Many of the databases contains a combination of full-text and bibliographic references.
If the full-text of the article is not available from the database, make a printout of the bibliographic references and then use 'E- publication finder' to see if the journal that the article was published in is available in electronic format in one of our other databases.
Full text articles and references to articles on particular topics may be found using the subject databases.
Bill Tracker keeps you abreast of the updated profile, history and status of every Bill tabled before Parliament. It includes draft bills and is updated daily. Also provides a glossary of Parliamentary terms used in Government.
JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
South African full text law journals published by Juta.
LexisPlus South Africa is the legal platform to find comprehensive South African legal documentation. The database includes full-text legislation, case law, alerts, gazettes, legal journals, forms and precedents, and regulatory material.
Please contact lib-help@unisa.ac.za for assistance with access.
MasterFILE Premier contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags.
Updates on new legislation or amendments to existing acts in full text. Receive weekly newsletters, which include new amendments, principal acts, published and drafts, for comment where changes are clearly marked, making it easy to spot the latest amendments.
Policy documents provides access to draft bills, committee reports, submissions to Parliament, speeches by ministers and policy makers.
This collection supports research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as law enforcement and security services. It includes the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database, with further index and full-text coverage of scholarly journals. It also includes correctional and law enforcement trade publications, crime reports, crime blogs and other relevant material for researchers or those preparing for careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, and related fields.
Sabinet Municipal By-Laws offers access to all By-laws in force and applicable to each individual Municipality in all nine (9) provinces. Covers from 1995 to date.
Comprehensive full text archive collection of South African Government Gazettes published from 1910 to 1993. Includes historical notices relating to land division, genealogy, import and export of goods, establishment of townships, demarcation notices, and the registration and deregistration of companies.
Gazettes information from all nine province from 1995 to present. Provides information to all the bills passed on provincial level. Linked details included such as subject, originating department and relevant act. Updated daily.
Retrospective South African Provincial Gazettes covering the period 1910 - 1994 of the 4 previous provinces: Cape, Natal, Transvaal and Orange Free State.
All South African Provincial Legislation together with Regulations in terms of the Acts and Ordinances applicable today. Includes amendments, weekly news, links to related historical gazetted information, referenced information prior to 1994.
South African gazetted information published daily in the Government Gazette. Up-to-date board notices, legislation, regulations, proclamations, deceased estates, legal notices, liquor notices, liquidations and road carrier permits.
Gale Primary Sources is an integrated research environment that allows users to search across all of their Gale primary source collections. Gale Primary Sources takes users beyond a simple search and retrieve workflow, allowing them to analyze content using frequency and term-relationship tools. Through intuitive subject-indexing users will discover new material even in the most familiar of content sets.
Sabinet Judgements provides access to unreported and reported judgments from all South African courts within 24 hours from the date received directly from the courts.
Up-to-date information on reported and unreported labour judgements, bargaining council agreements for all registered bargaining councils, statutory councils, trade unions, Trade Union Federation and employer’s organizations. as published in the Gazette.
Access to the cases from the CCMA and the Bargaining Council from 1994 to 2021. This database will not updated after July 2021. Use Sabinet Bargaining Council Agreement for cases after 2021.
This is a retrospective database that indexes over 750 legal periodicals published in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Coverage also includes: annual surveys of laws by jurisdiction; annual surveys of federal court cases; yearbooks and annual institutes.
Comprehensive collection of more than 600 full-text online African journals from various disciplines. Includes business, finance, education, law, medicine, health, religion, science, technology, and social sciences. Also OA African Journals Archive.
Comprehensive searching access all Sabinet legal databases including gazettes, legislation, judgements, legal notices, by-laws and acts.
Offers full text legal information including bill tracking, national and provincial gazettes, national & provincial acts, amendment acts with rules, regulations and forms also available
Contains cases and commercial and investment awards by sector and seat or arbitration, practical insights by topic, templates, treaties and specialist comparison tools, profiles of arbitrators, expert witnesses and counsels and identify connections to uncover potential conflicts of interests.
A leading resource for international competition law and antitrust research. Contains books, journals and EU court decisions on antitrust law, as well as practice tools on antitrust, merger thresholds, cartels and EU state aid case law.
25 distinct reference works that provides practical information and valuable insight into both national and international legal frameworks. Description how each national legal system governs specific fields of law.
This database provides access to a wealth of cross-border international tax law materials, content and practical tools. Covers global tax and international law, global VAT rates and answers, transfer pricing, compliance reporting, bilateral tax treaties, BEPS Pillar 2 implementation, permanent establishment.
The core of Kluwer IP law is the IP Manual providing detailed information on filing requirements for intellectual property law in 240 jurisdictions. Contains content on UPC case law tracker, guide to EU and UK pharmaceutical regulatory law, annotated UPC agreement, license prep and negotiation and patent litigation worldwide.
Professional digital books and textbooks in law subject areas such as health, tax, accounting, legal. compliance and finance.
High-quality collection of manuals on the international legal landscape in areas such as corporate and commercial law, litigation, labour law, and transport law.
Source on public international case law, reporting on international courts, domestic courts and ad hoc tribunals.
Online legal research tool offering access to extensive UK and global legal information. It provides full text access to UK, US and international case law, legislation and articles in legal journals, plus an online version of Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents and Halsbury’s Laws of England. Included are the Commonwealth Library legal content.
Nexis Uni, formerly LexisNexis Academic, contains over 15,000 American and non-American news sources covering legal materials, cases, statutes, law journals and other secondary law resources. The database provides access to business and financial news, and US and international company financial information.
How to access: Access to the database is available from the drop-down menu in the top left-hand corner of the landing page, under Nexis Uni (New)
Please contact lib-help@unisa.ac.za for assistance with access
Full text books and journals covering all aspects of US and international law. Includes over 1,000 journals and law reviews, case law, statutes and news from the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, European Union, Canada and Hong Kong.
WestLaw UK cases, journals and ebooks. Includes case analytics, legislation comparison tool, and UK-EIU divergence tracker.
Encyclopedia maps and analyzes the systems and processes through which international law is made and adjudicated in practice.
Comprehensive collection of legal treatises on U.S. and British law published from 1800 through 1926. Encompasses a range of analytical, theoretical, and practical literature for research in US and British legal history including casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches, and other works from the most influential writers and key legal thinkers of the time.
Title provides a suite of fully interlinked competition analysis, peer reviewed case reports and source materials, assisting with case preparation.
Market-leading reference works and treatises on international law.
A preeminent multilingual index to articles and book reviews appearing in more than 800 legal journals worldwide.