1801 - Law

UQ ERA rating in 2012: 4

UQ ERA rating in 2010: 4

Preamble

The University of Queensland (UQ) Library is committed to supporting the University's research, and teaching and learning agenda. UQ librarians maintain subject assessments based on the Commonwealth Government Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative's Field of Research codes. The assessments reflect current trends at UQ, and respond to changes in direction through regular updating.

Purpose of the collection

UQ Library's collection in this area supports the teaching and research activities of staff and students in the T.C. Beirne School of Law, The Australian Centre for Private Law, The Centre for Public International and Comparative Law and the Marine and Shipping Law Unit. All Schools and Centres are part of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law.

Description of the collection

The Library's collection may be searched via the Web.

The Library holds print and electronic book titles in this area. Experienced librarians develop the collection, and welcome input from academic staff. Relevant print collections are grouped under these classification number/s: K. The following specialist book collections are available:

Oxford Scholarship Online
The Making of Modern Law
HeinOnline Legal Classics Library
Martinus Nijhoff ebook collection
Hart Publishing ebook collection
Edward Elgar ebook collection

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 88% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library. Key titles accessible at UQ are:

Cambridge Law Journal
Current Legal Problems
Federal Law Review
Griffith Law Review
Harvard Law Review
Law and Contemporary Problems
Law Quarterly Review
Legal Studies
Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
Melbourne University Law Review
Modern Law Review
New Zealand Law Review
Oxford Journal of Legal Studies
Public Law
Public Law Review
Sydney Law Review
University of New South Wales Law Journal
Yale Law Journal

UQ Library offers online databases in this subject area. These include:

LexisNexis AU
Westlaw Au
Lexis.com
Westlaw International
CCH Intelliconnect
AGIS Plus Text
HeinOnline

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded

Primarily English language material is collected.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded

No geographical areas are excluded. Priority is given to common law countries: Australia; Great Britain; Canada; New Zealand; United States; other common law countries including Papua New Guinea, Fiji, India, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Material relating to non-common law jurisdictions includes selected European and Asian countries.

3. Chronological periods collected or excluded

No chronological period is specifically excluded.

4. Types (formats) of material collected

Material is collected in all forms both print and electronic. The collection includes Law Reports and Statutes from a number of jurisdictions.

5. Publication dates

Latest 2 years' material is collected. Older material is purchased when academic staff make specific requests.

6. Special considerations

The collection also includes areas that cross jurisdictional boundaries such as Jurisprudence; International and Comparative Law; European Union Law; Human Rights Law; Islamic Law; Asian Legal Systems, Maritime Law and Indigenous Law (includes a collection of Canadian material in addition to Australian).

For Criminology see 1602 Criminology.