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European Constitutional Law Network

The European Constitutional Law Network (ECLN) was set up by Professor Ingolf Pernice of the Walter Hallstein-Institute for European Constitutional Law, Berlin. It is an academic forum on European constitutional law. The website has links to constitutions of EU member states and future member states. Countries are listed alphabetically, with each constitution presented in English and in the original language; some texts are also in French, German, Spanish and/or Italian.

Eipascope

Journal published by the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), covering all aspects of European Union administration. Previously on the EIPA website, the journal is now available from 1992 to 2012 from the Archive of European Integration, an online service run by the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Each article is provided in pdf format.

European Council Summits since 1985

Online collection of Presidency Conclusions issued after meetings of the European Council, made available on the European Parliament's website. The Conclusions are provided here from 1985 to 2006 only on this page (see Council of the European Union website for more recent ones), taken from the Bulletin of the European Parliament. Where available, annexes and speeches of the President of the European Parliament are also included.

European Union Law: An Integrated Guide to Electronic and Print Research

Online guide to researching European Union (EU) law, written by Marylin J. Raisch, Librarian for International and Foreign Law at the John Wolff International and Comparative Law Library of the Georgetown Law Center. This updated version of the article was published in the features section of LLRX.com in May 2007. The introduction gives an overview of the structure of the EU and the author goes on to cover the treaties of Rome, Maastricht, Amsterdam and Nice and the constitutional treaty.

Collegium

Full-text journal of the College of the Europe, featuring articles (Some English, some French) based on proceedings of the annual Colloquium in co-operation with the International Committee of the Red Cross in Brussels. No journal contents prior to 2000. Mainly concerns humanitarian issues such as the Law of War or International Human Rights Law.

Durham European Law Institute

Web pages of the Durham European Law Institute (DELI), which is based at the University of Durham's Department of Law. The Institute was founded in 1991 with the aim of disseminating knowledge of European law and its work is focused particularly on European Constitutional Law, European Free Movement Law, EU External Relations Law, European Competition Law, Fundamental Rights, European co-operation in the criminal sphere and European responses to terrorism.

Centre for European Legal Studies

Website of the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) at the University of Cambridge. Gives information about the work of CELS and the projects it is concerned with. These cover European Union law and the individual legal systems of European countries. A brief description is given of their involvement with the British Centre for English Legal Studies at Warsaw University in Poland. The site includes details of the staff, management committee, advisory board and fellows of CELS and there is information relating to the centre's past and forthcoming conferences, seminars and lectures.

Statewatch Observatory In Defence of Freedom and Democracy: New Laws and Practices Affecting Civil Liberties and Rights After September 11

This site is maintained by civil rights organisation Statewatch. It provides a collection of useful links to full-text documents relating to changes in civil rights worldwide in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. These include legislation, directives, anti-terrorist measures and government proposals worldwide. There is a specialist section devoted to the reaction of the European Union. Topics covered include data protection and identity card schemes.

Council of the European Union

The Council of the European Union is the principal decision-making body of the EU. It is composed of government ministers from each member atate. The Council's website has a news section and pages devoted to key policy areas. The Documents and Publications section of the site includes an Agreements (treaties) Database and a register of internal documents. Information is provided about Council meetings; Inter-Governmental Conferences, the European Council; and current, past and future holders of the Presidency of the EU.

Community Plant Variety Office

The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) implements and applies the European Community's system for the protection of plant variety rights which "allows intellectual property rights, valid throughout the Community, to be granted for plant varieties". It has been operating since 1995 and is based at Angers in France. Its website gives details of its work; has a section containing the relevant legislation and published decisions of the CPVO's councils and boards of appeal. Application forms for plant variety rights can be downloaded.

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