• Folketingstidende (Report of plenary proceedings in the Danish Parliament)
  The Office of the Folketing Hansard writes and publishes the official report of the plenary proceedings in the Folketing and has been doing so since the abolishment of the absolute monarchy in 1850.
  • Folketingstidende 2009-10 ff at folketingstidende.dk.
  • Folketingstidende" 1953-2008 at e-folketingstidende.
• Folketinget/The Danish Parliament (in Danish and English - more detailed in Danish)
  This website provides access to all documents concerning the work of the Danish Parliament. It includes bills, proposals for resolution, documents, requests, secretary reports, committee documents, reports concerning the committees, the elections, minutes etc. Find coverage of parliamentary years in the web-archive.
• Constitution 1849 (in Danish)
  Electronic access to documents concerning the proposal to the constitution of 1849.
• Karnovs lovsamling (only in Danish)
  Here you can find the current Danish legislation with annotations. You can also find decisions and references to literature within the field of law, and statements from the Ombudsman of the Danish Parliament etc. Furthermore there are access to several Danish law journals, and the Danish ”Praktisk Arbejdsret” (formerly ”Arbejdsretsportalen”). Here you will find judgments within labor law, professional arbitration awards and employment law judgments. In addition, you can also access the e-book: ”Den Danske arbejdsret I-III”. 
  NB: Students at Aarhus University can access Karnov from home by registering. Find link to registration via the link to Karnovs lovsamling above.
• Retsinformation (only in Danish)
  Retsinformation gives access to current laws, historical laws and announcements, circulars, decrees, the Danish Parliament’s documents and the reports of the ombudsman of the Danish Parliament. It covers 1985-86 and forward. 
  It does not contain legislation that solely concerns Greenland or the Faroe Islands.

• Karnovs lovsamling (only in Danish)
  Here you can find the current Danish legislation with annotations. You can also find decisions and references to literature within the field of law, and statements from the Ombudsman of the Danish Parliament etc. Furthermore there are access to several Danish law journals, and the Danish ”Praktisk Arbejdsret” (formerly ”Arbejdsretsportalen”). Here you will find judgments within labor law, professional arbitration awards and employment law judgments. In addition, you can also access the e-book: ”Den Danske arbejdsret I-III”.
  NB: Students at Aarhus University can access Karnov from home by registering. Find the link to registration via the link to Karnovs lovsamling above.
• Ankestyrelsens principmeddelelser (only in Danish)
  Statements of principle from the National Board of Appeal are a binding source of law in anonymised form as the municipalities and others. apply to decisions in similar cases.
• Anklagemyndighedens vidensbase (only in Danish)
  On this page you will find selected Danish judgements within the field of criminal law, an overview of punishment and crime concerning narcotics and fraud and The Public Prosecutors notices. More on how to search the database
• Arbejdsretsportalen
  Arbejdsretsportalen has changed to ”Praktisk Aftaleret” and can now be found in Karnov.
• Arbejdsretten.dk (most content in Danish only)
  Under the "Afgørelser" menu, you can search for professional arbitration awards and rulings within the field of labor law.
  About the Labour court: https://arbejdsretten.dk/labour-court
• The Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman (in Danish and English – only some publications are in English)
  Reports of the ombudsman of the Danish Parliament.
• Domsdatabasen (in Danish)
  The Courts of Denmark (Danmarks Domstole) have developed the Judgment Database (Domsdatabasen), where you can search and find judgments handed down by the courts. You can find pseudonymous judgments from the Supreme Court, the High Courts, the Maritime and Commercial Court and in some cases also the city courts.
  Note that the database was launched in January 2022 and so far there is only a small selection. The database is being expanded on an ongoing basis.

• Karnovs lovsamling (only in Danish)
  Here you can find the current Danish legislation with annotations. You can also find decisions and references to literature within the field of law, and statements from the Ombudsman of the Danish Parliament etc. Furthermore there are access to several Danish law journals, and the Danish ”Praktisk Arbejdsret” (formerly ”Arbejdsretsportalen”). Here you will find judgments within labor law, professional arbitration awards and employment law judgments. In addition, you can also access the e-book: ”Den Danske arbejdsret I-III”.
  NB: Students at Aarhus University can access Karnov from home by registering. Find the link to registration via the link to Karnovs lovsamling above.
• Lovtidende (only in Danish)
  The Danish laws are announced in Lovtidende. To have entered into force, Danish laws must be published in Lovtidende.
• Retsinformation (only in Danish)
  Retsinformation gives access to current laws, historical laws and announcements, circulars, decrees, the Danish Parliament’s documents and the reports of the ombudsman of the Danish Parliament. It covers 1985-86 and forward. 
  It does not contain legislation that solely concerns Greenland or the Faroe Islands.
• Folketingstidende (Report of plenary proceedings in the Danish Parliament)
  The Office of the Folketing Hansard writes and publishes the official report of the plenary proceedings in the Folketing and has been doing so since the abolishment of the absolute monarchy in 1850.
  • Folketingstidende 2009-10 ff at folketingstidende.dk.
  • Folketingstidende 1953-2008 at e-folketingstidende.
• Folketinget/The Danish Parliament (in Danish and English - more detailed in Danish)
  This website provides access to all documents concerning the work of the Danish Parliament. It includes bills, proposals for resolution, documents, requests, secretary reports, committee documents, reports concerning the committees, the elections, minutes etc. Coverage of parliamentary years see the web-archive.
• Arbejdsretsportalen
  Arbejdsretsportalen has changed to ”Praktisk Aftaleret” and can now be found in Karnov.

Danish

• DJØF Forlag online udgivelser (only in Danish)
  At this website you can find links to a number of journals from DJØF:
  • EU-ret og menneskeret
  • Kendelser om fast ejendom
  • Nordisk Tidsskrift for Selskabsret
  • Tidsskrift for miljø
  • Juristen
• Journals via Karnov Group (only in Danish)
  Journals that can be accessed via Karnov:
  • Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift (ET)
  • Forsikrings- og Erstatningsretlig Domssamling (FED)
  • Miljøretlige Afgørelser og Domme (MAD)
  • Nordic Commercial Law Review (NCLR) (Open Access and no password)
  • Praktisk Arbejdsret (judgments etc. within labor law)
  • Tidsskrift for Bolig- og Byggeret (TBB)
  • Tidsskrift for Familie og Arveret (TFA)
  • Tidsskrift for Kriminalret (TFK)
  • Tidsskrift for Landbrugsret (TFL)
  • Tidsskrift for Skatter og Afgifter (TfS)
  • Ugeskrift for Retsvæsen (UFR)
    NB: Students at Aarhus University can access Karnov from home by registering. Find the link to registration via the link to Karnovs lovsamling above.
• ​​​​Research Portal Denmark (Danmarks Forskningsportal) (in Danish and English)
  The research portal collects and organizes data on Danish published research, e.g. scientific articles, PhD theses, conference contributions, etc.
  Data is collected from 3 large global services as well as local systems of Danish research institutions.

International

• Beck-online
  The database contains the following types of information, related to German law: Journals, journal articles, books, commentaries, legislation and case law.
  Search guidelines can be seen under the box "Help" in the red navigation bar.
  Select "beck-online premium" under "Unser beck-online". There is off-campus access to the database.
• Heinonline
  This is a database where you among others can find international law journals in full text.
• Kluwer Arbitration (in English)
  This site provides access to international arbitration research. It includes both commentary from expert authors and primary source materials. Sources are in full text.
• Kluwer Law Online (in English)
  Here you can find international law journals in full text e.g. journals concerning EU-law, tax law and business law.
• Scopus (in English)
  Scopus is both an article database and a citation index. It covers all fields.
• Web of Science
  Web of Science (WoS) is an article database and a citation index with references to articles within all fields.
  Most content is available in full text.
• Westlaw (in English)
  This is a comprehensive full text database with British, American and European sources of law. There is also access to sources of law from e.g. Australia and Canada. The website contains a large number of English-language law journals in full text. Access only from campus.

• Juridisk Nettviser (only in Norwegian)
  This is a Norwegian portal with a comprehensive collection of links to sources of law from the whole world.
• Abbreviations (in Danish)
  The most common abbreviations within the field of Law.
• Law Libguides (only in Danish)
  Here you can get an overview of the sources of law. The Libguides cover Danish and Norwegian sources of law, EU law and international law. Furthermore, there are guides for UK, France and Germany as well. The portal is developed and maintained by Legal Knowledge Centre – University of Copenhagen. Be aware that not all links work from Aarhus University – if so the material can be found through library.au.dk/en.
  The Libguides are primarily for Danish-speaking people. However, there is an overview of useful links for English-speaking people at the last tab of each guide.
• Synopsis (only in Danish)
  This is a portal with references to Danish literature, laws, judgments and articles – classified after field of study. This is a good place to start your research.
• Ordbogen.com (Dictionaries)
  The site gives electronic access to a variety of dictionaries from Gyldendal. By clicking on “Alle mine ordbøger” you can search for language dictionaries (search for the Danish word for the language). Here you will also find law relevant dictionaries (search for “jur”). 

• British and Irish Legal Information Institute
  Legal material from i.a. England, Ireland and Scotland. You can find both laws but also judgments from a wide range of courts across the UK.
• CISG (Contracts for International Sale of Goods) (in English)
  International Commercial Law: Here you can find judgments and articles within CISG.
  You must register to search the database.
• Congress.gov (in English)
  The official website for U.S. federal legislative information presented by the Library of Congress. The site contains for example bills and laws.
• European Court of Human Rights  (in English and French)
  Find material about the European Court of Human Rights and the judgments that have been passed by the court. If you want to find a judgment you can use “Search HUDOC case-law”. You can make an advanced search on text, keywords etc.
  European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) also provides you with a “Knowledge sharing site” which is a valuable supplement to the HODOC database. Here you can find knowledge and guides about each article in the convention.
• GlobaLex (in English)
  Find articles and guides with an international focus. See e.g. how different countries' legal systems work and where to find legal sources from the countries concerned.
• Scopus (in English)
  Scopus is both an article database and a citation index. It covers all fields.
• Web of Science
  Web of Science (WoS) is an article database and a citation index with references to articles within all fields. Most content is available in full text.
• Westlaw (in English)
  Comprehensive full text database with British, American and European sources of law. Also access to sources of law from e.g. Australia and Canada. The website contains a large number of English-language law journals in full text.

German resources

• Review article of the German legal system
  Legal Research in Germany between Print and Electronic Media: An Overview. By Rita Exter and Martina Kammer. Update by Sebastian Omlor. July/August 2012.
• Beck-online
  The database contains the following types of information, related to German law: Journals, journal articles, books, commentaries, legislation and case law.
  Find search guidelines from the box "Help" in the red navigation bar.
  Select "beck-online premium" under "Unser beck-online". There is off-campus access to the database.
• German libraries that cover legal literature in particular:
  • Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
  • Tübinger Universitätsbibliothek
    Literature in Criminology
  • Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg
    Verwaltungswissenschaftliche Werke
• Laws:
  • Published laws from Germany
    Bundesgesetzblatt (BGBL)
    Teil I published: Bundesgesetze / Verordnungen / Bekanntmachungen.
    Teil II: Völkerrechtlichen Übereinkünfte und Verträg.
  • Das Bundesministerium der Justiz Gesetze
    Access to laws.
  • Deutscher Bundestag, Bundestagsdrucksachen
    The German Bundestag and the documents.
  • Plenarprotokolle des Deutches Bundestages
  • Bundesratdrucksachen
  • Parlamentsspiegel.de
    The individual constituent states (Landesparlamenten). Get an overview of the constituent states laws in Germany.
• Judgments:
  • Rechtsprechung der Bundesländer
    Find judgments of the individual constituent states (Landesparlamenten).
  • Der Bundesgerichtshof (Supreme court)
  • Das Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz
    Judgments available from 2010.

Norwegian resources

• DIVA (in English, Swedish and Norwegian)
  Access to Norwegian and Swedish research publications, theses and student papers.
• Lovdata Pro (in Norwegian – some information is available in English)
  Access to Norwegian laws, statutes, regulations, judgments,Norsk Lovtidend (The Official Legal Gazette), treaties, journals in full text etc.
  Be aware of the fact that the translations of laws are unofficial and may not be updated.
• Nasjonalt vitenarkiv (only in Norwegian)
  Norwegian research publications. A bibliographic database with references to academic works in full text (articles, theses, books, chapters in books, reports etc.) from Norwegian universities and other institutions of higher education, institutes for sector research, research councils etc.
• Norart (in Norwegian and English)
  This is a Norwegian article database. Articles can be ordered through “Order from other libraries”.
• Oria
  Oria is a database for Norwegian academic and research libraries - also Nasjonalbiblioteket (the national library).
• Regjeringen.no (in Norwegian, English and Sami)
  Access to Norwegian bills and reports where the latter can be published as a regular report or as an Official Norwegian Reports (in Norwegian: Norges offentlige utredninger, NOU).
• Rettsdata med Norsk Lovkommentar/Norwegian law comments (only in Norwegian)
  Find commented Norwegian laws. It is a counterpart to Karnov in Denmark and Sweden. It also contains a number of Norwegian journals with decisions. You can get access if you show up at the library at Bartholins Allé and asks a librarian.
• Scandinavian University Press (SCUP)
  Get access to Nordic journals in full text.
• Stortinget.no
  Information about "Stortinget" (the Norwegian Parliament) and its legislative work, etc.
  You can find an entrance to historical proposals for resolutions and digitized editions of the 1814-2005 parliamentary negotiations (in Norwegian).

Swedish resources

• DIVA (in English, Swedish and Norwegian)
  Access to Norwegian and Swedish research publications, theses and student papers.
• Juridikbok.se
  Find digitized Swedish legal books, which are available to everyone.
• Karnov - Svensk (only in Swedish)
  At Swedish Karnov you can find Swedish laws and law annotations, preparatory work and  decisions from courts and administrative authorities. In Förfatningar and Propositioner there are references from laws to bills and the other way around.
• Lagrummet.se (in English and Swedish – search only possible in Swedish)
  Portal for Swedish public administration legal information. Find legal information from the Government, Riksdagen (the Swedish Parliament), higher courts and government agencies. Find Swedish sources of law including the different types of preparatory work, laws and administrative decisions.
• Libris (in Swedish and English)
  Swedish bibliographic database. Libris is a joint database for Swedish university and research libraries. Find books, articles, journals, etc. You can order materials through the Royal Danish Library if we do not have the material ourselves.
• Projekt Runeberg
  Find in Swedish: Statens offentliga utredningar, SOU – back to 1922.
• Scandinavian University Press (SCUP)
  Access to Nordic journals in full text.
• Svensk Lovsamling (only in Swedish)
  Notisum AB provides free access to Swedish laws (Svenska Lagsamling, SLS). The collection includes all applicable Swedish laws and regulations (SFS).
• Sveriges domstolar/Sweden’s courts (only in Swedish)
  Find guiding decisions from several authorities e.g. Högsta domstolen, Hovrätterna, Arbetsdomstolen etc.
• Sveriges Riksdag/Sweden's Riksdag (in many languages, but most comprehensive in Swedish)
  Find documents and information that enables you to follow passage of parliamentary business from the proposal to the decision-making stage. You can for example find Swedish Government Official Reports (in Swedish: Statens offentliga utredningar, SOU).

• CURIA (in all of the official EU languages)
  Find judgments from the Court of Justice of the European (1953-). Also opinions of the advocate general can be found (1953-). The documents are in full text.
• EU-Karnov (only in Danish)
  This site contains information about EU legal aspects within 58 topics and areas of law. Each topic contains an introduction that provides an overview of the area of law, its structure and function. The introductions examine central decisions in the Union treaty. The annotations in EU Karnov contain references to relevant legal acts, judgments and literature.
  NB: Students at Aarhus University can access Karnov from home by registering. Find the link to registration via the link to EU-Karnov (Karnov Online Jura) above.
• The EU Information Center (in English and Danish – most comprehensive in Danish)
  Denmark’s largest website about the EU. The objective of the website is to answer questions from citizens concerning the European Union. You can find materials about the EU in general as well as the most important documents concerning the EU decision-making process.
• EUR-LEX (in all of the official EU languages)
  EU portal with common entrance to the treaties, the Official Journal, consolidated legislation, preparatory acts and EU case law.
• European Sources Online (only in English)
  An online database from which you have access to information on EU e.g. EU legislation, EU institutions and activities, European countries and regions, and international organisations in Europe.
• Find-eR (in English, French and German)
  A search tool that makes it possible to explore the print and electronic collections of the European Commission Libraries. Available library resources include e-books, full-text articles and databases. Find EU publications and documents from the EU countries’ governments concerning the EU and European integration.
• PreLex (in all of the official EU languages)
  This database allows you to follow a legislative proposal from the beginning until the final law is adopted. It is possible to see all interventions by the institutions and the bodies involved in the decision-making process.

• Project books on Law (in Danish)
  Project concerning digitizing older Danish legal literature in book form. You can access the literature for free and in pdf form. There are both legal monographs, Ph.D. dissertations etc. Periode of time: 1822-2017.
• Codex Holmiensis C37, Law of Jutland (1241)
  • Contents: Part 1 (ca. 1280): Jutland Law (1241) with two inserted texts (Odense judgment 1245 and Erik Klipping's bill 1276).
  • Contents: Part 2 (Erik Klipping's decree for Jutland 1284, the same confirmation 1282, as well as Erik of Pommerns Gårdsret 1417)
  • Jutland Law, 1st book, 2nd book, 3rd book.
• General Civil Penal Code of 10 February 1866
  See also the digitized version.
• Preparatory work for the Administration of Justice Act 1916 (in Danish).
• Preparatory work for "Danish law", 1661-1682
• Chronological Register of the Royal Ordinances and Open Letters
  Digitized version of Schous Register of Ordinances. By Jacob Henric Schou.

• Sådan finder du forarbejder (in Danish)
• Dokumenttyper relateret til loven (in Danish)
• Lovgivningsprocessen og dens dokumenter i Danmark (in Danish)
• Parlamentariske dokumenter i Norge (og lovgivningsprocessen) (in Danish)
• Parlamentariske dokumenter i Sverige (og lovgivningsprocessen) (in Danish)