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Accessing Free Legal Databases

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Accessing Free Legal Databases

In addition to our database subscriptions , there are many resources freely available online. Here is a selection:

EUR-Lex

Official online gateway to EU law, run by the Publications Office of the European Union. Includes case-law. 

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European e-Justice: National Case Law

Gateway to national law databases for individual EU member states. Includes links to Dec.Nat and JURE databases.

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HUDOC

Database of the Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights.

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IALS Digital Resources

Collection of databases and gateways from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS). Of note are the Eagle-i Internet Portal of Law and FLARE Index to Treaties.

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InfoCuria

Official EU database for case-law of the Court of Justice and the General Court.

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N-Lex

Gateway to national law databases for individual EU member states. Each database contains a link to Case-law; clicking on the link runs a search in EUR-Lex for case-law related to the member state.

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SCLR: Links & Online Resources

Website of the SCLR (Scottish Council of Law Reporting), the publisher of the Session Cases.

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Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service

Includes the latest judgments and court rolls, inquiries and appeals of the SCTS.

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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Includes the latest judgments of the Supreme Court. 

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United Nations Digital Library

Online catalogue of the UN documents and publications. 

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Last revised by Janet MacKay, June 2025