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There are multiple differences and explanations to primary and secondary sources of the law, for example primary sources of law are the ones that supply information from court cases, statues and rules that were written by a legitimate source like the government, and in the case of a secondary sources of law they explain, analyze and discuss primary sources but they also can interpret and criticize. Secondary sources of law also include reviews, encyclopedia and commentaries of the law. Primary and secondary sources can relate because most of the time they talk about the law. When doing research on a primary source for a topic that is complex to understand it can be hard to find your answers, to find these answers it is going be easier to find in a secondary source, because they supply references and examples from a primary source. "The secondary sources designed for non-lawyers tend to use plain English instead of the specific legal terms used in the materials designed for lawyers.