Subject Support for Law and Human Rights

Books for Law and Human Rights are located on the ground floor of the Main Library.  Our guide to the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme will help you to identify the shelf numbers for your specific subject area, but Law and Human Rights books will primarily be found at 340 to 349.

• Search for a book
• More about books

E-books

There is a growing collection of e-books available in Law and Human Rights and we try and purchase law e-books where possible. Any law e-book  will be available from the Library catalogue.

In addition we have collections of e-books:

• Oxford Scholarship Online - Law Module contains over 200 law titles in all subjects.
• The Making of Modern Law contains 1000s of law e-book though most are of historical interest.

 

 

Copies of printed journals for Law and Human Rights are located on the ground floor of the Main Library.  However, many of our journals for Law and Human Rights are available electronically rather than in print

We have access to 1000s of law journals in electronic form thanks to the IReL initiative.

For example all law journals published by

• Cambridge University Press,
• Oxford University Press,
• Blackwell Synergy,
• Taylor and Francis

amongst many others are now available to us.

In addition we have collections of journals on databases such as Hein Online, WestlawUK, LexisNexis, Academic Search Premier amongst others.

The Find E-Journal option is a very good place to check for law e-journals. Unfortunately the Find e-journal option cannot search WestlawIE or WestlawUK so a number of Roundhall and Sweet & Maxwell Journals appear not to be in full text when they are.  These journals are accessible by searching within WestlawIE and WestlawUK.

• Search for a journal
• More about journals

Journal Abbreviations

The Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations is a very useful resource for locating full titles of journals and reports.

 

The Library maintains a wide collection of Irish, UK, European and International Legal Reports in print and electronic form.

• Read a full discussion of Caselaw available in the Library and how to access it.
• Open a list of our main Caselaw databases.

The Library holds or provides access to Irish, UK, European and other legislative materials.

Read a general introduction to Legislation available in the Library.

Open a list of our main Legistlation databases.

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Statistics and other reference works can be an invaluable starting point for your research or study.  They also provide ready-reference access to factual information.

• More about Reference Works

For Law and Human Rights, we have a number of online dictionaries and encylopedia:

• Murdochs Dictionary of Irish Law is a limited but still excellent source for Irish Law.
• The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law is a brilliant resource for human rights and International Law students.

In addition we have a number of excellent print encyclopaedias and references works on the United Nations, legal treaties, and legal dictionaries in our Law Reference area, located on the ground floor of the Main Library.

Law uses a broad range of electronic materials to supplement and where appropriate replace printed materials.

• If you are starting a research essay or project you may be interesting in reading our  .

The legal databases often offer access to the main legal formats such as caselaw, journals and legislation. WestlawUK, WestlawIE, Lexis all offer these combined resources.

Cross Search

The Cross Search option (requires login) allows you to search a number of databases at the same time. While many of the main Law databases such as WestlawUK, Lexis and Hein are not cross-searchable, a number of other databases like JSTOR, Academic Search Premier etc. are. For certain areas such as European Law, Human Rights, International Law, IT Law, Constitutional Law and interdisciplinary areas in particular it is well worth trying Cross Search.

Simply choose Law & Human Rights from the drop down list on the Journal Articles search of the Library Catalogue. Remember to log in for full results.

Past theses of former students can be read within the Library. You can search for theses in the Library catalogue - after your search narrow your results down to theses by choosing Collection - Theses Collection on the right hand side of the screen. 

We also provide access to several databases that index theses submitted in other Universities internationally.

• Search for an NUI Galway thesis
• Search for theses at other Universities
• More about theses

By providing an accurate bibliography and references you demonstrate the range and depth of the research that you have done on your essay or thesis.

It is therefore essential to keep accurate records of the books, journal articles and general sources that you have used. It also ensures that there is no suspicion of plagiarism.

Different subject areas use different referencing styles and your lecturers will advise you on this.

The Library has created a   for the Harvard Referencing Style. Ask for a copy at the Customer Services Desk or download directly from the Library web site.

EndNote

EndNote is a popular software package designed to help you create references and bibliographies. It integrates with Microsoft Word enabling you to cite references in any one of several hundred styles eg: Harvard, MLA, or Vancouver as well as providing a portable “library” of all your references that you can add to over time.

The Library provides introductory EndNote training sessions throughout the year. For information on these, please visit the  page. 

By providing an accurate bibliography and references you demonstrate the range and depth of the research that you have done on your essay or thesis.

It is therefore essential to keep accurate records of the books, journal articles and general sources that you have used. It also ensures that there is no suspicion of plagiarism.

Different subject areas use different referencing styles and your lecturers will advise you on this.

The Library has created a   for the Harvard Referencing Style. Ask for a copy at the Customer Services Desk or download directly from the Library web site.

EndNote

EndNote is a popular software package designed to help you create references and bibliographies. It integrates with Microsoft Word enabling you to cite references in any one of several hundred styles eg: Harvard, MLA, or Vancouver as well as providing a portable “library” of all your references that you can add to over time.

The Library provides introductory EndNote training sessions throughout the year. For information on these, please visit the  page.

View the training events calendar to see forthcoming training events:

• General Training Events
• Law Training Events

You can also contact any of the Law subject support team if you'd like to request training.

More information supporting your studies is available from the School of Law website.