Library Guides: EU and International Law: EU and International Law

Finding EU Law using library resources

The All England Law Reports (European Cases)
1995-2015. Also available in print.
European Sources Online
Free access database containing primary sources, commentary and articles on the EU
JustisOne
JustisOne has EU treaties, case law and other resources. Access it through OpenAthens and 'find your institution'. Then go to 'browse' and select EU.
LexisLibrary
LexisLibrary has a collection of EU resources which can be accessed by clicking the 'Sources' tab.
Westlaw
Westlaw has a large collection of EU resources which can be accessed by using the EU tab or by clicking the 'international' topic and then selecting EU law.

Using Westlaw to research EU law video

Journals

The Columbia Journal of European Law
Available on HeinOnline and Lexis Library
Common Market Law Review
Available on Kluwer Law International
European Competition Law Review
Available on Westlaw
European Foreign Affairs Review
Available on Kluwer Law International
European Intellectual Property Review
Available on Westlaw
European Journal of Legal Studies
Open access publication
European Law Journal
Available on Academic Search Complete
European Law Review
Available on Westlaw
Find-Er
Use to explore the print and electronic collections of the European Commission libraries
Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law
Available on HeinOnline (coverage up to 2013 only)
Yearbook of European Law
Available on ABI/INFORM Collection and Oxford Journals

Quick Links

Curia
The Court of Justice of the EU
Eur-Lex
Access to EU law, including legislation, case law, preparatory documents, and the Official Journal of the EU
Europa
Official website of the EU
European Commission
The executive body of the EU
European Council and the Council of the EU
European Parliament
European Parliamentary Research Service

Brexit resources

House of Commons Library - Brexit: a reading list of post-EU Referendum publications by Parliament and the Devolved Assemblies
This is a reading list covering Commons Library Briefings, Commons Library Blog, Lords Library Briefings, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, Select Committee Reports and Devolved Assembly Publications.
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple - Brexit
This webpage contains useful and up-to-date Brexit links from a wide variety of sources (including The Bar Council, the Law Societies, Chambers and law firms), plus Brexit bibliographies.
Oxford Public International Law - Updated Debate Map: Brexit
This is an index of materials, collected by Oxford Public International Law, in relation to the legal consequences of Brexit. It draws together a range of blog entries, House of Commons Library briefing papers and articles.
Oxford University Press European Union Law Resource Centre
A collection of resources relating to Brexit, from a variety of authors.
Practical Law - Brexit: Legal Implications
The Practical Law database contains lots of interesting Brexit-related articles, blogs and trackers. For example, it has articles on the possible implications of Brexit on different areas of the law, so could be useful when preparing for job interviews.

EU blogs and current awareness

ACELG blog
This blog contains topical posts from researchers at the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance.
EU Law Analysis
Edited by Steve Peers (co-author of the book 'European Union Law' by Barnard and Peers), this blog covers a wide range of EU related posts written by a variety of contributors.
Europa European Union Newsroom
This webpage contains press releases and statements from the EU.
European Law Blog
This blog, which is written by academics and practitioners, contains news and comment on current developments in EU case law and legislation.
Financial Times Brussels Briefing
This is a daily bulletin from the Financial Times, with the latest news from their Brussels bureau.

Note: You can sign up for this bulletin once you have registered for an FT account, please see the FT registration instructions (PDF, 286 KB).

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies guide to keeping up-to-date with the law: EU
This helpful guide from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies explains how you can set up RSS alerts with EUR-Lex, in particular how you can set up alerts in relation to the latest cases and legislation.

Citing and referencing EU law using OSCOLA

OSCOLA (the Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities) provides guidance on how to cite European Union legal sources, please see in particular section 2.6 of the OSCOLA guide (PDF, 448KB).

Please note that the OSCOLA guide was produced before the creation of the European Case Law Identifier. In order to learn how to deal with the European Case Law Identifier when citing cases, please see the guidance contained in the OSCOLA FAQs section.

International Law books

Finding International Law using Library resources

The British Yearbook of International Law
Articles and book reviews, providing analysis on important developments in modern international law.
HeinOnline
HeinOnline's Foreign and International Law Resources Databases enables researchers to easily search across multiple international law titles simultaneously.
LexisLibrary
Foreign and International Law: including legislation, cases and journals from various countries (coverage varies between countries.)
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law
The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL) is an online encyclopedia dealing with international law.
Oxford Reports on International Law
Oxford Reports on International Law (ORIL) is a database of peer-reviewed reports of international law cases, published by Oxford University Press.
Westlaw
Foreign and International Law: includes legislation, cases and journals from various countries (coverage varies between countries.)

Finding International Law: Further Resources

Flare Index to Treaties
Index of key multilateral treaties from the 1600s onwards, as well as key bilateral treaties from 1353 to 1815.
GlobaLex
International research guides were created by the Hauser Global Law School Program, New York University School of Law. These provide useful guidance on international law topics, countries and legal systems.
HUDOC
The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments) decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-Law Information Note, the European Commission of Human Rights (decisions and reports) and the Committee of Ministers (resolutions).
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies: Foreign Law Guide (FLAG)
A guide to collections of foreign primary law print materials in UK libraries.
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies: Public International Law
An introduction to legal research in public international law.
International Court of Justice
Includes a list of all cases referred to the court.
International Criminal Court
Includes a list of all cases referred to the court.
Lexadin
'The World Law Guide' contains more than 70,000 Links to Legal sites in over 180 countries.
United Nations Case Law Database
Extracts of key judgements and decisions rendered by the ICTR, ICTY, and IRMCT Appeals Chambers since their inception, as well as to full-text versions of the corresponding appeal judgements and decisions.
United Nations on International Law
Links to special tribunals, the ICJ and UNCITRAL.
United Nations Treaty Collection
Depositary of more than 560 multilateral treaties which cover a broad range of subject matters such as human rights, disarmament and protection of the environment.
WorldLii
The World Legal Information Institute is an excellent, free resource off containing case transcripts and judgments for over 123 jurisdictions, so is a good place to start finding international case law.