Constitutions and constitutional law   Tags: constitutional law, constitutions, electronic legal resources, legal resources  

To navigate round this guide please use either the blue tabs above, or the links  below (alphabetically arranged)

Printed resources

As constitutional law is a compulsory topic for undergrads at Oxford, many of the books described as "core" or "essential" on reading lists are kept at the LAW Reserve desk in the main Reading Room.

Otherwise the consititutions, books about the constitutions or about the constitutional law of individual countries are shelved according to jurisdiction. Works on English constitutional law start KM or KL are on open shelf in the main Reading Room.

Works surveying or comparing constitutions are shelved in the Wing on the Reading Room Floor (beyond the Photocopying Room). Shelf marks start General.

Also in the Wing on the Reading Room Floor (beyond the Photocopying Room) you can find titles on constitutional theory/philosophy. Look out for shelf marks staring Jurisp when you are searching the catalogue.

Law Library: Reserve Collection

When you search SOLO for texts you may find - especially if the text is recommended on an undergrad reading list - that the location is shown as "Law Library Reserve Collection."  Armed with your University Card/Reader's Ticket and desk number, please ask for these books at the Reserve Collection desk in the Reading Room and they will be issued to you for use in the Library.

Beyond the LawBod

You may find that catalogue researches reveal that other Bodleian Libraries eg the Social Science Library holds useful looking titles: Oxford students are encouraged to make use of these resources too!

Electronic resources