University Library of Troms - Fields of Study

		Law University Library of Tromsø

The page is not being updated (04.06.2004)!

General information

The law library is part of the Tromsø University Library.

The main purpose of the library is to serve students and researchers at Tromsø University. We are part of the BIBSYS organization, a shared library system for the Norwegian academic libraries.

Books and periodicals are located on 3 floors in the main library building on the campus.

Library users may search for books and periodicals online by means of BIBSYS-search (English version). A number of legal databases are available for university students and staff.

A more complete information can be found in the Norwegian pages, some of which are also referred to below.

Law librarian: Eigill Fareth

Telephone : +47 776 44142
Fax. : +47 776 44590
Mail: eigill.fareth@ub.uit.no

Office: Room 241 at the HSJ-Library

Books

About 12000 titles in law are on display.

Where to find the books

L-collection, 2nd floor
The main collection is named after its classification system. Whereas the UDK (Universal Decimal Classification) is used elsewhere in the library, the law books are classified according to a system developed in Norway for law literature. The same system, described below, is employed at the university law libraries of Oslo and Bergen.
Public information, 1st floor
This department contains legal source material from Norwegian and foreign governments and parliaments.
Reference books, ground floor
Includes legal encyclopaediae and dictionaries.

The classification system

Law, general subjects [1-107]
- Introduction [1-11]
- Encyclopaedia. Legal documents [12]
- Sources, text codes [13-16]
- Specific works [17-22]
- General works [23-34]
- Philosophy of law. Sociology of law [25]
- Legal theory [28]
- Interpretation [29]
- Comparative law [31]
- Anthropology of law [35-39]
- Legal history, general [40-44]
- Legal history, special [45-107]
Private law [108-637]
- General works [108-135]
- Legal personality [136-167]
- Contract law [168-194]
- Property law [195-253]
- Conveyancing [254-307]
- Tort [365-388]
- Industrial law [389-413]
- Company law [414-444]
- Social security law. Insurance law [445-475]
- Commercial law [476-491]
- Maritime law [492-521]
- Intellectual property [522-571]
- Family law [572-609]
- Inheritance and succession [610-637]
Public law [638-1127]
- General works [638-652]
- Political science [653]
- Constitutional law [654-716]
- Administrative law, general [717-750]
- Administration sections [751-837]
- Criminal law [838-924]
- Criminology [925-953]
- Procedure, general [954-990]
- Civil procedure [991-1037]
- Bankruptcy and insolvency. Administration [1038-1060]
- Criminal procedure [1061-1127]
International Public Law [1129-1235]
- General works [1129-1147]
- International law subjects [1148-1164]
- Territories [1165-1173]
- Representatives of states [1174-1178]
- Contracts between states [1185-1184]
- International cooperation [1185-1205]
- International conflicts [1206-1234]
- Other monographs [1235]
Religious Legal Systems [1236-1299]

Finding a specific book

Search for the book in BIBSYS.
If UBTØ appears after the title, the book is owned by our library. UTL signifies that the book has been borrowed by another user.
Make a note of the classification and author code which can be found on the back of the book. Inge Unneberg: Arveretten is marked L 621 Unn.

Textbooks

A list of textbooks at Tromsø University Law School is provided. Compendia and articles from periodicals are not listed. The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 in the list refer to progressively higher levels of study. p = prescribed reading, t = supplementary reading.

New books

The list of new books is sorted according to the classification scheme presented above, and updated continuously.

Periodicals

A list of the approximately 350 periodicals and series publications in law at Tromsø University Library is provided. Oppstilling in that list denotes on which shelf to find each publication.

The library suscribes to a growing number of electronic periodicals in law. In general, they can be found in BIBSYS, but for some periodicals you have to search the "packages" to which they belong (ProQuest, LexisNexis, HeinOnline, SwetsWise).

A number of periodicals freely available on the internet are listed under the heading Elektroniske juridiske tidsskrifter.

Databases

The library subscribes to a number of electronic databases, including LexisNexis and the UN treaty series. The main database for Norwegian law is Lovdata PLUSS, in Norwegian, but containing the English version of the EU database Celex (which can also be accessed from LexisNexis).

Finding sources of law

In the Norwegian presentation, rettskilder is an important subject. However, finding sources of Norwegian law without a command of the language is probably not a task which many foreigners would try to undertake.

The Oslo University Law Library provides translated Norwegian acts as well as the web publication Sources to Legal Information in Norway, Written and Electronic which also includes a brief introduction to the Norwegian legal system. The law library at the University of Bergen presents a highly recommendable collection of net documents in English: Publications on Norwegian Law. You may also collect useful information from The Norwegian Parliament. The government's website ODIN provides information about the government and the ministries.

A page explaining how to find sources of EU law is also provided.

Law links

The following is a short list of important Norwegian net law addresses (in English).

A large number of law links, Norwegian and others, can be found by searching the legal net guide Juridisk nettviser provided by the university libaries of Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø. Some of the explanatory pages have text in English.

The University Library of Tromsø, Breivika, N-9037 Tromsø,
Telephone.:(+47) 77 64 40 00, Fax.:(+47) 77 64 45 90
Editor: Eigill Fareth
Established Aug 12. 1997. Last modified: Feb 4. 2004.