How to find Legal Information on the Internet


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Help: How to find Legal Information on the Internet

Using eLIS | Using Internet Search Tools | Useful Internet Sites | Other Factors

Using eLIS

The links that have been compiled on eLIS are representative of the range of authoritative free legal information sites currently available on the Internet. The benefit of placing such sites together in one place is to enable you to track down the information that you require quickly and easily.

The links in eLIS have been structured to give you access to free legal information in the following areas of law:

United Kingdom
Human Rights
European
International

The links within each of the areas above have been further categorised into the following subject areas:

Current Awareness – news and legal developments
Legislation and Treaties – acts of parliament, statutory instruments and conventions
Case Law – judgments and opinions
Commentary - journals and other legal analysis
Organisations - information from the government and legal organisations

Each link within eLIS is presented as a descriptive title and is accompanied by a brief summary of the associated Internet site. This should enable you to determine whether the site will contain the information you are looking for. An example is provided below:

Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights – Press Releases
Details of chamber and Grand Chamber judgments, and forthcoming judgments.