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A selection of law e-books were purchased between 15 April - 15 May, in association with the ebooks@cambridge team. These are all available through iDiscover, and include: Histories Written by International Criminal Courts and Tribunals: Developing a Responsible History Framework, by Aldo Borda Zammit (T.M.C. Asser Press, 2021). This book argues fo…

The recall request facility on iDiscover has been switched on this term, giving current staff and student members of the University the option to request books that are on loan.This change has been applied across all University libraries, including the Squire Law Library, and further details can be found here.  Please be aware that if you have a bo…

Routledge has published Assisted Suicide and the European Convention on Human Rights by Dr Stevie Martin. Locating assisted suicide within the broader medical end-of-life context and drawing on the empirical data available from the increasing number of permissive jurisdictions, this book provides a novel examination of the human rights implications…

After a successful and safe reopening of the Squire Law Library during the vacation, we are pleased to announce that for Easter Term the opening hours for use of the Squire Law Library will be extended, and occupancy levels increased slightly, to include two study sessions on weekdays and one session on Saturday mornings. From Tuesday 27 April, the…

The Squire and the Faculty of Law are pleased to announce that an entry for John Rason Spencer, Emeritus Professor of Law, has been added to the Eminent Scholars Archive. Professor Spencer was interviewed via the internet at his home in Trunch, Norfolk on 20th November 2020, 15th January, and 26th February 2021. In addition to transcripts of the au…

A selection of law ebooks were purchased in March - April in association with the ebooks@cambridge team. These are all available to access through iDiscover, and include: Algorithmic Governance and Governance of Algorithms: Legal and Ethical Challenges, edited by Martin Ebers and Marta Cantero Gamito (Springer, 2021).  Algorithms are now widely emp…

Professor Philip Allott has published the new book Eusophia: A New Future for Humanity. The book for a human world in chaos and despair. A personal adventure story which is also a philosophical adventure story and a political adventure story. Why do human beings do so much evil? Why is there so much human suffering? The story of a young man who rea…

The Squire Law Library begins a phased re-opening from today, Wednesday 7 April. Initially, the library will be open to pre-booked staff and students from 10:00-13:00 (Monday-Friday) to enable access to the IT facilities, print collections and study spaces. In order to use the library, pre-booking is required: Socially distanced study spaces on le…

The Squire Law Library has subscribed to The Competition Law Journal, via Elgaronline. The Competition Law Journal's primary focus is on all aspects of UK competition law, from legal, economic and policy perspectives. It also addresses important developments in EU and international competition law.  University of Cambridge staff and students can no…

The Squire Library has recently taken a subscription to ICC Digital Library Dispute Resolution. ICC Digital Library is a valuable resource for international arbitration research. Content on this databse includes: ICC Bulletin; ICC Arbitral Awards; Various ICC publications. The service is accessible by passwords from the Legal Databases page. The …

On 7 January, Oxford University Press has published Children and the European Court of Human Rights by Claire Fenton-Glynn. This is Dr Fenton-Glynn’s second monograph, following on from her award winning Children’s Rights in Intercountry Adoption (Instersentia, 2014). The European Convention on Human Rights is one of the most influential human righ…

Although the David Williams building, including the Squire, is currently closed for visits due to the latest national lockdown, library services continue to be available to all our staff and students. Some of the important services are listed here: The library enquiry service is operating weekdays 09.00 to 17:00 via email: squire@law.cam.ac.uk Our…

Intersentia has published The Interaction between Family Law, Succession Law and Private International Law: Adapting to Change edited by Jens M Scherpe and Elena Bargelli of the University of Pisa. There can be no doubt that both substantive family and succession law engage in significant interaction with private international law, and, in particul…

Routledge has published the twelfth edition of Modern Land Law by Professor Martin Dixon. Modern Land Law is one of the most current and reliable textbooks available on land law today, offering a lively and thought-provoking account of a subject that remains at the heart of our legal system. Dispelling any apprehension about the subject’s formidabi…

Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, has published Challenging Private Law: Lord Sumption on the Supreme Court edited by William Day and Sarah Worthington. Lord Sumption has been one of the most influential judges of his generation. This book critically reflects on the important and controversial issues raised by his jurisprudence.…