Delaware Legal Research: Primary Resources

This lesson covers Delaware primary legal research resources including the state's constitution, statutory code, legislative history materials, administrative code, administrative bulletin, case decisions, court rules, and legal ethics materials.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the lesson, the student will be able to:

1. Identify the source of Delaware primary law.
2. Explain when and why each resource should be used.
3. Distinguish between annotated and unannotated codes.
4. Create a research strategy using primary resources to resolve a legal problem.