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How to Use the Legalbase CD ROM
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（ リーガルベース判例版全判例要旨）
 [Rīgarubēsu ("Legalbase")] [Case Edition;  Summary of All Cases]
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General Facts About Legalbase
  • Description
    There are various versions of Legalbase, some full text, some not full text (used as indexes), some covering both cases and statutes, some only cases.  The version we have at the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library is:
    リーガルベース判例版全判例要旨 (Legalbase Cases Edition; Summary of All Cases)
  • Coverage
    • Coverage begins in about 1946.  The coverage is listed on a sheet that accompanies each new CDROM release.  The sheet lists specific titles of reporters indexed, and the range of issues for each one covered.  For example, as of May 20th, 2004, Legalbase indexed volumes 1-57, no. 4 (August 2003) of 最高裁判所民事判例集 [Saikō Saibansho minji hanreishū] (The Supreme Court Reporter, Civil).
    • The CD is updated twice a year
    • For more recent cases, subscribers to Legalbase can access the Legalbase online database.
  • Location and Other Notes
    • In the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library, the Legalbase CDROM is located in Rob Britt's office (L137).   Contact Rob to set up a time to use it.
    • Legalbase comes with a manual in Japanese
    • The laptop in Rob's Office is set up to run the CD
  
Basics 1) Insert the CD ROM in the Computer
  2) Double-click the リーガルベース判例 icon on the desktop (Or find it in the Start, Programs Menu):

 

 

 
 

3) Note the different search and other options on the Legalbase Toolbar.

 
Searching by Court and Trial Date 1) Select 書誌 (Search By Court, Trial Date)
 

2) Press "裁判所" to select the court.

 
 

3) On the Court Selection Screen, select the desired court.

 
 

4) Then select the court sub-division, and select "確定" (Confirm).
  5) Use the boxes to select the date of the case, after clicking on 裁判日付.
The search below is for all Supreme Court 3rd Petty Bench cases in 2002.
You can narrow this by inserting a month and date, or a date range.
  6) Then press 検索 (Search) in the Legalbase Toolbar:
  7) Here is the result screen. Note that there were 6,617 cases in the Supreme Court,
1st Petty Bench, and 984 cases for that court 2002 (Heisei 14). 
Also note that the Legalbase Toolbar now shows the 保存 (Save) button
in place of the 検索 button. The 保存件数 button reads "zero." 
Now Press the 保存 button.
Searching by Keyword

1) Press the 任意語 button on the tool bar, and then Press 検索 (Search)
  2) Insert Keyword (Boolean) search terms (in this case, "靖国" and "神社") in the boxes,
 using the "And条件" and "Or条件" boxes
 

3) The search results in 13 records (保存件数), listed in the brief display (一覧)
 After making selections, press 評細
Finding Related Cases 1) The Detailed Display (評細) shows the name of the court 裁判所.
If related upper or lower court cases exist for this case, the "審級" [shinkyū]
button will appear, as below.  Click this button to search for related cases.
  2) The "審級関係ジャンプ先 選択" [Select Related Cases] screen appears.
Click the desired case(s), and then click "確定"
  3) The related case appears in the detailed display.  Note that this is the lower court
 decision (松山地方裁判所)that was later reviewed by the High Court
(高松高等裁判所) in (1) above.  Also note that the 事件名 [Incident Name]
 matches the incident name in the related case in (1) above.
Selecting, Printing, and Downloading
(Applies to All Types of Searches)

1) Move through the results list using the forward and backward arrows on the right side.
With the mouse, select individual cases for display, printing or download.
The cases turn blue-green when you click on them, indicating they are selected.
To de-select, click again.  To select all cases in the result, click 全選択 Once the
desired cases are selected, press 評細 (detailed display).
 

2) To print, copy, or download the full-text cases you have selected, press ツール.
  3) Make a selection for output, such as 印刷 ("Print").
Other choices include Copy, Download, and Word Processor
(Opens the records in a Word Processor you can choose).