LAW A guide to resources
St John’s College Library www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library
Resources for Law BOOKS The main law collections are located in the John Hall Law Library on the Third Floor, with classmarks beginning K-KZ. Works on criminology have classmarks beginning HV. Law reports, and textbooks on criminology, general law and English Law are shelved in Garden Wing. Law journals, and textbooks on international and foreign law are shelved in Chapel Wing. The general arrangement is as follows:
Different jurisdictions K
General and comparative law
KJ-KKZ
Europe
KD
England and Wales
KJA
Roman law
KDC
Scotland
KM-KP
Asia
KF
United States
Topics HV
Criminology
KD 313
Dictionaries of law
KD 530-632
Legal history
KD 750-785
Family law
KD 810-1465
Property law
KD 1554-1920
Contracts
KD 1941-2004
Torts
KD 2040-2127
Associations
KD 2200-2990
Industry, trade, commerce
KD 3931-4645
Constitutional law
KD 5280-5752
Public finance
KD 6850-7640
Courts
KD 7325-7640
Civil procedure
KD 7850-8090
Criminal law
KD 8220-8469
Criminal procedure
KD 8600-8785
Ecclesiastical law
KZ
Law of nations
JOURNALS Details of the Library’s journal holdings, listed by subject, are available via the website: www.joh.cam.ac.uk/journals. Please note that law journals are not borrowable. Relevant titles include:
Classmark:
Holdings:
American Journal of International Law
K 1.M4
Vol. 93-108 (1992-2014)
British Yearbook of International Law
K 2.R5
Vol. 22–82 (1945-2011)
K 2.R5 (in Basement)
Vol. 1-21 (1920-1944)
Butterworth’s Company Law Cases
KD 2076.A2
(1983-2009)
Cambridge Law Journal
K 3.A4
Vol. 49-78 (1990-2019)
CAM (in Basement)
Vol. 1-48 (1921-1989)
K 3.R5
(1990-2019)
CRI (in Basement)
(1954-1989)
K 3.U7
Vol. 43-65 (1990-2012)
CUR (in Basement)
Vol. 28-42 (1975-1989)
K 5.U7
Vol. 23-39 (1998-2014)
EUR (in Basement)
Vol. 13-22 (1988-1997)
K 6.A4
Vol. 26-44 (1996-2014)
FAM (in Basement)
Vol. 18-25 (1989-1995)
International and Comparative Law Quarterly
K 9.N7
Vol. 37-68 (1988-2019)
International Legal Materials
K 9.N8
Vol. 38-56 (1999-2017)
Journal of Business Law
K 10.O8
(1995-2017)
JOU (in Basement)
(1988-1994)
K 12.A9
Vol. 107-135 (1991-2019)
LAW
Vol. 50-106 (1934-1990)
K 13.O3
Vol. 53-76.1(1990-2013)
MOD
Vol. 1-52 (1937-1989)
K 16.U2
(1995-2019)
PUB
(1988-1994)
Criminal Law Review
Current Legal Problems
European Law Review
Family Law
Law Quarterly Review
Modern Law Review
Public Law
Recent, unbound issues are shelved in the Periodicals Area on the Ground Floor. Runs of bound journals are generally shelved on the Third Floor (Chapel Wing). Older volumes are shelved in Chapel Basement, arranged alphabetically by title or by name of issuing institution. E-journals can be searched via Cambridge LibGuides (see below for more information).
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES Cambridge LibGuides provide a complete guide to all subjects and electronic resources, such as ejournals, e-books and databases available across the University: libguides.cam.ac.uk Recommended resources include:
JustisOne
Kluwer Law International
Lexis Library
Web of Science
Westlaw UK
LAW REPORTS Law reports are shelved in Garden Wing. Please note they are not borrowable. Titles:
Classmark:
Holdings:
All England Law Reports
KD 288.A64
(1994-)
ALL (in Basement)
(1936-1993)
KJE 923.C6
Vol. 93-140 (2002-2018)
COM (in Basement)
Vol. 1-92 (1962-2001)
Family Law Reports
FAM (in Basement)
(1988-2006)
Halsbury’s Laws of England
HAL (In Basement)
Vol.1-79 (4th/5th Editions)
Halsbury’s Statutes
HAL (in Basement)
Vol.1-50 (4th Edition)
Industrial Relations Law Reports
KD 3040.A4
Vol .1-38 (1972-2009)
International Law Reports
K 521.15
Vol. 17- (1950-)
Appeal Cases
KD 275.4
(1875-)
Chancery
KD 276.3
(1907-)
LAW (in Basement)
(1865-1906)
Family
KD 280
(1976-)
Queen’s Bench
KD 277.7
(1917-)
LAW (in Basement)
(1865-1916)
KD 288.A7
(1997-2006)
LLO (in Basement)
(1919-1996)
KD 282
(2006-)
WEE (in Basement)
(1953-2010)
Common Market Law Reports
Lloyd’s Law Reports
Weekly Law Reports
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Other libraries you may find useful:
Squire Law Library
Radzinowicz Library of Criminology
University Library
Recommendations The College Library aims to provide all works necessary for Part One courses, and a selection of the most important works required for Part Two. We receive reading lists from the departmental libraries in advance of each academic year, and continually update the Library collections in response to requests from directors of studies, supervisors and students. You can recommend an item by using the online recommendation form (www.joh.cam.ac.uk/item-recommendations) or by filling in a recommendation form at the Issue Desk. All reasonable requests will be considered. If texts you require for your course are not available in the College Library, please talk to a member of Library staff. Staff If you have any difficulty in tracing the material you need, whether in printed or electronic format, please ask a member of Library staff for assistance. The Issue Desk is staffed Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.