Textbooks are located on Level 2 of the Law Library.

Searching the ANU Library Catalogue

A catalogue search will help you find relevant books on a particular topic. Use a keyword search to combine search terms together. Use AND between search terms to narrow your search by combining terms together. Use OR to broaden your search to combine synonyms and alternative terms.

Below are some broad keyword searches for a range of legal topics and areas. Add additional terms to these searches to return more specific results:

Jurisprudence

• jurisprudence AND justice
• jurisprudence AND sociology

Comparative Law

• comparative constitutional law
• comparative criminal law
• comparative contract law
• comparative law AND customary law

Public International Law

• international law AND territorial sovereignty
• international law AND law of the sea
• international law AND natural resources
• international law AND environment
• international law AND treaties
• international law AND refugees
• international law AND responsibility
• international law AND space

Human Rights Law

• human rights law AND Australia
• human rights law AND environment
• human rights law AND women
• human rights law AND refugees
• human rights law AND terrorism
• human rights AND treat*
• human rights AND convention
• war crimes

Common Law

• Australian legal system
• advocacy AND law
• legal research AND Australia
• law reform AND Australia
• land law reform
• legal history AND Australia

Common Law - Public Law

• Australian constitutional law
• law AND equality
• law AND discrimination
• Aboriginal Australians AND law
• Administrative law
  • rule of law
  • statutory reform
  • access to information
  • tribunals
  • judicial review
• taxation law
• taxation law AND Australia
• Criminal law
  • criminal law AND assault
  • criminal law AND homicide
  • criminal law AND property
  • criminal law AND drug*
  • cybercrime
  • criminal law AND terrorism
  • criminal justice system
• sentencing

Common Law - Private Law

• contract law
• tort
• real property law
• intellectual property law
• inheritance AND succession
• law AND women
• family law
• law AND children
• law AND medicine
• employment law
• law AND equity
• law AND business
• corporation law
• trade practices
• sale of goods

Law Library textbooks are classified using the Moys classification scheme - call numbers starting with K.

The exceptions to this are criminology books, which can be found under the Library of Congress classification number range HV6006-HV9960, some political science and public administration books found at JA-JS, some immigration books at JV, and some international relations books which are classified at JX-JZ.

Textbooks held by the Law Library without specific legal content are classified using the Library of Congress scheme and are found at A-J or L-Z.

Browse the shelves using these call numbers: