Justis (Internet)

Technical

• System requirements
• Recommended Web browsers
• Recommended operating systems
• Personal user registration
• Why does my anti pop-up software block Justis?
• Creating a desktop shortcut to Justis
• Adding Justis to Bookmarks or Favorites
• Is JavaScript used?
• Are cookies used? How do I enable or unblock them?
• Are ActiveX Controls used?
• Is Java used?
• Nothing happens when I click the “Sign in” link
• Why do I get a Syntax Error message?
• J-Link doesn’t work
• Why can’t I see the new version of your website?
• What is RSS?
• FindLaw instead of Justis?

How do I?

• Select a database?
• Search for two words near each other in the same document?
• Search for two words that appear anywhere in the same document?
• Search for a phrase?
• Find a word that I don’t know how to spell?
• Find text within a document?
• Use wild cards?
• Search for a range of dates?
• Know when to use round brackets/parentheses in my search query?
• Print only the fields of interest to me?
• Abort long downloads?
• Select particular documents for downloading or printing?
• Save my searches?

Data

Case Law

• Are printouts from Justis acceptable in court?
• Can I search The Law Reports and The Weekly Law Reports without getting duplicated reports?
• How can I search for a publication reference?
• I would like to browse through a list of cases in the database. Can I do this?
• What is the structure of the UK court system?
• What do terms such as “applied” mean on the green JustCite tabs on the Document screen?

Statute Law

• How can I search for Statutory Instruments that have been used to implement an Act?
• How can I view any amendments to an Act?
• How can I tell if an Act has been repealed?
• Can I print a whole Act at one time?
• When I search for an Act I only get the Arrangement of Sections. How can I find all the documents that make up the Act?
• How can I find out on which Act a particular Statutory Instrument is based?
• What do abbreviations such as “am.” mean on the green JustCite tabs on the Document screen?
• How do calendar years correspond to regnal years?
• How do regnal years correspond to calendar years?

European Law

• How can I find a Directive in CELEX?
• How can I find the Directive that resulted from a Proposal?
• Can you explain how CELEX document numbers work?
• Are consolidated documents available in CELEX?
• How can I search for the Treaty of Rome in CELEX?
• How can I search for a Directive in the LegCit field of CELEX?
• How can I find all Directives published within a specified range of dates?
• How can I find a Directive in CELEX if I only have the OJ C reference?
• How can I trace the progress of a piece of European Legislation in CELEX?

Human Rights

• Can I view the Human Rights Act on Justis?

Justis 5 (CD-ROM)

Technical

• Installation and Setup
• Networking
• Error Messages
• Known Bugs
  
  

How Do I...?

• How do I select a database?
• How do I transfer the contents of a CD-ROM to my hard disk?
• How do I print documents from the Marked list?
• How do I print only the fields of interest to me?
• How do I remove carriage returns from downloaded text?
• How do I mark retrieved documents?
• How do I tell how current the information in a database is?
• How do I link between databases with only one CD-ROM drive?
• How do I get all the workstations to find the databases on the network without having to go to each machine?
• How do I get a new CD-ROM if mine is stolen, destroyed or lost?
• How do I stop people from using the notes feature to attach notes to a document?
• How do I print or export an entire Act?

Search Techniques

• How do I search for a phrase?
• How do I search for the words medical, medicine, medicines, medicinal etc.?
• How do I search for two words that appear anywhere in the same document?
• How do I search for two words near each other in the same document?

Data

Case Law

• Are printouts from Justis 5 acceptable in court?
• How can I search for a publication reference?
• I would like to browse through a list of cases in the database. Can I do this?
• Which products require security registration and how can I register them?

European Law

• Why can’t I use the Quick Search screen with CELEX?
• How can I find a Directive in CELEX?
• Can you explain how CELEX document numbers work?
• Are consolidated documents available in CELEX?
• How can I search for the Treaty of Rome in CELEX?
• How can I find all Directives published within a specified range of dates?
• How can I find a Directive in CELEX if I only have the OJ C reference?
• How can I trace the progress of a piece of European legislation in CELEX?

Statute Law

• How can I search for Statutory Instruments that have been used to implement an Act?
• How can I view any amendments to an Act?
• How can I tell if an Act has been repealed?
• How can I print a whole Act at one time?
• When I search for an Act I only get the Arrangement of Sections. How can I find all the documents that make up the Act?
• How can I find out on which Act a particular Statutory Instrument is based?