Research Guide to Law

This guide will help you get started discovering reference and other resources in Law. Use it to find out about printed and online titles, including ebooks, ejournals, databases, and special collections.

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Finding books on Law

In this section, you'll find help on how to search for and access print and eBooks, along with some tips about classification.

Most books held by Luiss, in both physical and electronic formats, can be searched via Luiss Library Discovery. For eBooks, you can also browse and search across several collections directly on the provider's website and discover other titles of interest.  

If you are in the Library and looking for physical materials, remember to check the related sections in the Monographs Room and in the Law Room. Books are on open shelves and arranged by topic according to the Dewey Decimal Classification. 

Browse physical shelves

262 Ecclesiology

262.9 Canon Law

340 Law

340 Law
341 International Law
342 Constitutional & administrative law
343 Military, tax, trade, industrial law
344 Social, labor, welfare, & related law
345 Criminal law
346 Private law
347 Civil procedure & courts
348 Law (Statutes), regulations, cases
349 Law of specific jurisdictions & areas

Remember that in the Law Room, a part of the collection is not open. Items with the location “Law Room | Closed stack” may be requested from Library staff during support hours as follows: 

Books from “Law Room | Closed stack” will be placed and ordered by requester's surname in the A-Z lockers upon entering the room, on the left. The self-service is available Monday through Friday after the Library staff's hours.

Journals, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

The platforms that host eJournal collections allow you to browse and search across all eJournals on the publisher's site. 

Unlike search engines like Google, these platforms help you refine your searches and explore more references, citations, and related topics. 

Below are a few e-journals related to Law that the Luiss Library subscribes to, along with a list of Encyclopedias and Dictionaries offering numerous entries covering different legal fields:


Find journals by Decimal Dewey Classification (main classes)

200 Ecclesiology

262.9 Canon Law

340 Law

340 Law
341 International Law
342 Constitutional & administrative law
343 Military, tax, trade, industrial law
344 Social, labor, welfare, & related law
345 Criminal law
346 Private law
347 Civil procedure & courts
348 Law (Statutes), regulations, cases
349 Law of specific jurisdictions & areas

Key legal databases

The query below lists subscribed databases related to Law that provide scientific literature, papers, and other academic materials.

Below is a detailed list of the major Italian and international databases for law, jurisprudence, legislation, cases, and doctrine:

Italian
International
Citation databases

Citation databases are a useful tool for finding scholarly literature in your subject area. 

This includes journal articles, conference proceedings, and books. 

They are very easy to use and helpful for building a list of references with integrated citation tools.

Use bibliographic fields and/or browse by subject to set your query. 

Within the main sources on Law, we suggest:

Italian sources (open portals)
International sources (also accessible off-campus)
Institutional websites
Europe
Italy
  • On the website of the Chamber of Deputies you can find laws from the 13th Parliament on, bills, and a vast range of documentation on parliamentary activity.
  • On the website of the Constitutional Court or Consulta Online you can find the full text of judgments, which you can also find on the website of the Corte dei Conti (i.e., Court of Auditors).
  • The Corte di Cassazione (i.e. High Court of Appeal) provides the full text of and official maxims for a selection of recent judgments.
  • DDL in Senato della Repubblica
  • All the numbered legislative acts published in the Official Gazette from 1861 to today, with a focus on Italian regional law Normattiva;
  • Parliamentary documentation from 1848 on Portale storico della Camera;
  • Decisions, opinions, studies and insights of the State Council and Regional Administrative Courts -TAR- available at Giustizia amministrativa.
Italian authorities
International case law

Find below a non-exhaustive list of websites:

International Law

There are various publicly available information sources on international law. Here is a non-exhaustive list:

United States of America

For a complete list of U.S. Free Legal Research Sites visit the page provided by George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School.

Open eBook and eJournal collections

Find documents that are freely available on the Internet.

eBooks
 eJournals
Technical tips

Access the guide for practical tips on how to start with the Library discovery system.

See the instructions to access our materials.

Consult our guidelines on how to format bibliographic citations and discover the features provided by the Reference Management Systems.

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