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Foundations of the Common Law Library (1215-1914)
Open access
Foundations of the Common Law Library (1215-1914)
Open access

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Offsite access availability:
IALS Library academic members (all universities)
IALS Library non-academic members
IALS staff, fellows & students
SAS staff, fellows & students (other than IALS)
Uni of London law staff & postgraduate students

Description

A collection of law reports, legislation and commentary documenting the history of the common law from 1215 to 1914.

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Access
The Foundations of the Common Law Library is freely available on CommonLII.

Content 
Most of the content consists of law reports and legislation, but the library also includes a few monographs and one journal article.  It is divided into the following categories:

  • Common law wide
  • Africa, Southern
  • Africa, Western
  • Asia, East and South-East
  • Asia, South
  • Australasia
  • Caribbean
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Pacific Islands

There is also a collection of links to similar material on other websites (under ‘Catalog and Websearch’).

Browsing 
Select a database, e.g. Barbados Law Reports 1694 - 1903), then browse by title or year.  

The links under ‘Catalog and Websearch’ can be browsed by region.  

Searching 
Basic and advanced search facilities are provided. Tips are available under ‘Search Help’.

Reading 
The majority of content is available to read online in either HTML or accessible PDF format.

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