Legal materials
Find the full-text of a case from a citation
If you have a case citation, you have all the information you need to locate the full text of the decision. To check if you have access to the full text, view the Law: primary sources Library Guide.
Interpreting case law citations
Every case has a legal citation. A reported case might be cited as follows:
Peldan v Anderson (2006) 227 CLR 471
The elements of a reported citation are:
| Attribute | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Case Name | Peldan v Anderson | The parties to the case. There are other formats depending on the nature of the case. |
| Year | 2006 | This is the year the report was published - not necessarily the year of the judgment. |
| Volume number | 227 | The volume of the law report. |
| Law report abbreviation | CLR | This is short for Commonwealth Law Reports, a report series that contains cases decided in the High Court of Australia. |
| Starting page number | 471 | This is the page on which this particular case starts in volume 227 of the CLR. |
Forensic psychology and legal books
Forensic Psychology and Law
Forensic Psychology and Law covers the latest thoery, research, and practice in the field and provides thought-provoking discussion of the topics addressed.
The psychology of criminal conduct
Discusses the psychology of criminal behavior, drawing upon general personality, as well as cognitive-behavioral and cognitive social learning perspectives.
Legislation
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Contains bills and legislation for all Australian jurisdictions. Includes progress of bills, commencement information, governing Act, amendments, history of amendments, gazette reference notices
Criminology and forensic psychology
