European Union Research Guide: Primary Sources

Once you have used secondary sources to identify relevant primary sources, the pages in this section will help you find treaties, case law, statutes and more.

• About EU Legislation. The roles of various EU institutions in the legislative process and different types of legislation.
• Treaties. Resources for locating EU treaties.
• Official Journal of the European Union. About the official gazette of the EU, in which binding acts are published.
• Legislative Documents. Locating specific types of EU legislative documents.
• National Implementing Legislation. How to identify the statutes Member states use to enact EU legislation.
• Case Law. Information about locating the opinions of various EU judicial bodies.