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Hart Publishing (an imprint of Bloomsbury) has published Mandatory and Default Rules in Contract and Commercial Law, edited by Katy Barnett (Professor in Law at the University of Melbourne), William Day (Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge and a barrister at 3 Verulam Buildings), Jonathan Morgan (Professor of English Law and Fellow of Corpus Chris…

Hart Publishing (an imprint of Bloomsbury) has published Fundamental Rights for Non-Humans, edited by John Adenitire (Queen Mary University) and Raffael Fasel (Jesus College). Can animals, artificial intelligences (AI), and nature have fundamental rights? Do they have fundamental rights? And if they do, how do their rights relate to human rights? I…

Hart Publishing has published The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 at 25 edited by Janet O'Sullivan, Louise Merrett and William Day (Fellow in Law, Downing College). In this book, practitioners, judges and academics provide a comprehensive assessment of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, a legislative cornerstone of Engli…

Oxford University Press has published Race and Transitional Justice edited by Sarah M.H. Nouwen and Neha Jain (Professor of Law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law). The discourse, scholarship, and practice of transitional justice have become pivotal to addressing historical systematic injustices. However, until recently, the field has largely o…

Hart Publishing has published Sovereignty Intact: The UK Parliament, Foreign Courts and Immigration by Dr Matilda Gillis. This book examines the relationship between the UK Parliament and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), as well as the relationship Parliament previously held with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). It scru…

Bloomsbury Professional has published Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation: Law and Technology edited by Matthias Haentjens, Louise Gullifer and Ilya Kokorin. This book provides a commentary on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), a game-changing EU regulation for crypto-assets and crypto-asset services. Directly applicable in all EU Me…

Oxford University Press has published the fifth edition of Agency: Law and Principles by Dr Roderick Munday. Questions of agency regularly arise in the work of commercial practitioners. Agency: Law and Principles, now in its fifth edition, addresses these questions by offering a clear and accessible analysis of the principles of agency law and the …

Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, has announced the publication of Key Ideas in Constitutional Law by renowned author David Feldman. This essential new textbook offers a fresh, critical examination of constitutionalism, focusing on how fundamental legal frameworks emerge from and respond to inherent political tension. Key Ideas …

Cambridge University Press has published Human Rights Law in the UK: Themes and Principles, a major new textbook authored by three Faculty scholars: Kirsty Hughes, Stevie Martin, and Stephanie Palmer. The book also contains a foreword by Lady Brenda Hale, Yorke Distinguished Fellow at the Faculty. The book offers a rich and analytical guide to the …

Lexis Nexis has published The Law and Practice of Human Rights edited by Alistair Mills, David Blundell KC, and Miranda Butler. The Law and Practice of Human Rights provides a thorough yet usable guide to human rights law and practice. Written by a team of expert practitioners at Landmark Chambers, the book examines the legal framework established …

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce its strong performance in the most recent round of UK university league tables. The Faculty continues to be recognised as a top-tier institution for legal education both in the UK and globally, reinforcing its standing as a leader in the field. In the Complete University Guide 2026, the Faculty of Law secur…

Bloomsbury Professional has published the fourth edition of Corporate Finance Law: Principles and Policy by Louise Gullifer and Jennifer Payne. The 4th edition of this acclaimed book continues to provide a discussion of key theoretical and policy issues in corporate finance law. It has been fully updated to reflect developments in the law and the …

Oxford University Press has published Copyright as Personal Property by Dr Poorna Mysoor. Copyright statutes in many jurisdictions clearly state that copyright is a property right. However, it's not always clear exactly how. Some see it as no more than a statutory right, while others think of it as a chose in action, like debts or shares. Copyright…

Oxford University Press has published the eighth edition of The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms by Professor Catherine Barnard. Widely acclaimed and respected, 'The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms' offers unparalleled coverage of the subject area paired with expert author insight and presented in a concise and user-friend…

Oxford University Press has published Animals and the Constitution: Towards Sentience-Based Constitutionalism by Dr Rafael Fasel and Dr John Olusegun Adenitire (Queen Mary University of London), in the Oxford Constitutional Theory series. Constitutionalism—the idea that constitutions should limit and direct government power—has emerged as the globa…