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Due to furniture moves and essential maintenance work taking place on the ground floor of the David Williams Building, some areas of the Squire Law Library are likely to be subject to noise disturbance throughout the day on Monday 14 August, Tuesday 15 August and Thursday 17 August.  Staff can provide guidance on quieter areas to work within the li…

If you're visiting Cambridge for the Law Faculty Open Day on Wednesday 5 July or the University Open Days on Thursday 6 July and Friday 7 July, we invite you to visit the Squire Law Library. Prospective students and their supporters can take a self-guided tour of the library and find out more about the law collections, which include over 180,000 bo…

Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, has published Key Ideas in Trusts Law written by Nicholas J McBride and Key Ideas in Commercial Law written by William Day. Key Ideas in Trusts Law provides an in-depth and easy to understand account of a subject that students often find dauntingly difficult to master. The opening chapter sets o…

Oxford University Press has published the fourth edition of European Union Law edited by Catherine Barnard and Steve Peers (University of Essex). European Union Law draws together a range of perspectives from experienced academics, teachers and practitioners to provide a comprehensive introduction. Each chapter has been written and updated by an ex…

Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, has published Landmark Cases in Private International Law edited by William Day and Louise Merrett. This collection of essays contains in-depth analyses of eighteen landmark cases in private international law, from Penn v Lord Baltimore in 1750 to Brownlie v FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC in 2021. Th…

Intersentia has published Surrogacy in Latin America edited by Nicolás Espejo-Yaksic (Researcher at the Centre for Constitutional Studies (CEC) of the Supreme Court of Mexico), Professor Jens Scherpe (Director of the Nordic Centre for Comparative and International Family Law, University of Aalborg) and Professor Claire Fenton-Glynn. The transnatio…

Edward Elgar Publishing has published the Research Handbook on Adoption Law edited by Professor Nigel Lowe (Cardiff University) and Professor Claire Fenton-Glynn. Bringing together scholars from a wide range of disciplines, this fascinating and timely Research Handbook provides diverse perspectives on the law and practice of adoption. It examines h…

24 April – 15 June 2023 The Squire Law Library exists primarily to support the research and educational needs of Cambridge University Law Faculty staff and students, and secondarily, the needs of the wider Cambridge University community. During the Easter Term revision and exam period (Monday 24 April – Thursday 15 June inclusive) the first floor a…

A selection of  law ebook titles were purchased in March and April, in association with the ebooks@cambridge team. These are all available through iDiscover, and include: Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice: Tying the Knot, by Marsha Garrison (Routledge, 2023)  Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice: Tying the Knot combines history, so…

We are pleased to announce that a collection of 15 new Springer Link law ebook titles has been purchased by the Squire Law Library, in co-ordination with the ebooks@cambridge team. The collection includes the European Yearbook of International Economic Law - Studies in European and International Economic Law series and a range of titles relating to…

Staff and student members of the University of Cambridge can now access the Hart Publishing 2023 collection of ebooks via the Bloomsbury Collections platform.  The collection currently provides access to 29 titles published in 2023 by Hart including Landmark Cases in Privacy Law edited by Paul Wragg and Peter Coe, and Agency, Morality and Law by Jo…

Opening Times Lent Term ends on Friday 17 March, but the Squire Law Library remains open throughout the MCL exam period and for much of the vacation. The library opening times for the vacation will be: Saturday 18 March - Thursday 23 March inclusive: Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 20:45 Saturday: 09:00 - 17:45 Sunday: Closed Friday 24 March - Thursday 6 …

Image credit: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor (CC BY-NC 2.0)   Following a successful trial in 2022, Public Information Online is now available to current Cambridge University staff and student members.  Public Information Online is a complete collection of parliamentary papers from Westminster, Scottish Parliament, Northern Ireland Assembly, Welsh P…

Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, has published Animal Rights Law by Raffael Fasel and Sean Butler. Do animals have legal rights? This pioneering book tells readers everything they need to know about animal rights law. Using straightforward examples from over 30 legal systems from both the civil and common law traditions, and b…

A selection of law ebook titles were purchased in January and February, in association with the ebooks@cambridge team. These are all available through iDiscover, and include: A Theory of Legal Punishment: Deterrence, Retribution, and the Aims of the State, by Matthew Altman (Routledge, 2021) This book argues for a mixed theory of legal punishment t…