The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) makes available a large collection of primary legal materials for free at http://www.bailii.org/. BAILII is a non-profit making charitable trust hosted at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London. It provides:
CASES
* British cases from 1996 onwards; also selected leading cases from the 17th century to the present day.
* Irish cases from around 2001 onwards, plus selected earlier cases.
* The English Reports (via link to CommonLII)
* European Union cases and European Court of Human Rights cases
LEGISLATION
* UK primary legislation from 1215 onwards
* UK secondary legislation from 1947 onwards.
* Post-devolution Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish legislation, primary and secondary.
* Irish primary and secondary legislation, 1922 onwards
OTHER MATERIALS
* Law Commission reports from 1965 onwards
* Scottish Law Commission reports from 1989 onwards (also consulation and discussion papers)
* UK treaties
* a few books and e-journals
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