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German law quick start
The LawBod's main collection of German legal material is on open shelves in the upper or Gallery Floor.
If you are interested in the laws/legal system of Germany 1871-1945, West Germany and post-Unification Germany, shelfmarks start German.
If you are interested in the law of former East German or Socialist law please click on GDR/DDR tab above.
Note.
The KV you may notice in an increasing number of shelfmarks for German legislation and Kommentare reflects the fact that the collection is being prepared for full conversion to the Moys classification system.
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.
Electronic resources
For members of OU, BeckOnline is the major electronic resource for German law. Below are links to sources available to anyone with internet access.
- BeckOnline OU members only. Database from German publisher. Full text legislation, judgments, law journals and books. Under the home page search box, click in box beside Mein beck-online so that your results will be limited to those sources for which OU has a subscription
- Lexis®Library For OU members only. Legislation, cases & texts in corporate/commercial areas. Note: these are in German only. Click on Sources Tab. Change drop down menu called Filter by: Country to Germany. Look a the alphabet just above the word Germany: all those which are hyperlinks (ie blue) indicate that Lexis has a German title beginning with that letter. Click on letter(s), then click beside any title(s) you need.
- vlex global OU members only.Please remember to log off when you have finished your session on vlex as our subscription limits the number of concurrent users. Selected legislation, law journals & articles from English/US law firms on German law and policy.
- Gesetze im InternetFree resource. From the Federal Ministry of Justice. Includes (unofficial) English translations of major legislation
- CGERLI: Centre for German Legal InformationFree resource. "the gateway to German law in English." Supported by the Auswärtige Amt.
Introductions to German law
Among useful introductory texts in the LawBod are the ones below:
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