This Current Awareness column, and previous Current Awareness columns, are fully searchable in the caLIM database (Current Awareness for Legal Information Managers).
The ‘Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations’ may assist with finding sources.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Anil Balan ‘Examining the Ethical and Sustainability Challenges of Legal Education’s AI revolution’ (2024) 31 IJLP 323
Thomas Brewer ‘From AI to Admissible: Implications of Computer Generated Evidence in Commonwealth Courts’ (2024) 27(2) Commonwealth Judicial Journal 19
Paul Callister ‘Generative AI and Finding the Law’ (2025) 117 Law Libr. J. 1
Cristina Cocito and others ‘Risk, Harm and Damage as Preset Rational Categories in AI Literature: Do We See or Think the Problem?’ (2024) 15(3) EJLT Risk, Harm and Damage as Preset Rational Categories in AI Literature: Do We See or Think the Problem? | European Journal of Law and Technology Accessed 14 March 2025
Shai Farber ‘Harmonizing AI and Human Instruction in Legal Education: a Case Study From Israel on Training Future Legal Professionals’ (2024) 31 IJLP 349
Amanda Head and Sonya Willis ‘Assessing Law Students in a GenAI World to Create Knowledgeable Future Lawyers’ (2024) 31 IJLP 293
Michalina Kowala ‘Protection of Press Publishers in the Age of Generative AI – In Search of Legal Remedies to Adapt to the Pace of Technology’ (2024) 55 IIC 1604
Matthew Leopold ‘AI in Education – Promise, Peril and a Path Forward’ (2024) 24 LIM 230
Fife Ogunde ‘Navigating the Legal Landscape: Large Language Models and the Hesitancy of Legal Professionals’ (2024) 31 IJLP 311
Lee Peoples ‘Artificial Intelligence and Legal Analysis: Implications for Legal Analysis and the Profession’ (2025) 117 Law Libr. J. 52
Hélène Russell ‘Kintsugi in Knowledge Management: a Call to Arms From Three Conference Experiences to Empower Law Firm Knowledge Managers to Navigate AI Projects and Embrace Perfection’ (2024) 24 LIM 257
Robert Taylor ‘Artificial Intelligence: Is the UK Falling Behind?’ (2025) 175 (8108) NLJ 19
Paul Walker ‘Time to thrive in 2025’ (2025) 175 (8101) NLJ 22
Bibliographies
Joshua Hochberg ‘Gender and Judicial Decision-Making’ (2024) 43 Leg. Ref. Serv. Q. 240
Jootaek Lee ‘The Human Right to Development: Definitions, Research and Annotated Bibliography’ (GlobaLex March/April 2025) The Human Right to Development: Definitions, Research and Annotated Bibliography - Globalex Accessed 17 May 2025
Comparative Law
Lorena Abrodos Arrúa ‘Overview of Select Databases for Spanish Speaking Jurisdictions’ (GlobaLex March/April 2025) Overview of Select Databases for Spanish-Speaking Jurisdictions - Globalex Accessed 17 May 2025
Jean-Claude N. Ashukem, Semie M. Sama (eds), Domestic and Regional Environmental Laws and Policies in Africa: A Research Companion (Routledge 2025)
Giacinto della Cananea and Angela Ferrari Zumbini (eds), Administrative Rulemaking and Planning in European Laws (Oxford University Press 2025)
Frank Fagan and Saul Levmore (eds), Research Handbook on Law and Time (Edward Elgar Publishing 2025)
Patrizia Giampieri, Legal Formulae: Exploring Legal Multi-words in English, Italian and French (Palgrave Macmillan 2025)
Stephen May ‘Language Rights as Human Rights’ (GlobaLex March/April 2025) Language Rights as Human Rights - Globalex Accessed 17 May 2025
Patrick O’Callaghan and Bethany Shiner (eds), Cambridge Handbook of the Right to Freedom of Thought (Cambridge University Press 2025)
Adekunle Osibogun, Constitutional Democracy in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Sub-Saharan Commonwealth Countries (Routledge 2025)
Eleonora Rosati and Irene Calboli (eds), The Handbook of Fashion Law (Oxford University Press 2025)
Copyright
Enrico Bonadio and Caterina Sganga (eds), A Research Agenda for EU Copyright Law (Edward Elgar 2025)
Catherine Bond ‘Moral Rights in Australia: a Case Law Retrospective – part 1’ (2025) 20 Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 39
Covid-19 and Lockdown
Laura Ax-Fultz ‘Why Academic Law Librarians Quit: Results of the Law Librarian Exit Survey’ (2025) 117 Law Libr. J. 84
European Union
Edoardo Celeste and Abhilash Nair ‘Persisting Penumbra in EU Digital Law: From the GDPR to the AI Act’ (2024) 15(3) EJLT Persisting Penumbra in EU Digital Law: From the GDPR to the AI Act | European Journal of Law and Technology Accessed 14 March 2024
Emma van Doornik, Are Uniformity and Legal Certainty in EU Tariff Classification Really Two Sides of the Same Coin? (Kluwer Law International 2025)
Willem Janssen and Roberto Caranta (eds), Mandatory Sustainability Requirements in EU Public Procurement Law (Hart Publishing 2025)
Wolfgang Kilian, EU Digital Markets Law: A Concise Guide to the Regulations and Directives on IT and Media Law (Edward Elgar 2025)
Sofia Palmieri ‘The Renewed EU Legal Framework for Medical AI’ (2024) 15(3) EJLT The Renewed EU Legal Framework for Medical AI | European Journal of Law and Technology Accessed 14 March 2025
Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider and Moritz Hennemann (eds), Data Governance Act: Article-by-Article Commentary (Hart Publishing 2025)
Dirk Zetzsche and Jannik Woxholth, The EU Law on Crypto-Assets: A Guide to European FinTech Regulation (Cambridge University Press 2025)
Information Policy
Adebowale Adetayo and Roland Akindele ‘Societal Response to Legal Judgments: What Society Can Learn From Librarianship in the Context of the US Jurisprudence on Abortion Rights’ (2024) 52 IJLI 138
Oludayo Bamgboso & Omidiji Temiloluwa ‘Sustaining the Open Access Regime Through the Legal Information Institutes: a Success Story’ (2024) 52 IJLI 147
Claire Johnson ‘AI and ESG – Useful Roles in Information Management, or New ingredients in Acronym Soap?’ (2025) 21(3) F.O.I 6
Abi Reader ‘Access to Legal Information Through Public Libraries in England and Wales’ (2024) 24 LIM 243
Jacob Rowbottom ‘Power and the Public Eye: Why the Limits of Acceptable Criticism Are Wider for Public Figures’ [2025] P.L. 104
Gavin Sheridan ‘Access All Areas: Breaking down the Barriers to Legal Information’ (2024) 24 LIM 267
Santa Slokenberga, Katharina Ó Cathaoir and Mahsa Shabani (eds), The European Health Data Space: Examining A New Era in Data Protection (Routledge 2025)
Tiffany Souza ‘Privacy Matters: How Academic Law Libraries Can Mitigate Privacy Risks Associated With Controlled Digital Lending’ (2024) 43 Leg. Ref. Serv. Q. 218
Information Technology
Reena Aggarwal and Paolo Tasca (eds), Digital Assets: Pricing, Allocation and Regulation (Cambridge University Press 2025)
Sarah Sutherland ‘The Case for Algorithmic Scepticism in Law’ (2024) 24 LIM 261
International Law
Obiajunwa Ama (ed), International Investment Law Reform: Contemporary Issues and Solutions (Routledge 2025)
Thamil Ananthavimayagan ‘International Humanitarian Law’ (GlobaLex January/February 2025) International Humanitarian Law - Globalex Accessed 11 April 2025
Reinhard Bork and Michael Veder (eds), The UNCITRAL Model Laws on Cross-Border Insolvency and on the Recognition and Enforcement of Insolvency-Related Judgments: An Article-by-Article Commentary (Edward Elgar 2025)
Clara Chapdelaine-Feliciati, The Status of the Girl Child under International Law: A Semioethic Analysis (Cambridge University Press 2025)
Kata Dozsa, Children as Climate Citizens: A Sociolegal Approach to Public Participation (Routledge 2025)
Shea Elizabeth Esterling, Indigenous Cultural Property and International Law: Restitution, Rights and Wrongs (Routledge 2025)
Annette Greenhow and John Wolohan (eds), The Routledge Handbook on Sports Law and Governance (Routledge 2025)
Meike Krakau, Causation in National and International Climate Change Litigation (Springer International 2025)
Stephen May ‘Language Rights as Human Rights’ (GlobaLex March/April 2025) Language Rights as Human Rights - Globalex Accessed 17 May 2025
James Kraska and Hayoun Ryou-Ellison (eds), Cultural Influences on the Law of the Sea: History, Legacy, and Future Prospects (Oxford University Press 2025)
Róisín Mulgrew, Early Release in International Criminal Law (Edward Elgar 2025)
Faustin Ntezilyayo ‘Environmental Justice’ (2024) 27(2) Commonwealth Judicial Journal 5
Marta Ostrowska, The Principle of Proportionality, Solvency II and Captives (Springer International 2025)
Nikolas Feith Tan, Transnational Asylum: Toward a Principled Framework (Routledge 2025)
Linda Tashbook ‘Nuclear law Research’ (GlobaLex March/April 2025) Nuclear Law Research - Globalex Accessed 17 May 2025
Judiciary
Gregory Davies ‘The UK Supreme Court and Devolution: Guardian of the Passive Revolution?’ [2025] P.L. 58
Mariam Diaby ‘Race at the Bar – Three Years on’ (2025) January Counsel : The Journal of the Bar of England and Wales 29
Matt Foot ‘The Courage and Endurance of the Jury’ (2025) April Counsel : The Journal of the Bar of England and Wales 32
Peter Ladkin, Stephen Mason & Harold Thimbleby ‘Misunderstanding Digital Computer Technology in Court. A Commentary on a Case Involving the Post Office Horizon System’ (2024) 21 D.E. & E.S.L.R Misunderstanding Digital Computer Technology in Court: A Commentary on a Case Involving the Post Office Horizon System | Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review Accessed 4 April 2025
Liora Israël ‘”Only they Can Stare at the Sun”? French Supreme Courts Lawyers, a Legal Elite in the Supreme Courts Space’ (2025) 32 IJLP 121
Bernard McCloskey ‘Restorative Justice and the Rule of Law’ (2024) 27(2) Commonwealth Judicial Journal 24
Malcolm Rowe and others ‘The Role of the Courts in Environmental Protection : A Canadian Perspective’ (2024) 27(2) Commonwealth Judicial Journal 11
Emma Torr ‘A System in Crisis – the Voices of the Silent’ (2025) February Counsel : The Journal of the Bar of England and Wales 36
Law Books
Alissa Duke ‘The Oldest Book in the Supreme Court Library of Victoria: ‘Statham’s Abridgement’’ (1490’ (2025) 33 ALL 15
Law Librarians
Mike Breslin ‘Claire Mazer – President of BIALL’ (2024) 24 LIM 215
Kimberley Mattioli ‘From the Reference Desk to Behind the Scenes’ (2025) 29(3) AALL Spectrum 14
Sara McMahon ‘Embracing Leadership as a First-Gen Professional’ (2025) 29(3) AALL Spectrum 17
Tanya Thomas ‘Let Them Make Pie! Rethinking Career Progression in Librarianship’ (2025) 29(3) AALL Spectrum 10
David Wills ‘The Willi Steiner Memorial Lecture 2024: Law Librarianship: Past, Present… and an Artificial Future?’ (2024) 24 LIM 220
Law Libraries
Amy Kaufman ‘Indigenous Legal Materials and Libraries: One Canadian Law Library’s Experience’ (2024) 24 LIM 252
Law Library Administration
Julie Jones, Kristen Perez and Sam Cabo ‘Adapting to Change: Navigating the Evolving Role of Electronic Resources Librarians’ (2025) 29(4) AALL Spectrum 18
Melissa Mills ‘The Evolution of Law Librarianship and the Role of AI’ (2024) 24 LIM 248
Dana Neascu ‘Law Library Collection Development in the Time of GenAI’ (2025) 29(4) AALL Spectrum 12
Catherine Parkin & Aarti Sehgal ‘Guiding Away From Google: Finding ways to Engage Law Students With Academic Databases’ (2024) 24 LIM 237
Amy Small ‘Modernizing Government Law Library Collections: Strategies for Development and Beyond’ (2025) 29(4) AALL Spectrum 15
Law Reports
Paul Magrath ‘ICLR: Gatekeepers of the Common Law’ (2025) May I.N.L ICLR: gatekeepers of the common law - Internet for Lawyers Newsletter Accessed 14 May 2025
Legal Education
Anil Balan ‘Cultural Diversity and Widening Participation: Enhancement of Teaching and Feedback Practices for Law Students From a Diverse Range of Backgrounds’ (2024) 58 Law Teacher 327
Chantal Bostock and others ‘Fear of Administrative Law: Student Emotions Around Studying Administrative Law at an Australian University’ (2024) 34(2) Legal Education Review 23 Vol. 35, Issue 1, 2025 | Published by Legal Education Review Accessed 14 March 2025
Michael Brogan, Bradley Gooding and Francine Feld ‘The Viva-Voce: a Post Pandemic assessment’ (2024) 58 Law Teacher 442
Nick Cartwright ‘Inequity and Distrust: Imagining the Anti-Racist Law School’ (2024) 58 Law Teacher 310
Andra Le Roux-Kemp ‘A Critical Analysis of the Role of Legal Higher Education and Training in the Institutionalisation of the English Legal Profession: Quo Vadis for English Law Schools?’ (2024) 58 Law Teacher 396
Ann Luk ‘Teaching Intellectual Property Law Today: Testing the Relevance of the “Problem-Based Learning” Method’ (2024) 58 Law Teacher 535
Caroline Strevens and Emma Jones ‘Perceptions of Wellbeing Among Heads of UK Law Schools’ (2024) 58 Law Teacher 606
Legal Profession
Victor Chimbwanda ‘The Authority of the Elders or the Colonisers? Customary Law and Culture – Which Legal Skills?’ (2024) 31 IJLP 225
Pete Sanderson and Hilary Sommerlad ‘”Change, Continuity and Crisis in the Legal Profession; the Role of Gender”’ (2025) 32 IJLP 73
Legal Systems
Henk Botha, Conflictual Democracy and the South African Constitution: Dignity, Equality, and Freedom (Routledge 2025)
Terence Daintith and Alan Page, Executive Self-Government and the Constitution (Oxford University Press 2025)
Thérèse Donu ‘A Brief Overview of the Togolese Legal System’ (GlobaLex January/February 2025) A Brief Overview of the Togolese Legal System - Globalex Accessed 28 February 2025
Matthew S. Erie (ed), A Casebook on Chinese Outbound Investment: Law, Policy, and Business (Cambridge University Press 2025)
Servaas Feiertag ‘Introducing the Legal System of North Macedonia’ (GlobaLex January/February 2025) Introducing the Legal System of North Macedonia - Globalex Accessed 28 February 2025
Cerian Griffiths and Łukasz Jan Korporowicz (eds), English Law, the Legal Profession, and Colonialism: Histories, Parallels, and Influences (Routledge 2025)
Richard Harper, The Family Court in Practice: A safeguarding guide for all practitioners working with children (Routledge 2025)
Lara Jreissati ‘Current Constitutional Law and Court System in the Syrian Arab Republic’ (GlobaLex March/April 2025) Current Constitutional Law and Court System in the Syrian Arab Republic - Globalex Accessed 17 May 2025
Lara Jreissati ‘Introducing the Lebanese Legal System and Research’ (GlobaLex March/April 2025) Introducing the Lebanese Legal System and Research - Globalex Accessed 17 May 2025
Etienne Mutabazi ‘Rwanda’s Legal System and Legal Materials’ (GlobaLex March/April 2025) Rwanda’s Legal System and Legal Materials - Globalex Accessed 17 May 2025
Meg Russell ‘Should We Be Worried About the Decline of Parliamentary Scrutiny’ [2025] P.L. 31
Gerhard Seibert ‘São Tomé and Príncipe Legal System and Research’ (GlobaLex January/February 2025) São Tomé and Príncipe Legal System and Research - Globalex Accessed 28 February 2025
Nidhi Sharma ‘The Ghost of Article 12 in the Indian Constitution: the Verticality v. Horizontality Conundrum’ (2024) 52 IJLI 98
Christopher Slobogin, Rehabilitating Criminal Justice: Innovations in Policing, Adjudication, and Sentencing (Cambridge University Press 2025)
Joanne F Sonin, Shareholders and Stakeholders: The Unrealised Promise of Company Law Reform in Post-War Britain (Hart Publishing 2025)
Linda Tashbook and Marko Zivanov ‘Legal Research in Serbia’ (GlobaLex March/April 2025) Legal Research in Serbia - Globalex Accessed 17 May 2025
Chris Thorpe ‘How Do You Solve a Problem Like English Partnerships?’ (2025) 6 Amicus Curiae (Series 2) 404 How Do You Solve a Problem Like English Partnerships? | Amicus Curiae Accessed 14 March 2025
Brian Tobin ‘Surrogacy and Consent Under Irish Law. A Problematic Copy and Paste From the UK’ (2025) 6 Amicus Curiae (Series 2) 260 Surrogacy and Consent under Irish Law: A Problematic Copy and Paste from the UK | Amicus Curiae Accessed 14 March 2025
Arthur Willemse ‘Researching Dutch Law’ (GlobaLex January/February 2025) Researching Dutch Law - Globalex Accessed 28 February 2025
Jonathan Wills, The Electronic Communications Code: A Guide for Property Lawyers (Bloomsbury Professional 2025)
Alex Zhang ‘Taiwan Legal System’ (GlobaLex January/February 2025) Taiwan Legal Research - Globalex Accessed 28 February 2025
Dunia Zongwe, François Butedi and Phebe Clément ‘Overview of the Legal System of the Democratic System of the Congo (DRC) and Research’ (GlobaLex January/February 2025) Overview of the Legal System of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Research - Globalex Accessed 28 Feb 2025
Legislation
Bob Cordran ‘Employment Rights Bill – What Does it Mean for Employers?’ (2024) 24 LIM 264
Robin Gardner ‘The Statute Project: Putting Historic British Law Online’ (2024) 32 ALL 142
Publishing
Mike Breslin & Jas Breslin ‘Raiders of the Lost Archive – 2004' (2024) 24 LIM 274
Answers from Raiders of the Lost Archive mini quiz on page 127
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