EUROPEAN UNION LAW LINKS

Databases

EU Links

General

Guides

Databases

• CORDIS Community Research & Development Information Service is an important source on EU R&D programmes and relevant matters
• EUROPA the European Commission . Executive and administrative roles. Responsible for drafting legislation and overseeing its implementation. Guardian of the treaties. Issues draft proposals in COM documents. Submits these proposals to the Council of the EU.
• EUR-Lex database of European Union Law. Includes treaties, legislation, case-law and legislative proposals.
• EUROPARL Parliament has the power to legislate, power of the purse, and power of democratic supervision.

• esp@cenet Europe's Network of Patent Databases. 30 million patents available worldwide.

EU Links

• Council of the European Union Also known as the Council of Ministers. Has final legislative authority. Represents Member States. Has Treaty powers. The Council exercises legislative and decision-making powers. Consults with the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee regarding published drafts of legislation aka preparatory acts. This is published in the OJ C Series.
• Court of Justice and General Court European Union's judicial institutions, with the Court of Justice enforcing the uniform interpretation of EU law. Case Law
• EU Institutions and Bodies List of agencies, institutions, and bodies of the EU and their home pages.
• Europa: Gateway to the European Union The official Web site of the European Union.
• European Court of Human Rights Includes pending cases, general info & decisions
• European Parliament
• Digital Agenda for Europe By the European Commission
• Treaties Major treaties of the European Union and Communities.

General

• A-Z Index of EU Websites. MUST SEE!
• EU Links From the University of California, Berkeley. Excellent resource.
• EU in the U.S. By the U.S. Government, developments in the Transatlantic Action Plan and other aspects of the EU-US relationship. Includes great EU sources.
• European Institutions Who the European Institutions Are and Their Functions - Excellent Resource
• Websites Dedicated to the EU From the European University Institute.

Research Guides

• European Union Legal Materials: An Infrequent User's Guide.
• Researching the European Union by Boston University Pappas Law Library.

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Last modified: October 30, 2007.