Law

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Databases

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Reliable Legal Resources

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• Books

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• Library catalogue

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

The Library Catalogue contains details of materials including books, DVDs, and other materials held by the library in physical formats.

• Halsbury's laws of England

Covers the law of England and Wales.

• The New Oxford Companion to Law

Providing greater depth than legal dictionaries but always accessible to the non-expert, entries in this companion cover all areas of law and legal systems.

• Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary

Access to a mass of technical terms and phrases in both English and European law.

• Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases

Defines almost every legal term or expression, and provides definitions for drafting legislation, contracts and other documents.

• Words and Phrases Legally Defined. Vol. 1, A-K

• Words and Phrases Legally Defined. Vol. 2, L-Z

• Case Law

Body of law arising from judges' opinions in court cases.

• Hansard

Records of court proceedings (including decisions made by judges and arguments from solicitors).

• Journals

• Legislation

A law or a set of laws that have been passed by Parliament.

• Magistrates' Courts Decisions

Deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

• Newspapers

• Published Government Documents

Includes parliamentary reports, hansard, law commission reports, and committee reports.

• Statistics

• Treaties

International agreements between States in written form and governed by international law.

• Websites

Council of Europe

European Union

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Open Access Legal Resources

These resources will be helpful for you to stay relevant once you graduate and lose access to UoP resources.

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