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In March 2024, Edinburgh Law School welcomed Professor Lauren Benton as its first Dean’s Fellow. Professor Benton is the Barton M. Biggs Professor of History and Professor of Law at Yale…

In this Dissertation and Thesis Festival session learn how to use the National Library of Scotland (www.nls.uk) and how their world-class collections can benefit your dissertation or thesis research.…

Recording of live introduction to the library session for PhD students in the School of Law. By the end of this session, you should be able to understand the research process, find library material…

The conference Ancient Law Day 2: Outside the Norms will explore the broad spectrum of innovative, often interdisciplinary, approaches to the study of ancient law that have emerged in recent years. …

The conference Ancient Law: Outside the Norms explores the broad spectrum of innovative, often interdisciplinary, approaches to the study of ancient law that have emerged in recent years. This…

This session was designed to help students learn to reference for large projects such as dissertations while in the School of Law. We discuss: Why we reference and the definition of plagiarism …

A short video which lists a number of ways the law library team can help students with their studies. This video covers: - Visiting the Law Library - Online resources - Training and advice -…

This session delivered to UG and PG students in the School of Law in January 2022 reminded attendees of the main ways to access resources through Library Services. By the end of this session,…

A short video outlining some of the legal resources that are available through the University Library.

The University of St Andrews Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research and the Edinburgh Roman Law Group present a joint seminar on 'The edicts of the praetors: law, politics and revolution…

In Scotland, the legalisation of homosexual activities came into effect on the 1st Feb 1981. Terry Munyard was instrumental in this change. Join us on that historic day to talk to someone who…

This session introduces where to find key legal databases and highlights three of the most popular that students may come across. By the end of this session, you should be able to: - Select the…

Speaker: Fergus Smith, Independent Researcher, www.oldscottish.com Hosted by the Centre for Legal History, Edinburgh Law School

Demonstration of the Westlaw database, exploring common features and helpful tips. If you have any questions about this video please let us know by emailing law.librarian@ed.ac.uk. Presenter:…

Mr and Mrs Coyle were married for 25 years. After several years of being separated, Mrs Coyle filed for divorce. They had accumulated some wealth over the years, and they agreed to share this wealth…

In 1998, Fiona Lang was charged under the Road Traffic Act of being in charge of a motor vehicle while over the limit: drink driving. Fiona pled the defence of necessity, saying she was fleeing in…