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
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.
Intute: Law A gateway to high quality, evaluated Internet resources in the social sciences. This section of the gateway is a catalogue of Internet resources for law.
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
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 since 14 November 1996.
Law Commission Includes full text consultation documents and reports.
Ministry of Justice UK government department with responsibility for legal matters
POLIS Parliamentary Online Indexing Service. An index to the proceedings and publications of both Houses of Parliament, updated daily.
Scottish Courts Website Information relating to all civil and criminal courts within Scotland, including full text court opinions.
Statute Law Database Official revised edition of the primary legislation of the United Kingdom made available online
UK Legislation Office of Public Sector Information website, which includes UK Acts & Statutory Instruments, Northern Ireland legislation, Acts & SI's of the Scottish Parliament, and SI's made by the Welsh Assembly.
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
European Court of Human Rights Information about the Court, and a link to search for judgments.
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 World Legal Information Institute. Free access to primary legal materials from around the world.
admiFrance Official gateway to the French civil service.
Journaux Officiels de la République Française French Official Journal, in French.
JurisNet French law on the internet, in French.
Legifrance Essential French law site hosted by the French government. Includes links to the French constitution, legislation and case law.
Juristisches Internetprojekt Saarbrücken German law on the web, in English.
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
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
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.