Please choose the correct training session or workshop applicable/appropriate to your level of study.
Two types of information sources are available for law:
Primary Sources refer to original material and the body of the law itself.
Examples that can be found in hard copy as well as electronically in the law library are:
Secondary Sources derive from primary sources of law and offer commentary on those sources.
Examples that can be found in hard copy as well as electronically in the law library are:
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Weekdays: 07:30 – 22:00
Saturday: 08:00 - 15:00
The 24-hour spaces will be open every Monday to Sunday for 24 hours.
How to access the UJ Libraries:
Access to the UJ Libraries can only be granted if you have a valid UJ Card.
NB: Scan your UJ Card at the Entrance Door of the library and again at the Exit Door when you leave!
You do not need to book for library access.
Library support will also be provided online, Monday to Friday, Visit the "Need Help? Contact Us" page for further information.
Printing and photocopying is outsourced to Konica Minolta, Tel. number: 011-559-2184
PLEASE NOTE: When accessing Web Printing, your browser may alert you by saying that the website is either 'Unsafe' or that you do not have access to the site. Below this warning box will be an "Advanced" button. Click on the "Advanced" button and another link will appear below this saying "Proceed to website", once again click on this link and you will be redirected to the web printing home page to then upload your documents.
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This guide will not only introduce you to valuable information sources related to your Faculty, but also to the services and facilities offered to undergraduates, postgraduates, staff and researchers. It also provides training material that will make it easier to find subject relevant information.
Refer to the different headings for Law Reports, Legislation, Books, Reference Sources, Journals, Databases, Referencing & Citation, Dissertations & Theses, Plagiarism & Copyright, Research Management Tools, Useful Links and Open Access.
For specific assistance to undegraduate or postgraduate students, please refer to the relevant law library user guides
Please explore this guide and contact the librarians or law library assistants if you need any further assistance.
The UJ Faculty of Law offers the traditional law programmes such as BA Law, BCom Law and LLB, as well as LLM degrees by dissertation and coursework and LLD degrees in various important fields. In addition to these degrees, the Faculty has a strong non-formal programmes division that offers postgraduate diplomas, certificates and short courses in specialised areas such as tax law, compliance, criminal justice and forensic investigation, insolvency law, labour law, corporate law, environmental law, drafting of contracts and entertainment law.
Our Faculty and students represent the full range of diversity of a South African society based on human dignity, equality and freedom. We are particularly proud of the Soweto Law Clinic (see Law Clinic), which is the first custom-built law clinic in the country and is intended to provide services to an area that played such an important role in the creation of our democratic society.
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