Law

Collection overview

The Law collection is intended to supplement the Library's research collections in other Humanities and Social Sciences subjects. It is therefore interdisciplinary in nature, covering such topics as jurisprudence, legal theory, the history of Law, constitutional, social and economic issues.

The collection also includes:

• a set of standard works in principal areas of the law, in effect forming a basic reference collection
• a selection of key academic journal titles in paper or electronic format
• some of the major UK Law report series, such as the English Reports (for cases up to 1865), the Law Reports (from 1865), the Weekly Law Reports, and the All England Law Reports. These are available in printed form up until 2004. The full text of many law reports is also available in electronic form through various databases

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Collection location

Law collection move

As part of the re-wiring and refurbishment programme many collections will have to be moved.

Law books are no located on the 6th Floor and periodicals are currently available in the Upper Library on the 2nd Floor. Access via the Institute of classical Studies entrance.

We apologise for any inconvenience or disruption caused.

• Law books available on open access will display the location LAW, with the classmark prefix 3, eg LAW 6th floor (3) SOT PIN Dav
• The paper copies of UK law reports are currently at the Depository
• The paper copies of law journals are arranged alphabetically by title in a separate sequence in the Upper Library on the 2nd Floor. Access via the Institute of classical Studies entrance
• Recent issues of some periodicals are on display bay 27 in the Periodicals Room – 4th floor. For more information on finding journals, see our journals resources page
• Some items are held in the closed access stacks. These will display the location Stack Service. Please request at the Stack Service desk on the 4th floor
• To locate individual titles use the online catalogue

Related collections

British Government Publications - containing Law Commission Reports and Working Papers, Acts of Parliament, and a comprehensive set of parliamentary papers

Classmarks for Law

Administrative law	SG	Family law	SNK
Company law	SJG C6	History of English law	SE3
Constitutional law	SF	Industrial law	SJG I5
Contract law	SJH	Intellectual property	SJG P2
Criminal law	SO	International law	SB
English law	SE	Jurisprudence	SA
Equity and trusts	SI	Property law	SM
European Union	SBC	Tort law	SHT
Evidence	SEP

For a more detailed explanation of classmarks see the Library's leaflet 'A guide to the classification scheme'.

Other libraries

Please note the following with regard to law library provision in the University of London:

• Major collections of law resources for undergraduates are available in the libraries of the colleges of the University which offer law degrees and diplomas
• The major research collection for Law in the University for researchers and postgraduates can be found at the library of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
• Law students enrolled on courses offered by the University of London External Programme can access a full range of electronic resources provided through the Online Library at www.external.shl.lon.ac.uk/law.asp

For more information about Law holdings in other academic libraries in the London area, please consult the M25 Consortium of Higher Education Libraries website: www.m25lib.ac.uk. For elsewhere in the UK, consult the Consortium of University and Research Libraries catalogue: www.copac.ac.uk.