Internet resources for Law
The gateways and subject guides included in the following list will lead to more focussed and quality assured information than general Internet search engines for queries relating to law.
| Gateways and subject guides | |
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| LAWLINKS | Legal information on the internet from the Templeman Library, University of Kent at Canterbury. |
| Legal Resources in the UK and Ireland | Comprehensive searchable site maintained by Delia Venables. |
| BUBL Link: Law Links | Subject tree sections relating to law. |
| Guide to Law Online | An annotated hypertext guide to sources of information worldwide on government. It is prepared by the US Law Library of Congress for the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN). |
| UK legislation, law reports and official publications | |
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| BAILII | British and Irish Legal Information Institute. Provides comprehensive access to freely available British and Irish legislation and cases. |
| Command Papers | Office of Public Sector Information website, which includes alphabetical and numerical lists of Command Papers, with links to full text if available. |
| Courts Service | Information about the work of the Courts Service |
| Directgov | Access to information on all government services and departments. |
| Employment Appeal Tribunal | Information and full text judgments. |
| House of Lords judgments | Information on the judicial work of the House of Lords, and judgments delivered from 14 November 1996 to 30 July 2009. |
| Law Commission | Includes full text consultation documents and reports. |
| legislation.gov.uk | Official revised edition of the primary legislation of the United Kingdom made available online |
| Ministry of Justice | UK government department with responsibility for legal matters |
| Scottish Courts Website | Information relating to all civil and criminal courts within Scotland, including full text court opinions. |
| Supreme Court | The Supreme Court was established in October 2009 and is the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases. |
| UK Parliament | Links to House of Commons and House of Lords publications, including Bills and Hansard. |
| WLR Daily | A service from the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. It provides summaries of important cases from the major courts. |
| International and country specific law | |
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| European Court of Human Rights | Information about the Court, and a link to search for judgments. |
| EISIL | Electronic Information System for International Law, maintained by the American Society of International Law. |
| EUR-Lex | The portal to European Union law. It includes the text of the Treaties, the C and L series of the Official Journal, consolidated legislation and case law. |
| United Nations | Links to all departments within the UN. |
| International Court of Justice | Includes general information about the Court, and full text basic documents and decisions. |
| WorldLII France | World Legal Information Institute databases and links for France |
| WorldLII Germany | World Legal Information Institute databases and links for Germany |
| WorldLII Spain | World Legal Information Institute databases and links for Spain |
| WorldLII United States | World Legal Information Institute databases and links for USA |
| Journaux Officiels de la République Française | French Official Journal, in French. |
| Legifrance | Essential French law site hosted by the French government. Includes links to the French constitution, legislation and case law. |
| Australasian Legal Information Institute | Provides free access to Australasian legal materials over the Internet. |
| US Code | Consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the US. |
| FirstGov | The official US Government Internet portal. Provides links to all US government sites, including the judiciary. |
| Law libraries and services | |
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| Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations | Invaluable web based service maintained by the University of Cardiff. |
| Bodleian Law Library | Home page of the Bodleian Law Library of Oxford University. Includes a link to the library catalogue. |
| OSCOLA | Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities. Produced by the Oxford Law Faculty in consultation with leading academic law publishers. |
| Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Library | Home page of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Library, part of the University of London. Includes a link to the library catalogue, and the Foreign Law Guide (FLAG). |
| Library of Congress Online Catalog | Includes the holdings of the Law Library of Congress, US. |
| Squire Law Library | Home page of the Squire Law Library of Cambridge University. Includes a link to the library catalogue. |
| Legal profession | |
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| Solicitors Regulation Authority | The independent regulatory body of the Law Society of England and Wales, with information for consumers, students, and solicitors. |
| The Law Society | Information for and about solicitors, including an online search form to help you find a solicitor. |
| Bar Council | Information for and about barristers, and on online version of the Bar Directory. |