European Union Information

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All books are listed on the library discovery platform OneSearch. Use this to track down the resources you need, clicking on Find & Request to find where the book is kept in the Library (classmark and type, eg book, oversize book) and if it is currently available, or on View Online if it is an e book.

All print books are allocated a classmark, a code describing the book's topic, which is printed on the spine or cover of the book. It is used to order the books on the shelves and bring together at the same place all books on the same topic.

The system at Lancaster uses capital letters to indicate different subjects.The main classmark for resources on the European Union is QZ.

Key classmarks for this area, to help you to browse, are

Relevant material will also be found in other subject areas, for example Law (S) and Politics (R).

Journals are arranged alphabetically by title at QZ65.  Other related journals are shelved with their subect, for example European Law Review is shelved with the law journals at S6.  Use OneSearch to find journal titles and to track down journal articles by subject.

The Court of Justice ensures that Community law is uniformly applied throughout the EU in accordance with the provisions of the Treaties.  Do not confuse this with the European Court of Human Rights which is part of the Council of Europe, nor with the International Court of Justice which is a United Nations court.  The most important documents include:

European Communities.  Court of Justice.  Reports of cases before the Court       SV6.9

Commercial series of law reports also cover Court of Justice cases, including:

Common Market law reports       SV6.9

Reports form the Court of Justice are available online: