A Bibliographical Guide to the Law of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man

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A Bibliographical Guide to the Law of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man is a bibliography of law. It was published by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the University of London. The first edition was edited by Frederick Henry Lawson and H K Drake. It was published in 1956. [1] It is "most comprehensive" [2] and of "high merit and painstaking efficiency". [3] The second edition was edited by A G Chloros and published in 1973. [4] It is "useful". [5]

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References

  1. Books in Print. Taylor & Francis. R R Bowker Company. 1968. Library of Congress card no 4-12648. Page 123.
  2. Chloros, A. G. (September 1957). "Review". The Modern Law Review. Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the Modern Law Review. 20 (5): 521–523. JSTOR   1091925.
  3. Harvey, H. A. (July 1957). "Review". The International and Comparative Law Quarterly. Cambridge University Press on behalf of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. 6 (3): 575–576. JSTOR   755213.
  4. American Bar Association. ABA Journal. Volume 59. Oct 1973. Page 1120.
  5. Glanville Williams. Learning the Law. Tenth Edition. Stevens. 1978. Page 154. (The author refers to this book as "biographical" guide, but this appears to be a typo).