Law Databases

• BAILII (British and Irish Legal Information Institute)
  British and Irish case law & legislation, European Union case law, Law Commission reports, and other law-related British and Irish material. Not as comprehensive as Lexis Library or Westlaw but useful if you have a neutral citation.
  
  Please click here for a video introduction.
  
  
• HeinOnline
  Large full text collection of mostly US-published law journals and texts. Also includes the English Reports..
  
  Quick guide to using HeinOnline.pdf
  
  Click here to see a quick introduction video.
  
  
• * Lexis library
  Full text case law, legislation and commentary, including Halsbury's Laws of England.
  
  Quick guide to using Lexis Library.pdf
  
  Click here for an online tutorial.
  
  
• * Westlaw
  Full text UK, EU and international case law, legislation and commentary.
  
  Quick guide to using Westlaw.pdf
  
  Log in to Westlaw and click on the Training Tutorial tab.

Also useful for particular areas of Law

A longer list of resources, covering all subject areas, can be found on the Online Resources page.
If you have any problems or are unsure what to use, please contact the Law Academic Liaison Librarian.

• Halsbury's Laws of England
  Halsbury’s Laws of England is a multi-volume legal encyclopaedia covering the current law of England and Wales. The e-version is available via Lexis Library and includes the main volumes of Halsbury’s Laws (4th & 5th editions), Cumulative Supplement, latest Noter-Up issue and the Index. It is updated monthly.
  
  Tutorial on Using Halsbury's Laws of England
  
  Video on Using Halsbury's Laws online
  
  Quick guide to using Halsburys Laws of England online.pdf
  
  
• Justcite
  Index to case law, legislation and journal articles, many not full text.
  See the Quick Guide or log in and select Advanced Search to see Training videos and other more detailed Help.
  
  
• Legislation.gov
  Official full text database of UK Acts as revised.
  
  
• Official Documents
  Includes departmental papers from 2005 and some older material than Public Information Online.
  
  
• Parliament
  Links to legislation in progress, the Supreme Court and House of Lords judgements from 1996.
  
  
• Privy Council Judgements (1999-)
  also includes 18 key judgements dating back to 1914.
  
  
• Supreme Court
  Cases available from 2010-
  
  
• WLR Daily
  Used to be Daily Law Notes.
  A free 24 hour service from the Royal Courts of Justice and the European Court of Justice, with summaries of the most important updates from the House of Lords, the Privy Council, the Court of Appeal and all divisions of the High Court.

• Business Source Complete
  Business resource with large collection of journals, many full text, relevant to labour, company and taxation law.
  
  
  
• European e-Justice Portal
  Businesses section contains information on companies, business registers, insolvency and litigation in the EU.
  
  
• i-law
  Full text access to key law reports, journals and newsletters on Maritime law.
  
  Click here for the i-law user guide.
  
  
• XpertHR
  Covers employment law news, legislation, advice, case studies, statistics and surveys, full-text journal articles, model policies, procedures and letters, pay data, case law. Includes full-text access to the journals IRS Employment Review, European Employment Review and Pay and Benefits Bulletin. If you experience problems logging in to this database, please contact a member of the library staff.

• Family Law Online
  Covers Family Law Reports back to 1980 and a wide range of journals and legal manuals.
  See the very comprehensive User Guide.

• African Human Rights Case Law
  A database of several hundred cases decided by domestic courts, courts of sub-regional intergovernmental organisations, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and United Nations treaty monitoring bodies.
  
  
• Customary International Humanitarian Law
  An enhanced version of the ICRC study which is being regularly updated.
  
  
• Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
  Full text resources on international issues, including journal articles, books, research papers and policy briefs.
  
  
• Eagle-i - electronic access to global legal information
  Internet portal for law.
  
  
• EUR-Lex
  Official database of EU legal texts, including treaties, legislation, case law and policy documentation. See also the European e-Justice Portal.
  
  
• European Forum of Official Gazettes
  Official gazettes are excellent sources of legal information from national governments. Site includes directory of information on official journals from EU member and candidate nations.
  
  
• HuriSearch
  Cross-searches the websites of over 500 human rights websites, including academic research bodies, government and intergovernmental organisations).
  
  
• IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences)
  Details of articles on political issues, including international and European politics and relations.
  
  
• United Nations Treaty Collection
  
  
• WORLDLII (World Legal Information Institute)
  Case law and other legal information from 123 countries and territories. See particularly the International and Law Journals sections.

• E-Journal Service (EJS)
  Academic journals across a broad range of subject areas, including law, many full text.
  
  
• ISI Web of Knowledge
  Includes the Social Sciences Citation Index, providing information on social science journal articles.
  
  
• JSTOR
  Full text of scholarly journals, legal titles including the Harvard Law Review and Modern Law Review.
  
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• Nexis UK
  Full text of major UK and foreign newspapers, providing popular commentary on legal developments.
  
  Quick Guide to using Nexis UK.pdf
  
  
• Social Science Research Network
  Details of research and working papers in social science disciplines, including law. Useful when planning your project or dissertation.
  
  
• SwetsWise
  Access to the full text version of over 300 journals taken by London Metropolitan University including Economic Affairs, European Journal of Women's Studies, Modern Law Review and many more.
  
  
• Zetoc
  Details of approximately 20,000 current journals and conference proceedings held by the British Library. Set up your own Alerts.