The European Union

The Law Library has been a European Documentation Centre (EDC) since 1991. All EDCs are part of the international network EUROPE DIRECT, the purpose of which is to make information on the EU available to researchers and students as well as to the general public. The official publications from all the various EU institutions make up the content of the EDC collection. It is held on the 3rd floor of the Law Library.

Apart from the legal material such as collections of case law, preparatory acts and legislation, there are also reports and general publications from EU's various centres of activity. In addition we have access to a great deal of information in electronic form via EU's website and various databases. Note too that there are also EU-related books and journals in the Library's general collections. 

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Europa - Gateway to the EU

The Council of Europe

Since the year 2000 the Law Library has been a depository library for the Council of Europe. This collection is kept on the 3rd floor and consists of both official documents from the Council's various bodies and of general publications about the Council's different areas. The material in some cases stretches as far back as the foundation of the Council of Europe in 1949. The collection includes the cases from the European Court of Human Rights.

Council of Europe