European Union
European institutions and legal resources
EU institutions Europa is the official website of the European Union and the starting place for all information on the Institutions of Europe. It is a complex site, attempting to provide information for many different types of viewer – from children, students and adult viewers through to politicians and lawyers looking for the “nitty gritty” […]
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Free European sources
When we use e-resources in the law, there has been a tendency to value the paid resources over the free ones. Sometimes the free resources are not seen as truly comprehensive collections, whereas the purchased ones are; sometimes the linking and cross referencing is more sophisticated in the commercial databases; often the value-added editorial content […]
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The new Europa site
The starting place for all information on the Institutions of Europe is the Europa site. This is a many-layered site, attempting to provide information to several types of viewer, from children, students and adult viewers with many different types of interest, through to politicians and lawyers looking for the nitty gritty stuff of the EU. […]
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Law resources on Europa
Although the original version of Europa, launched in in 1995, simply provided a basic overview of European policies, the site has now become a single access point for official information from all the European institutions. Researchers at all levels, from school children to professors, can find relevant material, and also have direct access to official […]
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Developments in (free) legal information in 2006 and predictions for 2007
Statute Law Database After a 10-year wait, the Statute Law Database was finally released to the public just in time for Christmas (see part of the Home Page below). The Government Service enquiry system was launched in May 2006 and the pilot for the public version amongst selected trial users ran from July to October. […]
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