IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 1697 A.SALS
Held at: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Title: Society for Advanced Legal Studies Papers
Date(s): 1997-1999
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: 1 box
Name of creator(s): Society for Advanced Legal Studies
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Society for Advanced Legal Studies (SALS), established in 1997, is the successor body to the Friends of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS). The Friends was established in 1989 to foster the interests of the IALS which holds what is in effect the UK's national law library and which is at the centre of legal research. SALS is a learned society consisting of scholars, practitioners and those involved in the administration of justice from the UK and around the world. Its objectives are to promote and facilitate legal research at an advanced level and in particular to engender greater collaboration between scholars and those involved in the practice of law. The Society seeks to achieve these objectives through a number of initiatives including organising and supporting specialised working groups, lectures and conferences. The Constitution of the SALS provides for an Advisory Council of persons drawn from academia, practitioners and the judiciary from the UK and overseas. During its first year there is a transitional executive committee, chaired by the Director of IALS, and an interim advisory council.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
The papers of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies consists of the monthly journal of SALS Amicus Curiae ("Friend of the Court"), Oct 1997-April 1999. At present no information is available on the extent, content and accessibility of the administrative records of SALS or its predecessor.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Arranged chronologically by date.
Conditions governing access:
Open
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright declaration form to be completed.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
Detailed catalogue available at the IALS and on-line at http://ials.sas.ac.uk/archives/sals.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:
Accruals:
The Society has entered into an informal agreement with the Records of Legal Education Archives to deposit its non-current records with the Archives as the need arises.
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The Society has to date deposited archive copies of its journal, Amicus Curiae, in the Archives.
ALLIED MATERIALS
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Compiled by Annabel Dodds for RSLP AIM25 Project.
Date(s) of descriptions: Aug 2000