We have consulted and worked with subject experts who recommended that we updated the topics and introduced English law in a broader context. Jurisprudence is the study of the philosophy of law (or why and how it exists), and Ronald Dworkin, Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart, and John Stuart Mill were some of the pre-eminent thinkers in this subject. The books in the Reserve Collection are available to all categories of readers, not just those on the particular course. Itsprobablybesttogotoyourlibraryandjusthaveaflickthroughthedifferenttextbooksandseewhichonesyoulikeorcanunderstandbetter. Lexis+ includes extensive primary and secondary legal materials from the UK, EU, USA and many other jurisdictions.

McBride (a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge) will fill the mentor gap until you get here and enrol on The University of Law’s mentorship program.Not only is it one of the greatest books ever written, but it has particular relevance to Law students because it gives an insight into the character and tradition of the legal profession. Here you will find a collection of interactive units that bring together a number of elements including general data, exam questions, their marking schemes and examiner comments, which will lead you through a review of exam questions. Managing increasing cohort sizes with varied learning abilities and an overwhelming amount of content in your law course can be challenging. Offering something slightly different to the other books on our list, fans of Dickens may well be acquainted with his novel Bleak House – as it is still cited as one of his best works today.

The Law Library's collection is fully catalogued on SOLO, Oxford University's online resource discovery tool. This is a collection of ‘letters’ to a fictional student about what it’s like to study Law, and it also gives a basic explanation of the legal system. The basic principles of contract law are then explored with reference to the case of Ruxley v Forsyth: a dispute between a homeowner and a contractor over the depth of a swimming pool. For that reason, we’ve drawn up a list of the ten books we believe every prospective Law student should read.These books are selected to give you a clear picture of what Law is truly about, in a way that’s easy to grasp. Please remember to bring your Oxford University Card or your Bodleian Reader's Card when you come to the Desk.

Together, they form a collection which outlines what it’s like to study Law in higher education, and more importantly, invites you to think deeply about whether studying the subject at university is right for you. Victims’ cases are dropped without justice and innocent defendants have their lives ruined or are bankrupted paying legal fees for which they are never compensated. I recommend you work out which of the above three ideas you find the most interesting, and read the corresponding book as a starting point. After reading them, you should have a solid understanding of Law, setting a strong foundation for further studies, such as our Oxford Summer School in Law. When you are studying English law, most of the books of interest to you will be shelved on Level 2, the entrance level to the Law Bod.For some subjects, we publish grade descriptions to help understand the level of performance candidates’ grades represent. Viewed by this light it becomes a coherent scheme, and not the monstrous maze the laity are apt to think it. From a fictional hero to a real one, this is a recent book about the numerous, thrilling cases that criminal barrister Jeremy Hutchinson has been involved in. As the name suggests, McBride’s book is broken up into a digestible collection of ‘letters’ which are addressed to a fictional student.