In legal research, 'PRIMARY SOURCES' include:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. PRIMARY SOURCES in legal research are the AUTHORITATIVE LEGAL TEXTS themselves:
2. (i) CONSTITUTIONS (Indian Constitution, US Constitution);
3. (ii) STATUTES (Acts of Parliament, State Legislatures);
4. (iii) DELEGATED LEGISLATION (Rules, Regulations, Bye-laws, Notifications);
5. (iv) JUDICIAL DECISIONS (case law / precedents);
6. (v) TREATIES, CONVENTIONS, INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS;
7. (vi) CUSTOMARY LAW and TRADE USAGES (in commercial / international law).
8. SECONDARY sources are: textbooks, treatises, journal articles, commentaries, encyclopaedias, dictionaries, digests, casebooks.
9. TERTIARY sources are: bibliographies, indexes.
10. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Legal Research Methodology + Jurisprudence — Legal research basics_
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