General Historic Resources
The Law Library has English translations of Old French and Latin treatises and documents in series produced by the Selden Society and London Record Society.
- Making of Modern LawHistoric British legal treatises, trials & other primary sources.
- A history of English law byCall Number: KD532.H728xPublication Date: 1937-1972Originally published in 1903 this comprehensive work covers the judicial system, Anglo-Saxon law, mediæval common law, rivals of common law, reform, and the Judicature acts.
The Oxford history of the laws of England by Call Number: KD606.O94 2003ISBN: 0198258976Publication Date: 2003-2012Volumes cover Canon Law and the law from 1483-1558.
Cases
- Hein OnlineCollections include: English Reports, Selden Society Publications & the History of Early English.
- The Digest : annotated British, Commonwealth, and European casesShelf range: SB-9
No longer collected.
Digests key cases from throughout history by subject or party name. - The English reportsPublication Date: 1900-1930Shelf range: SB-1 & SB-2
Reprints of older British nominate law reports.
Legislation
Over time primary legislation has changed names from Statutes at Large, through Public General Statutes, to Public General Acts.
Prior to 1963 Acts were issued by regnal year, that is the year of the sovereign's reign in which they were passed.
- HansardFree database of Parliamentary debates
- legislation.gov.ukOfficial, full text of Public General Acts, Local Acts, and Statutory Instruments.
- LLMCLegal history with English state reports, statutes & other historic documents.