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
More details:
- 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
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- Legal Intelligence (TiU)
Zoekmachine waarmee o.a. naar parlementaire publicaties gezocht kan worden -
Officiëlebekendmakingen.nl
Zoeken naar parlementaire publicaties vanaf 1 januari 1995 -
Staten-Generaal Digitaal
Alle parlementaire stukken van vergaderjaar 1814/15 tot 1 januari 1995 -
Informatie over parlementaire documenten
Uitleg over kamerstukken, Handelingen en Kamervragen
- Legal Intelligence (TiU)
- 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
- EUR-Lex
- 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
- UNLibrary
- European Union
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- 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
- EUR-Lex
- International
- UBISNET
Database with official documents of the United Nations
- UBISNET
- Separate countries
- Belgium
- Belgiumlex
Databank containing legislative procedure, legislation and case law (English) e
- Belgiumlex
- Germany
- Deutscher Bundestag
Website of the parliament of the federal Republic of Germany (English)
- Deutscher Bundestag
- 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)
- Assemblée National
- United Kingdom
- Parliament UK
Website of the British parliament with English bills - Westlaw UK (TiU)
Database containing English bills
- Parliament UK
- 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’)
- Congress.gov
- Belgium
Legislation
- European Union
- EUR-Lex
Database containing EU-legislation and the Official Journal - Westlaw Next (TiU)
Databank containing the full-text of European legislation (choose ‘European Union materials’, than ‘Legislation’)
- EUR-Lex
- International
- United Nations Official Documents System (TiU)
Database of the United Nations with full-text of and information about treaties - Electric Information System for International Law
Website containing links to international treaties, websites and subject guides in relation to international law
- United Nations Official Documents System (TiU)
- Separate countries
- Netherlands
- Legislation Online – Netherlands
Database containing legislation (English) - Dutch civil codes
Website with texts of Dutch legislation
- Legislation Online – Netherlands
- Belgium
- Belgiumlex
Database containing legislation (English)
- Belgiumlex
- Germany
- beck-online (TiU)
Database containing German federal and state legislation (in German only) - German Law Archive
Website with German statutes - WorldLII German Legislation
Website with links to German legislation
- beck-online (TiU)
- Netherlands
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- France
- Légifrance
Legal information portal with English translations of French acts - Journal officiel
French Bulletin of Acts and Degrees (starting from 2004; in French only)
- Légifrance
- United Kingdom
- British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII)
Website containing UK and Irish legislation - Westlaw UK (TiU)
Database containing, English legislation - Legislation.gov
British legislation, in both the original and amended versions
- British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII)
- United States
- Westlaw Next (TiU)
Access toy he legislation of the United States (choose ‘US Federal materials’ and then ‘Statutes’) - Legal Information Institute (LII)
Website of Cornell University with links to federal legislation
- Westlaw Next (TiU)
- France
Case law
- European Union and Europe
- EUR-Lex Treaties
Website containing treaties of the EU (choose “EU law and related documents” and click on “Treaties”) - Treaties of the Council of Europe
All treaties of the Council of Europe starting in 1949
- EUR-Lex Treaties
- International
- United Nations Treaty Collection (TiU)
Databases of the UN with the texts of and information about UN treaties - Electric Information System for International Law (EISIL)
Website with links to international treaties, other websites and guides in relation to public international law - Oxford Public International Law
Access to the Oxford Historical Treaties
- United Nations Treaty Collection (TiU)
- Separate countries
- Belgium
- Treaties of Belgium (Wikipedia)
List of treaties concluded or ratified by Belgium
- Treaties of Belgium (Wikipedia)
- Germany
- WorldII German treaties
Treaties and international agreements concluded or ratified by Germany
- WorldII German treaties
- France
- Base des Traités et Accords et de la France
Database containing information about French treaties and some links to the full-text (choose ‘Recherche dans la base’; in French only) - Treaties of France (Wikipedia)
- Base des Traités et Accords et de la France
- Netherlands
- Treaty database
Official government site with treaties concluded or ratified by the Netherlands
- Treaty database
- United Kingdom
- UK Treaties
Website containing information about British treaties and links to the full-text
- UK Treaties
- United States
- Library of Congress Treaties
Database containing information about American treaties and links to the full-text
- Library of Congress Treaties
- Belgium
Treaties
- Nederland
- Verdragenbank
De Verdragenbank bevat de gegevens van de verdragen, waarbij het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden partij is - Tractatenblad
Overzicht van recent gesloten verdragen
- Verdragenbank
- Europa
- EUR-Lex Verdragen
Website met verdragen van de Europese Unie - Treaties of the Council of Europe (Raad van Europa)
Alle verdragen van de Raad van Europa sinds 1949 met eventueel bijbehorende gegevens
- EUR-Lex Verdragen
- Internationaal
- United Nations Treaty Collection
Databases van de Verenigde Naties met teksten van en informatie over verdragen - Electric Information System for International Law
Website met links naar internationale verdragen, andere websites en onderwerpsgidsen met betrekking tot internationaal recht - Oxford Public International Law
Toegang tot o.a. de Oxford Historical Treaties
- United Nations Treaty Collection
- Afzonderlijke landen
- België
- Databank van Verdragen
Teksten van en Informatie over verdragen waarbij België partij is
- Databank van Verdragen
- Duitsland
- Bundesgesetzblatt Teil II
Officieel orgaan waarin de tekst van verdragen wordt gepubliceerd
- Bundesgesetzblatt Teil II
- Frankrijk
- Base des Traités et Accords et de la France
Databank met informatie over Franse verdragen en eventueel links naar full-tekst (kies links voor ‘Recherche dans la base’)
- Base des Traités et Accords et de la France
- Verenigd Koninkrijk
- UK Treaties
Website met informatie over Britse verdragen en eventueel links naar full-text
- UK Treaties
- Verenigde Staten
- Library of Congress Treaties
Databank met informatie over Amerikaanse verdragen en eventueel links naar full-text
- Library of Congress Treaties
- België