tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565573407120832082024-03-05T19:20:56.949+00:00Strictly Legal - The Birkbeck Law Librarian's BlogThis blog is for students studying and staff teaching on law and criminology courses at Birkbeck, University of London.
Visit for the latest library news, tips on new resources, links to useful web sites and more.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.comBlogger279125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-77163437476061691652020-05-21T18:25:00.000+01:002020-05-21T18:25:00.939+01:00Current Legal Research Topics Database - MPhil/PhD students<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies collates information on current MPhil / PhD research from institutions across the UK, and stores it in the <a href="https://ials.sas.ac.uk/clrt/search" target="_blank">CLRT database</a>. This can be a useful way of finding out if there are others researching in a similar area to your own, giving you the chance to get in touch with them and expand your academic network. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The team at IALS rely on current research students getting in touch with them, so if you'd like the details of your research added, then please contact them via <a href="https://ials.sas.ac.uk/clrt-current-legal-research-topics-database">https://ials.sas.ac.uk/clrt-current-legal-research-topics-database</a>. </span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-19170116590640183672020-03-18T10:59:00.003+00:002020-03-18T10:59:31.211+00:00IALS Library - online resources available to members during the closure of the library building<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you are a member of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies library, then you will be able to access their <a href="https://ials.sas.ac.uk/library/legal-databases-and-digital-resources/electronic-law-library" target="_blank">collection of eBooks</a> whilst they are closed.</span><br />
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remotely. Admission details and application forms are here: <a href="https://ials.sas.ac.uk/library/joining-library">https://ials.sas.ac.uk/library/joining-library</a>.</span><br />
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<br />Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-91626232044087640172020-01-06T14:49:00.001+00:002020-01-06T14:49:06.201+00:00New Criminology libguide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Previously linked with Law in an online library guide, Criminology has now come out of the shadows and has its own guide, providing information on a variety of resources available to Criminology students, highlighting those collections which are likely to be of most use in your studies.</span></div>
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<br />Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-9806271835431172882019-11-28T12:56:00.001+00:002019-11-28T12:56:17.063+00:00Hein Online Libguides<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hein Online has launched a series of online guides. The aim is to provide a guide for each collection within Hein, and each one will feature information on collection content, search tips, training materials and more. The link through to all guides can be found at: </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://libguides.heinonline.org/?b=g&d=a" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://libguides.heinonline.org/?b=g&d=a</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<br />Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-14577149627117244492019-11-04T13:52:00.001+00:002019-11-04T13:52:06.127+00:00Free events at the LSE - part of the Women's Legal Landmarks project<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The London School of Economics is hosting the following events, part of a series linked to the <a href="https://womenslegallandmarks.com/" target="_blank">Women's Legal Landmarks</a> project. They're free to attend, but you need to register.</span><br />
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5-6pm - In conversation on the Married Women’s Property Acts 1882 and
1964 </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-legal-landmarks-in-conversation-tickets-79553563851">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-legal-landmarks-in-conversation-tickets-79553563851</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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December 6-7.30pm – Mari Takayanagi (Parliamentary Archives) discusses the Sex
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-11740551641741852332019-09-12T19:49:00.000+01:002019-09-12T19:49:35.845+01:00IALS - closed for stock take, and information on how to get your new library card<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
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<br />Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-68129958198944161982019-08-28T17:34:00.003+01:002019-08-28T17:34:34.853+01:00Judicial Decisions in International Law - new online tutorial<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Law PORT is a collection of free-to-use training resources, created by library staff at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Recently added is an online tutorial on <a href="https://port.sas.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=120" target="_blank">Judicial decisions in international law</a>. This aims to provide an introduction to the background of the international courts (e.g. ICJ, ICC, ECHR) and the subsidiary role of judicial decisions in international law, as well as giving pointers on where to find decisions from a number of courts and how to access cases which are still in progress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Worth a look if you're new to this area of law, or would like a refresher on where to find relevant case law. </span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-15964646130047826872019-05-16T16:54:00.000+01:002019-05-16T16:57:05.647+01:00New look for Westlaw UK<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Westlaw UK has relaunched with a new look and feel. Although quite different to the 'old' Westlaw at first glance, information within it is structured in a similar way. The new version has some interesting additional features, with users able to annotate documents and highlight sections of text, with this information being retained for future use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-51567172536968552302019-05-08T17:49:00.000+01:002019-05-08T17:49:45.447+01:00TR Legal Student Representative scheme 2019/20<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thomson Reuters (who own Westlaw) are looking to recruit a student representative for the 2019/20 academic year. Training is provided, and representatives are paid a fee in return for running workshops, offering 1-to-1 support and other tasks. To be eligible you will need to be studying full time on the Qualifying Law Degree next year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Closing date for applications is Friday 17th May - apologies for the short notice, but we've only just been contacted by Westlaw in relation to this opportunity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The recently launched <a href="https://www.un-ilibrary.org/" target="_blank">United Nations iLibrary</a> is the place to go to search for content produced by the UN Secretariat and its agencies, funds, programmes and institutes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The UN has produced, and continues to produce a large amount of research and data, but navigating to what's needed has not always been straightforward. The introduction of the iLibrary is a big step forward in terms of making content easier to find. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">From the home screen it is possible to either carry out a search or browse for content - by theme, country or item type. As well as the basic search, there is an <a href="https://www.un-ilibrary.org/search/advancedsearch" target="_blank">Advanced Search</a> option which gives users the ability to specify the type of document, subject area, date range and language they wish to search across, and I would recommend trying out this option. </span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-17998930414795729202019-04-04T17:15:00.000+01:002019-04-04T17:16:25.962+01:00EU content via LexisLibrary <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As a result of the changes to International Content, the way in which EU Material on Lexis can be accessed has changed</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To access material from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United States, select the <b>Sources </b>link from the home page of Lexis Library. Clicking on <b>International Content</b> will then open the new look interface in a separate window. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A number of Birkbeck staff have written articles for this publication, so please do have a look at the journal and see how many familiar names you can spot!</span><br />
<br />Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-47615977633113387342019-02-20T10:35:00.003+00:002019-02-20T10:35:45.932+00:00IALS - How to get a PhD in law event - 28th February 2019<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As part of its research training day programme the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies is running the following event on Thursday 28th February:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">How to get a PhD in Law: The PhD Journey - supervision, research ethics and preparing yourself for upgrade and vivas</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Further information, and online booking can be found by going to: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://ials.sas.ac.uk/events/event/16868" target="_blank">https://ials.sas.ac.uk/events/event/16868 </a></span></span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-25383379267759899302019-01-23T17:17:00.003+00:002019-01-23T17:18:52.183+00:00Demystifying the language of the courtroom<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The January 22nd episode of Radio 4 programme <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000256g" target="_blank">Word of Mouth</a> focused on the language of the courtroom and ways of demystifying family justice. Lucy Reed, who chairs <a href="http://www.transparencyproject.org.uk/" target="_blank">The Transparency Project </a>was the main contributor. Worth a listen if you have half an hour to spare.</span><br />
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<br />Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-27190376564784398652018-12-19T17:06:00.000+00:002018-12-19T17:06:02.764+00:00Legislation relating to Brexit on Westlaw<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is no escaping Brexit, even within Westlaw! There is now a section of draft statutory instruments (SIs) that relate to the leaving of the EU. This can be found under the Browse section of the legislation content screen:</span><br />
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<br />Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-36222261845233582362018-11-28T10:57:00.000+00:002018-11-28T10:57:26.586+00:00Equality & Human Rights Commission Research Database<div class="paragraph-one" style="line-height: 24.75pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
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Commission (EHRC) maintains a research database. Four times a year, in March,
June, September and December, newsletters are emailed to database members.
These provide information about our most recent research and inquiry reports
across the protected characteristics and human rights. Our most recent
newsletter, for example, included descriptions of new research reports on the
Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), measuring ethnicity and disability pay gaps
and access to justice. It also included information about new EHRC corporate
documents and guidance and policy briefings. Each newsletter lists our ongoing
research projects and provides details of all our research publications since
the establishment of the EHRC in 2007. It also includes a new or revised
reading list (or occasionally more than one reading list) on a particular issue
or protected characteristic; recent topics have included equal pay and pay
gaps, flexible working, housing, the PSED, sex discrimination, sexual
orientation and welfare reform.</span></div>
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contact David Sparrow, the EHRC’s Librarian, at <a data-informz-email-address="library@equalityhumanrights.com" data-informz-email-subject="Equality and Human Rights Commission Research Database" data-informz-link-namedata-informz-do-not-track="false" data-informz-link="true" href="mailto:library@equalityhumanrights.com?subject=Equality%20and%20Human%20Rights%20Commission%20Research%20Database" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0098db; text-decoration-line: none;">library@equalityhumanrights.com</span></a>.</span></span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-88233533312797838532018-10-31T17:06:00.002+00:002018-10-31T17:06:47.413+00:00Lex Chat - podcast from Lexis<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Launched in August 2018, the </span><a href="https://blogs.lexisnexis.co.uk/futureoflaw/lex-chat/?utm_source=101093_EM_1&utm_medium=email&utm_content=https%3a%2f%2fblogs.lexisnexis.co.uk%2ffutureoflaw%2flex-chat%2f&utm_campaign=101093_Lex+Chat+Newsletter" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;" target="_blank">Lex Chat podcast</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> seeks to look at topics that affect legal professionals and their clients. It's also worth a listen if you're studying law. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Episodes vary in length from 15 to 40 minutes. So far topics covered include:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Gender Pay Gap</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Fake News</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Smart Contracts and Block Chain</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Gig Economy</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lex Chat is available via Spotify, Google Play, iTunes and Lexis' Future of Law blog.</span></div>
Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-39453563758082529632018-10-17T11:11:00.004+01:002018-10-17T11:11:50.890+01:00Institute of Advanced Legal Studies PhD training <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The training days below may be of interest if you're a PhD student within the Law Department. Student cost is £75 per day.</span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-54317918982771368802018-09-14T11:31:00.000+01:002018-09-14T11:31:00.801+01:00Institute of Advanced Legal Studies library - temporary closure and information about new library cards<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The latest news bulletin from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies includes the following information:</span><br />
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-78478896377251148202018-09-12T11:29:00.002+01:002018-09-12T11:29:36.277+01:00Two new ejournal subscriptions<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Law School has recently subscribed to two new ejournals, Critical Policy Studies and Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Critical Policy Studies: </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"brings contemporary theoretical and methodological discussions, both normative and empirical, to bear on the understanding and analysis of public policy, at local, national and global levels."</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Safundi: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;">is a peer-reviewed quarterly academic journal that publishes analyses of the United States and South Africa from a transnational and/or comparative perspective, seeking to understand each country in relation to the other. </span> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Both can be accessed in the usual way, via the ejournals and ebook search on the front page of the <a href="http://www.bbk.ac.uk/library/" target="_blank">library website</a>. </span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-76469172789156491062018-06-28T18:17:00.000+01:002018-06-28T18:17:13.433+01:00Resource Material Series - UNAFEI<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">UNAFEI is based in Tokyo, and includes an interesting Publications section (available on the <a href="https://www.unafei.or.jp/english/index.html" target="_blank">English version of its web site</a>). Within this section is the <a href="https://www.unafei.or.jp/english/publications/resource.html" target="_blank">Resource Material Series</a>, an ongoing series of congresses and seminars, each on a different subject. Most recently these have covered:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Juvenile justice & the UN standards and norms</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Effective measures for the treatment, rehabilitation & social integration of juvenile offenders</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Children as victims and witnesses</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Multi-agency cooperation in community based treatment of offenders</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Staff training for correctional leadership</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and The state of cybercrime: current issues and countermeasures.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Within each theme there are 'Visiting Expert's Papers', which are usually (but not exclusively) by academics from Europe, the United States and Australia and 'Participants' Papers' which give an insight from a wider variety of countries into the topic under discussion. For example Children as victims and witnesses has contributions from Egypt, Malaysia and the Maldives, and Cybercrime from Kenya, the Philippines and Thailand. </span>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-6539068991183483992018-06-05T11:01:00.001+01:002018-06-05T11:02:20.424+01:00Advanced Introductions to Law - new ebooks<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Titles within the Advanced Introductions series by Elgar Publishing aim to provide an overview of a particular subject, introducing the essential principles and providing insights which encourage readers to think critically. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are 12 titles in the series, with more planned in the coming months. Current titles are:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Advanced Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law - Mark Tushnet</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Advanced Introduction to Private Law - Jan M. Smits</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Advanced Introduction to International Sales Law - Clayton P. Gillette</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Advanced Introduction to International Environmental Law - Ellen Hey</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Advanced Introduction to International Intellectual Property - Susy Frankel and Daniel J. Gervais</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Advanced Introduction to the Law of International Organizations - Jan Klabbers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Advanced Introduction to International Tax Law - Reuven S. Avi-Yonah</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Advanced Introduction to International Trade Law - Michael J. Trebilcock</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Advanced Introduction to Law and Development - Michael J. Trebilcock and Mariana Mota Prado</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Advanced Introduction to International Human Rights Law - Dinah L. Shelton</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Advanced Introduction to International Conflict and Security Law - Nigel D. White</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Birkbeck staff and students can access the titles via the library catalogue, or by going directly to the <a href="https://www-advancedintros-com.ezproxy.lib.bbk.ac.uk/" target="_blank">Advanced Introductions web site</a>.</span></div>
Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678906037012713035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256557340712083208.post-8957387689878855722018-05-14T13:34:00.000+01:002018-05-14T13:34:11.275+01:00New resource - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://login.ezproxy.lib.bbk.ac.uk/login?url=http://criminology.oxfordre.com/" target="_blank">Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice</a> is an excellent resource if you're looking to gain insight into a particular topic. It's possible to either search or browse the encyclopedia. Broad subject areas are outlined below: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each entry provides a detailed discussion of the subject matter, and includes suggestions for further reading, and a reference list. New entries are regularly being added to the encyclopedia, and so it will continue to grow in scope. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Highly recommended for criminology students. </span><br />
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