Library: Politics, Languages and International Studies: Government and legal publications

UK

UK Parliament
Provides guidance about UK Parliamentary processes and official publications.

UK Parliamentary Papers This link opens in a new window
Full-text papers from 1688-2005 including Hansard content - fundamental to understanding current legislation, policy-making and the British political environment - you can find further content (1803-current) at Hansard Online.

Legislation.gov.uk
The official home of UK legislation, revised and as enacted 1267-present. This website is managed by The National Archives on behalf of HM Government.

Lexis+ UK This link opens in a new window
Legal information: UK and EU case law, UK and EU legislation and UK law journals.
IMPORTANT: Please note Lexis+ UK is licenced for education and research purposes only and cannot be used for University business.
Westlaw UK This link opens in a new window
Legislation, case law and quantum law in the UK and EU: legal documents and journal articles. For broader international coverage, click the 'Westlaw International' database link in the right hand column.

Europa
The official website of the EU providing basic information about how the EU works, the latest EU news and links to EU information and services.
European Sources Online
Information about the EU's institutions, activities, issues countries and regions and other European organisations.
EUR-Lex
The main resource for EU law research, providing access to case-law by the Court of Justice for the EU, and other public EU documents.

Lexis+ UK This link opens in a new window
Legal information: UK and EU case law, UK and EU legislation and UK law journals.
IMPORTANT: Please note Lexis+ UK is licenced for education and research purposes only and cannot be used for University business.
Westlaw UK This link opens in a new window
Legislation, case law and quantum law in the UK and EU: legal documents and journal articles. For broader international coverage, click the 'Westlaw International' database link in the right hand column.