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International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges

Website of the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges (iarmj) the membership organisation for judges undertaking migration work. The site has links to databases of refugee and migration decisions by courts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Israel. There are also conference articles covering various aspects of refugee law – children, evidence, statelessness - freely available on the site. The iarmj has regional chapters covering Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas along with newsletters for each region and profiles of key contacts.

European Network of Councils for the Judiciary

Website of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ). The ENCJ, based in Belgium, unites and provides support for the judicial councils of EU member states. These are organisations independent of the executive and legislature. The ENCJ doesn’t provide training but aims to promote best practice and improve cooperation between judicial councils and the judiciary. The site has information and reports on subjects the ENCJ is working on including minimum judicial standards, independence and accountability and the selection and appointment of judges.

Treaties

Belgian treaty website, provided by the foreign affairs department of the Federal Public Service. Includes a database of treaty information (date of signature, date in force for Belgium, date of publication in the Journal Officiel, and so on) and details of treaties for which Belgium is the depositary. The site can be navigated in English, German, French or Dutch, but most of the content is in French and Dutch only.

ILGA World Database

Global database covering the law relating to sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and sex characteristics. Available in English or Spanish, it outlines the legal framework in all UN member states, other states and sub-national jurisdictions; it also covers ratification of human rights treaties and UN human rights procedures, such as the Universal Periodic Review. Includes the text of laws and court decisions - usually in the original language - and links to UN documents and news reports. Has timelines and customisable maps, charts and graphs, as well as a comparison tool.

European Criminal Law Academic Network

The European Criminal Law Academic Network (ECLAN) is an organisation of researchers and academics from 32 countries specialising in EU criminal law. The aims of ECLAN include facilitating collaboration between universities and developing academic research and training in the field of EU criminal law. ECLAN organises conferences and summer schools details of which are given online. Details of publications are also given with a selection of reports and articles made freely available.

European Case Law Identifier (ECLI) Search Engine

Search facility covering the national case databases of the EU member states that use ECLI references, plus cases from the Court of Justice of the EU. Searchable by member state, court, area of law and other criteria. Key word searches must, as a rule, use the language of the member state/s whose cases you want to find, however, a small proportion of the cases have been translated into other languages. The search engine is one of the tools offered by the European e-Justice Portal, an initiative of the European Commission and EU member states.

Unitary Patent System

This part of the European Commission website outlines the unitary patent system which was launched in June 2023. The unitary patent provides uniform protection across EU countries who are signatories to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPC) with the Court providing a single, specialised patent jurisdiction. There is a guide to the unified system, official texts, including the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court, and other background documents.

Afriwise

Afriwise is a subscription website providing legal information on a range of African countries including laws, regulations, legal news and guidance. Topics covered include employment, immigration, competition, environmental, intellectual property and taxation law. 

European Judicial Training Network (EJTN)

The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) is a training organisation for judges, prosecutors and judicial trainers across Europe developing training standards, coordinating judicial training exchanges and promoting cooperation between EU judicial training institutions. The site has a list of member countries, details of training projects and information about the exchange programme for judicial authorities which aims to raise awareness of other judicial systems in the EU. A database of resources including training materials, reports and case studies are freely available on the site.

ELSA Law Review

The ELSA Law Review is a peer-reviewed journal edited by law students and published by the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA). First established in 1989, the journal ran till 1996 and was revived in 2015. It is available online free of charge, or in printed format by subscription. The main focus of the journal is on human rights law in an international context, but it also covers other legal topics.

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