Top Databases

Top Journals

Legal Dictionaries & Encylopaedias

Websites & Sources of Data

E-Resources in the Library

Theses and Dissertations

Audio & Video

Newspapers

Government Sources

Law Reform Reports

Careers Information

Meet the Subject Team

Find us on the First Floor of the Library

Welcome to the subject page for Law

We've got together the resources that we think you'll find most useful for your subject.

Click the on the resources to see the top picks for this subject.

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Additional Help with Law Databases & Certification

Where is my Subject in the Library?

You will find the majority of your books on the first floor together with a dedicated Subject Enquiry team. Try looking at the following classification marks

• Commercial law: 346.4107
• Contract law: 346.4102
• Criminal law: 345.41
• Employment law: 344.4101
• English legal system: 347.41

• EU law: 341.242
• EU legal system: 340.0917124
• Landlord and tenant law: 346.410434
• Tort law: 346.4103

Law Guidance

Introductions to Law

Introduction to Law Resources (pdf)

Library Guide to Law (pdf)

Mastering Law for Law Masters Students (pdf)

Abbreviations and Vocabulary

Abbreviations used in Legal Footnotes & Annotations (pdf)

Law reports and journal titles abbreviations (pdf)

Legal Vocabulary (pdf)

Cardiff Index of Legal Abbreviations

an essential reference tool for OSCOLA referencing which also enables you to decode legal abbreviations and even link to the Portsmouth catalogue and e-resources.

Legal Sources and their Referencing

Primary Legal Sources

Case Law (pdf)

Parliamentary Papers (pdf)

Statutes (pdf)

Statutory Instruments (pdf)

European Law (pdf)

European Case Law (pdf)

Secondary Legal Sources

Electronic Journals (pdf)

Electronic Commentaries (pdf)

Try these General Reference tools

ZETOC; COPAC; Credo; SUNCAT

Blackwells Legal Workshops

Workshops are now complete for this academic year. They will return for next academic year.

Portsmouth University Law Society Website