Technical Services Librarian
APA Format
For this project you'll need to do follow APA format for these elements:
- title page
- body
- works cited page
Perdue Owl provides comprehensive information on formatting and a sample APA paper for reference.
Selected Resources
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Ancient History SourcebookFree resource. Selected legal documents from ancient civilizations throughout the world.
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Avalon ProjectFree resource from Yale's Law Library. Collects 100s of legal documents from ancient times to the current century.
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ConstituteFree resource. Comparative Constitutions Project.
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Constitutions of the WorldEbook available to Chesapeake College students providing a constitutional surveys from around the world.
Search library resources
Use the library databases to find law codes from different time periods and/or civilizations.
Search Tips
- try using quotes for the period, civilization or code/constitution - "code of hammurabi" OR "Mesopotamia"
- add a limiter to search just educational (colleges or universities) websites - inurl:.edu
- try Google Scholar (remember to select Chesapeake College in the library links settings)