reporting by the presiding senior judge in each court of record and are published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting (ICLR).

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The 'Law Reports' comprise:

the Weekly Law Reports (Daily) and the Times Law Reports. correct incorrect

the All England Law Reports. correct incorrect

Queen's Bench Reports; Chancery Reports; Family Reports; Industrial Cases Reports; and Appeal Cases. correct incorrect

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. In English law, cases are identified by the names of the parties and the location in which they are published in a series of law reports. This form of reference is called the ________ of the case.

Your response

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. Conventionally, how do we cite statutes?

By reference to the title, year and chapter number, eg Criminal Justice Act 1988, c.33. correct incorrect

By reference to the title and year, eg Criminal Justice Act 1988. correct incorrect

By reference to the title only, e.g. Criminal Justice Act. correct incorrect

By reference to the year it was passed and the chapter number only, e.g. 1988, c.33 correct incorrect

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. Which of the following citations most closely matches the common citation for a case published in the law reports?

Case Name [Year] Volume Report name or abbreviation Page reference for start of case. correct incorrect

Case Name Report name or abbreviation [Year] Volume Page reference for start of case correct incorrect

Case Name Report name or abbreviation [Year] Volume Page reference for start of case. correct incorrect

Case Name [Year] Page reference for start of case Report name or abbreviation correct incorrect

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. Which of the following abbreviations constitutes the correct form of a 'medium neutral' (usually just referred to as 'neutral') citation (select all that apply)?

AC correct incorrect

Admin correct incorrect

UKPC correct incorrect

EWCA correct incorrect

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. How do you cite in full, and correctly, the decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union?

Case number [Year] Report name or abbreviation Page reference. correct incorrect

Case number Case name [Year] Report name or abbreviation Page reference. correct incorrect

Case name [Year] Report name or abbreviation Page reference. correct incorrect