OIL AND GAS LAW: A LEGAL RESEARCH GUIDE

Schroeder, Lauren E.

Item #: 70889
ISBN: 9780837738451
Published: Buffalo; William S. Hein & Co., Inc.; 2011.

Series: LEGAL RESEARCH GUIDES
Subjects: CONSERVATION/ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, NATURAL RESOURCES, OIL & GAS LAW

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This descriptive research guide begins with an introduction explaining what oil and gas law comprises, including a briefhistory of its development and evolution since the resourceswere first discovered in the mid-19th century. It covers primary sources of the law: cases, regulations and statutes from different levels of government, including materials produced by various government entities (such as agency or congressional documents), and the types of secondary sourcesavailable, including treatises, periodicals and practitionermaterials. It also covers the main sources of international oil and gas law to compare them to that of the United States. Finally, the guide outlines what is involved in researching the oil pollution sub-area of this topic.

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Recommended Publications for Legal Research 2012, List 92, Natural Resources, Page 70, “C” Rated.