For Students & Teachers - HSC Legal Studies in NSW

The Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC) publishes the following resources to assist students and teachers to find reliable and useful information for HSC legal studies:

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Legal Studies Research Guide

  • organised by topic area
  • lists key print and web based resources
  • links to relevant legislation and key cases
  • provides strategies for finding useful articles and media reports
  • regularly updated
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LIAC Crime Library

  • includes over 50 case studies
  • provides links to court decisions
  • provides strategies for locating media reports
  • updated twice a year
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Hot Topics: legal issues in plain language

  • 4 issues a year
  • each issue covers a separate topic - eg, Sentencing, Human rights
  • all issues relevant to HSC legal studies syllabus
  • all issues written by experts
  • print copies available in all NSW public libraries (copies for reference and loan)
  • selected copies available in full text on the web