Legal systems and sources of law

http://www.legislation.gov.uk
An easy first port-of-call for domestic legislation still in force. Updated and original statutes are often both available. It also incorporates links to relevant statutory instruments and official documents.

http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN06509
House of Commons briefing paper: Statutory Instruments. Outlines the role of Sis and procedures relating to them.

http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7793
Legislating for Brexit: the Great Repeal Bill. Outlines proposals for the repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 and transposition of EU law into domestic law.

http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7438
Acts and Statutory Instruments: Volume of UK legislation 1950 to 2015 - Commons Library Standard Note. This is the official UK Parliament publication setting out the volume of legislation in the UK since 1950.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/5834409/Sir-Igor-Judge-tells-Jack-Straw-the-UK-has-too-many-crime-laws.html
Lord Judge tells Jack Straw: the UK has too many crime laws. Online source for Daily Telegraph article concerning Lord Judge’s statement on the unnecessary growth of UK legislation.

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140305122816/http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/facts/statistics
Statistics relating to the size of the civil service, reflective of the changes in policy in relation to the roles of the state.

www.coe.int/en
Website of the Council of Europe

https://treaties.un.org/
United Nations treaty collection- depository of more than 560 of the more important international treaties.

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