Deck 6: Books, Journals, and Official Publications

Question 1

A ______ is a detailed written study of a single specialized topic.

Answer 1

monograph
Explanation: Monographs take particular topics and analyse them in fine details.

Question 2

Which of the following are examples of legal encyclopedias? Please select all that apply.

A) Halsbury's Laws of England.
B) Brittanica.
C) Wikipedia.
D) The Digest.

Answer 2

A, D
Explanation: Legal encyclopedias (as distinct from general encyclopedias) and digests are extremely useful research tools.

Question 3

Which ONE of the following (conventional) dictionaries is the most frequently cited in court?

A) The Oxford English Dictionary.
B) The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.
C) The Concise Oxford English Dictionary.
D) The Compact Oxford English Dictionary.

Answer 3

B
Explanation: The Shorter OED is cited most commonly.

Question 4

Journals can also be referred to as '______'.

Question 5

The Official Report of Parliamentary debate is commonly referred to as '______'.

Question 6

Which of the following are examples of Command papers? Please select all that apply.

A) White Papers.
B) Acts of Parliament.
C) Government responses to Select Committee reports.
D) Statutory instruments.

Question 7

'Major policy proposals are put forward in Green Papers.' Is this statement true or false?

Question 8

Which of the following are indicators of a reliability, value and credibility of material found on the Internet? Please select all that apply.

A) The material is published on Wikipedia.
B) The material is well written.
C) The material is written by a reputable practitioner.
D) The material is on an official website.

Question 9

Quasi-legislation is sometimes referred to as '______' law

Question 10

Which of the following are examples of 'soft' law? Please select all that apply.

A) The Highway Code.
B) By-laws.
C) Home Office Circulars.
D) Prison rules.