Law: finding your way
This guide outlines the location numbers for books on law and basic information on finding information in this subject.
- To find books on a specific topic search the Unicorn catalogue
- To find journal articles search Databases for law
Where are the law books?
- Most of the law books are on the 4th Floor of the Library.
- Larger sized (Folio) books are shelved separately from normal sized books for practical reasons. You will find your key sections in both large (Folio) and normal sized sections.
- Pick up a floor plan from the Information Desk to help you find your way around. View the 4th Floor plan (PDF)
Key sections for law
| 320 | Politics |
| 321.022094 | EC/EU government and politics |
| 323.4 | Civil rights |
| 328.4 | European Parliament |
| 328.42 | British Parliament |
| 340 | Law |
| 341 | International law |
| 341.184 | EC/EU law |
| 342 | Regional legal systems |
| 342.63 | Church of England |
| 343 | Ancient and medieval law |
| 344 | Common law - law reports and legislation |
| 345 | Common law - general |
| 346 | Common law - Public law |
| 347 | Common law - Private law |
| 349 | Other modern legal systems |
| 350 | Public administration |
| 352.042 | British local government |
| 353 | United States Federal government |
| 354.42 | British central government |
| 360 | Social welfare |
| 364 | Criminology |
| 364.942 | Criminal justice - Great Britain |
| 100 | Philosophy |
| 170 | Ethics |
| 610 | Medicine |
Call Numbers for selected topics
Administrative law 346.4
Children 347.126
Civil rights 346.35
Commercial law 347.7
Company law 347.72
Comparative law 340.5
Conflict of laws 341.9 & 347.01
Constitutional law - Great Britain 346.142
Contracts 347.4
Courts 345.2 & 345.3
Criminal law 346.8
Criminal procedure 346.9
Employment law 347.16
English legal history 345.942
English legal system 345.0942
Environmental law 347.1463
Equity 347.8
Evidence
– Civil 347.94
– Criminal 346.96
Family law 347.12
Feminist law 347.128
Food law 347.1462
Housing law 347.24
Human rights 346.35
Human rights, International 341.37
Intellectual property 347.27
Judicial review 346.46
Juries 345.6
Jurisprudence 340.1
Land law 347.21
Landlord and tenant 347.23
Libel 347.526
Local government 346.6
Marriage 347.122
Medical ethics 174.2
Medical law 347.1195
Murder 346.861
Natural law 340.141
Negligence 347.553
Obscenity 346.893
Official secrets 346.882
Personal property 347.26
Planning law 347.24
Positivism 340.143
Precedent 345.12
Procedure
– Civil 347.9
– Criminal 346.9
Racial discrimination 347.133
Real property 347.21
Roman law 343.4
Rule of law 346.121
Sale of goods 347.75
Sex discrimination 347.134
Sexual offences 346.863
Slander 347.562
Sociology of law 340.15
Tax law 346.52
Theft 346.871
Torts 347.5
Treaties
– texts 341.01
– theory 341.2
Trusts 347.85
War 341.8
War crimes 341.4