|
Legal
Abbreviations
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| A list
of common legal abbreviations, including law report series and legal
journals, as well as a few general abbreviations commonly used in lawThis list does not attempt to be comprehensive.
It is based on the holdings of the Templeman Library. Sources for
abbreviations of other journals include the Legal Journals Index.
Lists can be found in many reference books and text books.
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A.A.L.R.
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Anglo-American
Law Review
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A.C.
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Law Reports: Appeal Cases
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A.D.I.L.
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Annual Digest and Reports of Public
International Law Cases
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A.E.R.
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All England Law Reports Reprint
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A.J.C.L.
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American Journal of Comparative Law
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A.J.I.L.
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American Journal of International Law
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All E.R.
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All England Law Reports
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A.P.D.
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Archives de
Philosophie du Droit
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A.T.C
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Annotated Tax Cases
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B.C.C.
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British Company Law Cases
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B.C.L.C.
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Butterworths Company Law Cases
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B.D.I.L.
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British Digest of International Law
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B.I.L.C.
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British International Law Cases
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B.J. Crim.
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British Journal of Criminology
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B.J.I.B. & F.L.
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Butterworths Journal of International
Banking & Financial Law
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B.J.I.R.
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British Journal of Industrial Relations
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B.J.L.S.
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British Journal of Law & Society
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B.L.R.
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Business Law Review
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B.T.R.
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British Tax Review
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B.Y.B.L.
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British Yearbook of International Law
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Bus. Law
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Business Lawyer
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B.M.L.R.
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Butterworths Medico-Legal Reports
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C.A.
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Court of Appeal
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Cal. L.R.
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California Law Review
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Can. B.J.
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Canadian Bar Journal
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C.D.E.
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Cahiers de Droit Européen
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C.E.
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Council of Europe
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C.E.C.
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European Community Cases
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Ch.
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Law Reports: Chancery Division 1991-
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Ch.App.
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Law Reports: Chancery Appeal 1865-75
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Ch.D.
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Law Reports: Chancery Division 1875-90
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C.J.Q.
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Civil Justice Quarterly
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C.L.
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Current Law
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C.L.I.
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Current Legal Information (now
incorporated into Westlaw)
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C.L.J.
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Cambridge Law Journal
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C.L.P.
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Current Legal Problems
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C.L.R.
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Commonwealth Law Reports
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C.L.S.R.
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Computer Law & Security Report
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C.L.Y.B.
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Current Law Year Book
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C.M.L.R.
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Common Market Law Reports
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C.M.L. Rev.
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Common Market Law Review
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C.O.D.
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Crown Office Digest
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Col. L.R.
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Columbia Law Review
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Comp. & Law
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Computers & Law
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Conv.
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Conveyancer, Conveyancer & Property
Lawyer
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C.P.
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Law Reports: Common Pleas 1875-80
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Cr. App. R.
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Criminal Appeal Reports
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Cr. App. R.(S)
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Criminal Appeal Reports (Sentencing)
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Crim. L.R.
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Criminal Law Review
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Crim. L.Q.
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Criminal Law Quarterly
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D.
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Dalloz: Recueil Dalloz-Sirey
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D.C.L.D.
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Discrimination Law Case Digest (Equal
Opportunities Review)
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Dig.
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Digest
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Dr. Ad.
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Droit Administratif
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Dr. Soc.
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Droit Social
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Dr. & Soc.
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Droit et Société
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E.A.T
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Employment Appeal Tribunal
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E.C.C.
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European Commercial Cases
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E. & L.
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Education and the Law
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E.C.H.R.
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European Court of Human Rights
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E.C.J.
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European Court of Justice
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E.C.R.
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European Court Reports
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E.E.L.R.
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European Environmental Law Review
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E.C.L.R.
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European Competition Law Review
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E.G.
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Estates Gazette
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E.G.C.S.
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Estates Gazette Case Summaries
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E.H.R.R.
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European Human Rights Reports
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E.H.R.L.R.
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European Human Rights Law Review
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E.I.R.R.
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European Industrial Relations Review
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E.I.P.R.
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European Intellectual Property Review
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E.J.I.L.
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European Journal of International Law
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E.L.J.
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European Law Journal
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E.L.M.
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Environmental Law and Management
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E.L.Rev.
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European Law Review
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E.M.L.R.
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Entertainment & Media Law Reports
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E.N.D.S.
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ENDS Report
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Ent.
L.R.
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Entertainment Law Review
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Env. L.M.
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Environmental Law Monthly
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Env. L.R.
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Environmental Law Reports
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E.O.R.
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Equal Opportunities Review
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E.O.R. Dig.
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Equal Opportunities Review
Discrimination Law Case Digest
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E.P.O.
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European Patent Office
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E.P.L.
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European Public Law
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E.R.
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English Reports
for abbreviations of nominate reports
included in ER see Citations for the English
Reports
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E.T.M.R.
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European Trade Mark Reports
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E.T.S.
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European Treaty Series
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Eur. T.L.
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European Transport Law
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Euro.L.M.
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European Law Monitor
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E.W.H.C.
Admin.
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High
Court, Administrative Court (England & Wales)
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E.W.C.A. Civ.
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Court
of Appeal, Civil Division (England & Wales)
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E.W.C.A. Crim.
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Court
of Appeal, Criminal Division (England & Wales)
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F.C.R.
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Family Court Reporter
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Fam.
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Law Reports: Family Division
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Fam. Law
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Family Law
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Fam. L.Q.
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Family Law Quarterly
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Fem. L.S.
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Feminist Legal Studies
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F.L.R.
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Family Law Reports
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F.S.R.
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Fleet Street Reports
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H.I..L.J.
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Harvard International Law Journal
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H.L
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House of Lords
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H.L.R.
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Harvard Law Review
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H.L.R.
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Housing Law Reports
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H.R.L.J.
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Human Rights Law Journal
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I.C.J.
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International Court of Justice
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I.C.L.Q.
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International and Comparative Law
Quarterly
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I.C.L.Y.B.
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International Law Commission Year Book
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I.C.R.
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Industrial Cases Reports
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I.C.S.I.D.
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ICSID Review
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I.F.L.P.
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Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
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I.I.C.
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IIC: International Review of Industrial
Property and Copyright Law
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I.J.L.F.
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International Journal of Law and the
Family
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I.J.L.R
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International Journal of Refugee Law
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I.J.S.L.
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International Journal for the Semiotics
of Law
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I.L.M.
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International Legal Materials
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I.L.P.
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Index to Legal Periodicals
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I.L.R.
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International Law Reports
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I.L.T.
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Irish Law Times
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Imm.A.R.
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Immigration Appeals
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Ind. L.J.
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Industrial Law Journal
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Ind. Prop.
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Industrial Property
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Int.J.Soc.L.
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International Journal of the Sociology
of Law
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Int. L.
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International Lawyer
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I.R.L.R.
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Industrial Relations Law Reports
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I.P.Q.
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Intellectual Property Quarterly
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I.R.
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Irish Reports
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I.Y.L.C.T.
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International Yearbook of Law,
Computers and Technology
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J.A.L.T.
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Journal of the Association of Law
Teachers
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J.B.F.L.& P.
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Journal of Banking and Finance Law
and Practice
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J.B.L.
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Journal of Business Law
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J.Can.B.A.
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Journal of the Canadian Bar Association
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J.C.L.
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Journal of Child Law
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J.Crim.L.
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Journal of Criminal Law
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J.Env.L.
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Journal of Environmental Law
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J.I..B.L.
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Journal of International Banking Law
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J.I.C.J.
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Journal of the International Commission
of Jurists
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J.I.L.T.
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Journal of Information Law &
Technology
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J.L.H.
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Journal of Legal History
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J.L.S.
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Journal of Law and Society
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J.I.B.& F.L.
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see B.J.I.B. & F.L.
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J.P.
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Justice of the Peace / Justice of the
Peace Reports
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J.P.E.L.
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Journal of Planning and Environment Law
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J.P.L.
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Journal of Planning Law
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J.S.P.T.L.
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Journal of the Society of Public
Teachers of Law
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J.S.W.F.L.
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Journal of Social Welfare and Family
Law
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J.S.W.L.
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Journal of Social Welfare Law
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Jud.Rev.
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Judicial Review
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Jur.Rev.
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Juridical Review
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J.W.T.
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Journal of World Trade
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J.W.T.L.
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Journal of World Trade Law
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K.B.
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Law Reports: King's Bench Division
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K.I.R.
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Knight's Industrial Reports
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L.& J.
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Law and Justice
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L.& Phil.
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Law and Philosophy
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L.& Soc.Rev.
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Law and Society Review
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L.A.G.
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Legal Action Group
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L.A.G.Bull.
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LAG Bulletin
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Law & Crit.
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Law and Critique
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Lawy.
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Lawyer
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L.C.P.
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Law and Contemporary Problems
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Leg.Stud.
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Legal Studies
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L.G.R.
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Knight's Local Government Reports
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L.G.R.
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Local Government Reports
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L.I.E.I.
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Legal Issues of European Integration
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Liv.L.R..
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Liverpool Law Review
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L.J.
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Law Journal
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L.J.I.
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Legal Journals Index
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L.J.O.S.
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Law Journal Reports: Old series
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L.J.R.
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Law Journal Reports
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L.L.J.
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Law Library Journal
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Ll.L.Rep.
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Lloyd's List Law Reports
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Lloyd's Rep.
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Lloyd's Reports
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Lloyd's Rep.Med.
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Lloyd's Reports: Medical
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L.M.C.L.Q.
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Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law
Quarterly
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L.N.
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Law Notes
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L.Q.R.
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Law Quarterly Review
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L.R. A & E.
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Law Reports:Admiralty and
Ecclesiastical 1965-75
N.B. volume no. is inserted after "H.L."
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L.R. C.C.R.
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Law Reports: Crown Cases Reserved
1865-75
N.B. volume no. is inserted after "H.L."
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L.R.C.(Comm.)
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Law Reports of the Commonwealth
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L.R. C.P.
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Law Reports: Common Pleas 1865-75
N.B. volume no. is inserted after "H.L."
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L.R.Dig.
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Law Reports: Digest of Cases
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L.R. Eq.
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Law Reports: Equity 1865-75
N.B. volume no. is inserted after "H.L."
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L.R. Exch.
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Law Reports: Exchequer. 1st
series 1865-75
N.B. volume no. is inserted after "H.L."
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L.R. H.L.
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Law Reports: English and Irish Appeals
1865-75
N.B. volume no. is inserted after "H.L."
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L.R. H.L.Sc. or
L.R. H.L. Sc.
& Div.
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Law Reports: House of Lords Scotch and
Divorce Appeals 1866-75
N.B. volume no. is inserted after "H.L."
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L.R.Ir.
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Law Reports: Ireland 1878/9-1903
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L.R. P.& D.
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Law Reports: Probate and Divorce
1865-75
N.B. volume no. is inserted after "H.L."
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L.R. P.C.
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Law Reports: Privy Council 1965-74
N.B. volume no. is inserted after "H.L."
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L.R. Q.B.
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Law Reports: Queen's Bench. 1st
series 1965-75
N.B. volume no. is inserted after "H.L."
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L.R.Stat.
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Law Reports Statutes
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L.S.
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Legal Studies
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L.S.G.
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Law Society's Gazette
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L.S.Q.
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Legislative Studies Quarterly
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L.S.R.
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Locus Standi Reports
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L.T.
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Law Times
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L.T.J.
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Law technology Journal
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L.T.R.
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Law Times Reports
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Mag.
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Magistrate
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Man.L.
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Managerial Law
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Med.L.I.
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Medical Law International
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Med.L.R.
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Medical Law Reports
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Med.L.Rev.
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Medical Law Review
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Mich.L.Rev.
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Michigan Law Review
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Milit.L.R.
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Military Law Review
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M.L.R.
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Modern Law Review
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N.I.
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Northern Ireland Law Reports
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N.I.J.B.
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Northern Ireland Judgments Bulletin
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N.I.L.Q.
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Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly
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N.L.J.
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New Law Journal
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N.Z.L.J.
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New Zealand Law Journal
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N.Z.L.R.
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New Zealand Law Reports
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O.J.
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Official Journal of the European Union
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O.J.C
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Official Journal of the European Union:
C. series (Communications and notices)
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O.J.L.
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Official Journal of the European Union
L. series (Legislation)
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O.J.L.S.
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Oxford Journal of Legal Studies
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P.
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Law Reports: Probate. 3rd series
1891-1971
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P. & C.R.
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Property Planning and Compensation
Reports
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P.C.C.
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Palmer's Company Cases
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P.C.I.J.
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Permanent Court of International
Justice
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P.D.
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Law Reports: Probate. 2nd series
1875-90
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P.L.I.
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Product Liability International
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P.L.R.P & D.
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Law Reports: Probate and Divorce.
1st series 1865-75
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P.N.
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Professional Negligence
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Proc. A.S.I.L.
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Proceedings of the American Society of
International Law
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Pub.L.
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Public Law
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Q.B.
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Law Reports: Queen's Bench Division
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R.E.C.I.E.L.
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Review of European Community and
International Environmental Law
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Rev.Trim.Civ.
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Revue Trimestrielle de Droit Civil
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R.I.D.A.
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Revue Internationale du Droit d'Auteur
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R.I.D.C.
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Revue Internationale de Droit Comparé
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R.P.
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Res Publica
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R.P.C.
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Reports oF Patent Cases
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R.R.C.P.
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Reports of Restrictive Practices Cases
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R.T.D.E.
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Revue Trimestrielle de Droit Européen
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S.& L.S.
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Social and Legal Studies
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S.C.
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Scots Session Cases
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Sc.Stud.Law
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Scandinavian Studies in Law
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S.Ct.
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Supreme Court Reporter
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Seld.Soc.
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Selden Society
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Sem.Jurid.
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Semaine Juridique
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Sess.Cas.
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Scots Session Cases
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S.J.
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Solicitors' Journal
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S.L.T.
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Scots Law Times
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S.L.R.
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Student Law Review
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Soc.L.
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Socialist Lawyer
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S.T.C.
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Simon's Tax Cases
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St.Tr.
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State Trials and Proceedings...
1163-1820
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St.Tr.N.S.
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Reports of State Trials New Series
1820-58
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Sup.Ct.Rev.
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Supreme Court Review
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T.C.
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Reports of Tax Cases
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T.L.R.
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Times Law Reports
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Traf.Case.
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Traffic Cases
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Tru.L.I
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Trust Law International
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U.K.H.L.
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House of Lords (United Kingdom)
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U.K.T.S.
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United Kingdom Treaty Series
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U.N.Y.B.
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United Nations Year Book
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U.S.
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Unites States: Supreme Court Reports
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V.A.T.T.R.
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Value Added Tax Tribunal Reports
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V.& D.R.
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Value Added Tax and Duties Reports
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W.L.R.
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Weekly Law Reports
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W.N.
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Weekly Notes
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W.R.
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Weekly Reporter
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Web J.C.L.I
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Web Journal of Current Legal Issues
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Y.B.E.C.H.R.
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Yearbook of the European Commission of
Human Rights
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Y.B.I.L.C.
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Yearbook of the International Law
Commission
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Y.B.Eur.L.
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Yearbook of European Law
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Y.E.L.
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Yearbook of European Law
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Y.L.C.T.
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Yearbook of Law Computers and
Technology
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