Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even. Brightly shone the moon that night, though the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, gathering winter fuel. (Words by: John M. Neale (1818-1866); first appeared in Carols for Christmas-Tide, 1853, by Neale and Thomas… Read More »
We asked our law academics to write about one or two notable works that had influenced their thinking. The request was not limited to the influences on their academic role, but in general. The aim was to have an interaction with our colleagues that was not just related to work. We were absolutely thrilled when… Read More »
I’d like to draw your attention to a resource called the Oxford Index. It is a free resource available to everyone, and it may have a usefulness beyond the usual legal research sources we are familiar with. The breadth of online materials on the OUP platforms can be quite difficult to identify easily, because the… Read More »
I hadn’t heard about the World Justice Project until recently, but it’s worth spreading the word. The World Justice Project aims to strengthen the Rule of Law ‘for the development of communities of opportunity and equity.’ It released its Rule of Law Index yesterday, which is available from the website. This comparative analysis of adherence to… Read More »
It is 20 years since the first free online legal material was made available to the world via the internet, at Cornell, with the establishment of the Legal Information Institute. Since then there has been a growth in both Legal Information Institutes, and in the Free Access to Law Movement (FALM). Initially, there were no specific… Read More »
Do you ever get frustrated because you can’t remember whether Lloyds Law Reports are on Lexis, Justis or i-law nowadays? Or whether the New South wales Law reports are available electronically? We have a database on our website that provides a quick and easy way to locate a series of law reports or a journal title… Read More »
This message came through from OUP: We would like to inform you of some changes to International Law in Domestic Courts (ILDC). On 10th July 2008 ILDC will become part of a broader service called Oxford Reports on International Law. There will be no interruption to your access, but you will see a new-look site… Read More »
MyHein Hein have introduced a new research tool, MyHein. Check out the features of this new tool below. Bookmark articles and search results Create tags for your results Save search queries to quickly run the same search next time you’re logged in Easy to use with several help guides available Anyone can register for an… Read More »
Sometimes it is difficult to locate the title of a law report or journal in the catalogue because you don’t know it exactly. That’s when the search facility on the Law Library’s webpage can be useful. On this page you can enter part of a title, and, if we hold it, it will be listed. To get… Read More »
A report today from the House of Lords that nine peers will be setting up a blog pilot for six months to publicise the work of the House. The site is called Lords of the Blog. It went live today, and encourages ‘direct dialogue between web users across the world and Members of the House of… Read More »
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