Obscure citations can pose a significant problem to a legal researcher. How is a responsible reader to check Wight El.Cas. (Wight's Scottish Election Cases), Brit Yrbk Intl L (British Year Book of International Law) or even Bee Adm. (Bee's United States District Court Admiralty Reports)?
These citations to little known or antique legal works can be difficult to track down. The first step in locating the reference is to correctly identify the book. The Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations is a great tool to identify that mishmash of letters claiming to be a citation.
You can search by citation or by the title of the work. The index provides the full title, various alternative citations, the jurisdiction and the period covered.
The SOLL has a extensive collection of old Anglo-American reporters. Armed with the name of the reporter and the period covered a SOLL patron can frequently locate very old case law within our collection.
Go forth and confront the obscure and ancient citation with confidence!
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