The Substantive Law of the EU 6e Student Resources is no longer available and it was replaced by Law.
Web links
Background to the EU
- The history of the European Union:
http://europa.eu/abc/history/index_en.htm
The EU’s own account of its history.
- Britain & Europe in 10 speeches:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/resource/static/files/publications_ressources/ep_speeches_dps_final.pdf
Collection of speeches from UK political history highlighting the complex relationship between the UK and Europe.
Institutions of the EU
Institution Websites
- European Commission:
http://www.ec.europa.eu/
- Council of the EU:
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/
- European Parliament:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/
- European Court of Justice:
http://www.curia.europa.eu/
- European Council:
http://www.european-council.europa.eu/
- Court of Auditors:
http://www.eca.europa.eu/
- European Central Bank:
http://www.ecb.int/
The future of the EU
- Five Presidents’ report:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/five-presidents-report_en
- White Paper on the future of Europe:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/future-europe/white-paper-future-europe-and-way-forward_en
- Social Pillar:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/deeper-and-fairer-economic-and-monetary-union/european-pillar-social-rights_en
More on Member States
- More information on enlargement and status of candidate countries:
http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/countries/check-current-status/index_en.htm
- Judicial systems in member states:
https://e-justice.europa.eu/content_judicial_systems_in_member_states-16-en.do
- European Parliament Office in the UK:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/en/home-page.html
- European Parliament Office in Ireland:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ireland/en/
Human Rights
- HUDOC:
http://www.echr.coe.int/echr/en/hudoc
Database for the case law of the European Court of Human Rights
- EU Human Rights cases:
http://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/FS_European_Union_ENG.pdf
Factsheet outlining some of the most significant human rights case law concerning the EU
- Do not get confused! The Council of Europe and the EU:
http://www.coe.int/en/web/about-us/do-not-get-confused
Diagram explaining the differences between the Council of Europe and institutions of the EU
- HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals):
http://www.helpcoe.org/training-resources#overlay-context=training-resources
Links to useful case studies and training materials for those looking for more detail on human rights in the context of the EU.
Brexit
- UKCE non-partisan think-tank providing information on all aspects of the Brexit debate:
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/
- House of Lords reports on aspects of Brexit:
https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu-select-committee-/publications/
- Taskforce 50 website:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/taskforce-article-50-negotiations-united-kingdom_en
- Department for Exiting the EU website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-exiting-the-european-union