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Basic Indian Legal Literature for Foreign Legal Professionals**

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2019

Uma Narayan
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Among Asian Nations, India has become a major political, cultural and business hub. This situation has contributed to frequent interaction of foreign governments, foreign nationals and businesspersons with India and Indians. In order to make them aware of the Indian Legal System and Literatures - so that they act within scope of the system – I present here a brief article giving an introduction to Indian legal literature and legal sources.

Two earlier resources for Indian legal materials include:

1. A Bibliography of Indian Law, edited by Charles Henry Alexandrowicz, (Oxford University Press, 1958), and

2. Indian Legal Materials: A Bibliographic Guide, by H.C. Jain, (N.M. Tripathi, Bombay, 1970).

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International Journal of Legal Information , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , Winter 2009 , pp. 333 - 367
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Copyright © 2009 by the International Association of Law Libraries. 

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References

1 Its presence on the Web can be found at http://www.deptpub.gov.in.Google Scholar

2 Please also refer to the following article written by the author for information regarding the use of Gazette of India and Law Reports published in India: Narayan, Uma. Sources of Indian Legal Information. Legal Information Management, 7 (2007), pp. 133–139. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=l-&fid=1039224&jid=LIM&volumeId=7&issueId=02&aid=1039220.Google Scholar

3 The Constituent Assembly Debates, which give a complete picture of the framing of the Indian Constitution, and can be accessed through this link: http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/debates/debates.htm.Google Scholar

4 It is available online at: http://lawmin.nic.in/coi/coiason29july08.pdf.Google Scholar

5 Available at http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/coifiles/amendment.htm.Google Scholar

6 Available at http://indiacode.nic.in/.Google Scholar

7 The availability can be checked here: http://deptpub.nic.in/book%20stock/Ministry%20of%20Law.pdf.Google Scholar

8 For example, recent legislation of the State of Maharashtra can be found here: http://lj.maharashtra.gov.in/board/viewBoard_lawnord.php?departmentCode=1000.Google Scholar

9 The electronic version of the Law Commission Reports of India is available online in their official website: http://www.lawcommissionofmdia.nic.in.Google Scholar

10 The print copies of these reports are available for purchase from the Controller of Publications, Department of Publication, Ministry of Urban Development at Civil Lines, Delhi 110054.Google Scholar

11 The list is available at http://deptpub.nic.in/Leadingagent.htm.Google Scholar