Free Online Resources

Free access to practical, evidence-based guidance on vulnerable witnesses and defendants
Toolkits which provide advocates with general good practice guidance when preparing for trial in cases involving a witness or a defendant with communication needs
A list of recent cases relevant to responding to vulnerable witnesses and defendants
Publications and other resources relevant to responses to vulnerable witnesses and defendants

Free access to British and Irish legal materials online
Over 50 case law databases that cover both courts and tribunals
Transcripts from courts in England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, UK, Ireland, Jersey and Europe
Links to world law resources covering Asia, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the USA and more

Search for the meaning of abbreviations for English language legal publications, from the British Isles, the Commonwealth and the United States
Publications from over 295 jurisdictions
Abbreviations covering international and comparative law
Covers a wide selection of major foreign language law publications

The Official Journal of the European Union
EU law (EU treaties, directives, regulations, decisions, consolidated legislation, etc.)
Preparatory acts (legislative proposals, reports, green and white papers, etc.)
EU case-law (judgements, orders, etc.)
International agreements
EFTA document and other public documents

Allows you to follow legislative procedures
Updated daily and contains more than 3 million items with some texts dating back to 1951

Locate foreign, international and comparative law in the UK's academic, national and specialist law libraries
Provides key information about collections of foreign primary law materials, including:

Where to find foreign law in UK libraries
Print or microform collections of primary law in serial publication (legislation, law reports, digests, etc)
Collection descriptions and locations
Library contact and access details

Case-law of the Court, including Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments, decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-Law Information Note
Decisions and reports of the European Commission of Human Rights and the resolutions of the Committee of Ministers
Press releases issued by the Registry since 1 January 1999, available in English and French

Legislation from around the world freely accessible online
More than 70,000 links to legal sites in over 180 countries
Organised alphabetically by country
Includes an array of different areas of law (administrative, civil, commercial, etc.) as well as constitutional and human rights laws, and a list of law sources

A wide selection of documents taken from EUR-Lex
Includes Treaties, legislative documents, the Official Journal of the EU, case law and other supporting materials, and judgements of the European Court of Justice in English, French and German
This collection will continue to be updated up until the UK's exit from the EU
Once the UK has left the European Union, it will provide a comprehensive and official UK reference point for EU law as it stood at the time of the UK's exit

A video archive of past hearings that complements the court's existing live streaming service
View Current cases or Decided cases and access the morning and/or afternoon sessions on the dates that the case was heard

Over 14,000 treaties involving the UK
Research the existence of treaties
Find important information, such as the place and date of signature and entry into force date
See which states or organisations participate in them

Information on the status of over 500 major multilateral instruments deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Includes the texts of reservations, declarations and objections
Covers a range of subject matter such as human rights, disarmament, commodities, refugees, the environment and the law of the sea

A single search facility for over 270 databases from 48 jurisdictions in 20 countries
Decisions of international Courts and Tribunals, a number of Asian countries, and from South Africa
Case-law, legislation, treaties, law reform reports, law journals, and other materials are included