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Sources of Law - Case Law: European Union Case Law

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Key Database - Westlaw Classic

European Union cases can be accessed via Westlaw Classic, by searching with terms included in a document and/or documents information (e.g. case number, parties’ names). Please note that not all EU courts are available. Coverage of EU cases available in this platform include the following: Court of Justice - 1954 and onwards; Court of First Instance (General Court) – 1989 and onwards; Civil Service Tribunal – 2006 and onwards; and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Court – 1994 and onwards. 

To look up cases, follow the steps below:

  • Access path: All Contents > International Materials > Jurisdictions > European Union > European Union Cases

 

Official Sources

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CURIA) (click to visit)

CURIA is the official website for the EU Court of Justice. Here, you can find access to reports of cases from 2012 up to the present, with monthly case digests, fact sheets and annotation of judgments.

 

EUR-Lex (click to visit)

This platform is the official access to all cases issued by European Union’s courts in full-text, starting from 1954 and onwards. Here, you can find cases brought by EU institutions and its Member States; cases against the EU; disputes between EU and its staff; Opinions of the Advocates General and Court of Justice on draft agreement between The EU and its Member States or international organisations.

Open Access Resources

British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) (click to visit)

Supporting the free access of legal information, BAILII offers selective materials on European Case Law. Here, you can find cases issued under the Court of Justice from 1954 until now.

  • Access path: BAILII > Other Documents > Europe > Court of Justice of the European Union (including the General Court)