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Bankruptcy Law Research: Secondary Sources

This guide provides links and descriptions to many of the resources related to bankruptcy law that are available, including print resources, subscription databases and free internet sources.

General

Bankruptcy Law materials are generally found in the call number range KF1501-KF1548.

Related Subject Headings include:

Bankruptcy -- United States

Bankruptcy -- Taxation -- United States

Conflict of laws -- Bankruptcy

Treatises

The leading secondary sources on bankruptcy are arranged by code section.

Other bankruptcy treatises are arranged by topic:

Practice Guides

Bankruptcy Deadline Checklist: An Easy-to-use Reference Guide for Case Management and Administration  - 10th Floor KF1524.6 .P47 2016

Bankruptcy Practice for the General Practitioner - 10th Floor KF1524 .D72 and available via Westlaw

Bankruptcy Law Manual available via Westlaw

IICLE Consumer Bankruptcy Practice - 6th Floor KF1527 .C657 2006 and available via IICLE Online Library

IICLE Business Bankruptcy Practice - 6th Floor  KFI1422.B8 B87 2022 and available via IICLE Online Library

IICLE Creditors' Rights - 6th Floor KFI1367.C6 C7 2022 and available via IICLE Online Library

Scholarly and Bar Journal Articles

When researching a recent trend or new development in the law, a law review or bar journal article may be helpful.  These articles tend to focus on singular issues and provide detailed analysis regarding specific issues, especially new developments, rather than provide a broad overview of a topic.