The links provided below can be used as background material with the Europe Today chapter on EU Law. Also, they should provide a starting point for any research related to legislative issues in the European Union. Under 'institutions' you will find mainly legislative texts of the EU and the European institutions concerned with them. In the section 'Research centers' you are more likely to find academic articles analysing these legislative texts and these institutions' rules of procedures

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INSTITUTIONS

European Court of Justice
The website of the European Court of Justice provides information about this EU body, including materials on the cases as well as its statutes and rules of procedure.

EUR-Lex
This site provides direct access to European Union law. The system makes it possible to consult the Official Journal of the European Union and it includes inter alia the treaties, legislation, case-law and legislative proposals. It offers extensive search

European Convention on human rights
The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, also known as the European Convention on Human Rights, was adopted in 1950. All Council of Europe member states are party to the Convention and new members are expected to ratify

Treaty of Maastricht
The Treaty on European Union (TEU) creates a European Union consisting of three pillars: the European Communities, Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), and police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (JHA). The Treaty introduces the concept

International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and began work in April 1946

Single European Act
The Single European Act (SEA) revises the Treaties of Rome in order to complete the internal market. It amends the rules governing the operation of the European institutions and expands Community powers, notably in the field of research and development, t

Towards an EU Constitution
This site gives an overview of steps taken after 2000 which should have led to an EU Constitution

SCADPlus
Provides summeries of the Union's legislation


RESEARCH CENTERS

European Journal of International Law
The European Journal of International Law website provides access to publications on legislative issues with archives dating back to 1990

Center for European Legal Studies
The Centre for European Legal Studies website provides access to research papers and publications on legislative matters of the EU

Institute of European Law
The website of this institute, which is linked to the University of Birmingham, provides access to research papers and publications on legislative matters of the EU

European University Institute
Florence's European University Institute website provides access to research papers on different EU-related matters, amongst them EU Law

Center for European Reform
The Centre for European Reform website provides analysis and commentaries on, amongst other topics, EU justice and home affairs

Center for European Policy Studies
The CEPS website provides access to research papers and publications on, amongst other topics, EU justice and home affairs

European Union legal research
There are many tools available for doing research in European Union law. The Harvard Law School provides a starting guide