Introduction to law

http://www.legislation.gov.uk
An easy first port-of-call for domestic legislation still in force. Updated and original statutes are often both available. It also incorporates links to relevant statutory instruments and official documents.

http://www.iclr.co.uk/learning-zone/training-materials/the-snail-and-the-ginger-beer/
Follow the link to download a free PDF booklet from the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting on The Snail and the Ginger Beer: The singular case of Donoghue v Stevenson.

http://www.iclr.co.uk/learning-zone/training-materials/the-special-issue/
The ICLR also produces a special issue PDF booklet, 135 Years of The Law Reports, with details of 10 landmark legal cases, including Donoghue v Stevenson.

http://www.cpl.law.cam.ac.uk/sir-david-williams-lectures/rt-hon-lord-bingham-cornhill-kg-rule-law Contains the full text of Lord Bingham’s lecture on the Rule of Law at the Centre for Public Law in 2006, along with a recording of the lecture itself.

https://fragilestatesindex.org/
The Fund for Peace annually publishes a ‘Failed States Index’, which comprises social, economic and political indices, including some reflecting the Rule of Law.

http://worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-index
The World Justice Project annually publishes a ‘Rule of Law Index’, comprising several factors measured by state, to indicate states’ adherence to the Rule of Law.

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