Open AccessLegal Research in a Changing Information Environment
Author(s) -
Tanya Du Plessis
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1727-3781
DOI - 10.17159/1727-3781/2007/v10i1a2792
Subject(s) - legal research , face (sociological concept) , political science , empirical legal studies , law , process (computing) , legal profession , constitutional court , business , sociology , computer science , constitution , social science , operating system
Since the advent of the latest constitutional dispensation in South Africa, legal researchers have been presented with new opportunities for research into constitutional issues, development and the relationship between constitutional law and other fields. This article investigates how information technology applications can support the legal research process and what the benefits of technology are likely to be to legal research. Furthermore, it investigates the changes and the impact that electronic resources and the digital information environment might have on legal research. This entails a study of the unique characteristics of digital legal research and of the challenges that legal researchers face in a changing information environment.