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Web guide Legal Sources

This is a selection of qualitative, reliable and up-to-date legal law sources, chosen by the information specialist for law. This guide contains mainly public websites and databases. Sources that are only available for students and staff of Tilburg University are labeled ‘TiU’.

About this web guide

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  • Almost every database has a built-in help-function. Of some databases there is a more detailed manual available online. Instruction modules are available for a number of Tilburg University-databases.
  • Categories per subject are:
    • Europe
    • International
    • Separate countries
Legislative procedure
  • Nederland
  • Europa           
    • EUR-Lex
      Databank met o.a. voorbereidende documenten (Volg de levenscyclus van EU-wetgeving van het eerste voorstel tot de definitieve tekst. U ziet de hele procedure in een tijdlijn, met alle bijdragen van de instellingen en organen die bij de besluitvorming betrokken zijn.)
    • Legislative Observatory (OEIL)
      Informatie over het besluitvormingsproces in het Europese Parlement.
    • Europees Parlement
      Website van het Europees Parlement met agenda's, verslagen, ontwerpresoluties, verslagen van de debatten, notulen en aangenomen teksten
  • Internationaal        
    • UNLibrary
      Databank van de Verenigde Naties met o.a. documenten en audiovisuele materialen over de onderhandelingen en goedkeuring van belangrijke juridische instrumenten onder auspiciën van de Verenigde Naties sinds 1945
    • UBISNET
      Bibliografische databank om documenten en publicaties van de Verenigde Naties te zoeken; bevat vaak links naar full-text documenten
  • European Union    
    • EUR-Lex
      Database containing information about the legislative process.  Follow the life cycle of a legislative proposal from the moment it is launched until the final law is adopted. A timeline gives a visual representation of the procedure. All interventions by the institutions & bodies involved in the decision‑making process are represented.
    • Legislative Observatory (OEIL)
      The  European Parliament's database for monitoring the EU decision-making process
    • European Parliament
      Website of the European Parliament with information about the legislative process
  • International        
    • UBISNET
      Database with official documents of the United Nations
  • Separate countries
    • Belgium
      • Belgiumlex
        Databank containing legislative procedure, legislation and case law (English) e
    • Germany
    • France  
      • Assemblée National
        English website of the French National Assembly (documents in French only)
      • Sénat
        English website of the French Senate (documents in French only)
    • United Kingdom
      • Parliament UK
        Website of the British parliament with English bills
      • Westlaw UK (TiU)
        Database containing English bills
    • United States  
      • Congress.gov
        Website with congressional records of both House and Senate
      • United States Senate
        Website of the American Senate
      • United States House of Representatives
        Website of the American House of representatives
      • Westlaw Next (TiU)
        Database giving access to congressional records of the United  States (choose ‘Home’, next ‘Federal’ then ‘proposed & enacted legislation’, and finally ‘Congressional Bills’)
Legislation
Case law
Treaties