[Last update: 14 May 2013]
Council of Europe documents available online
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The following websites and online databases provide access to the full text of Council of Europe documents (working papers, press releases, newsletters, Court judgments, adopted texts, etc.). The list combines both general repositories and databases of specific entities.
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ArchivalWare: electronic archives
CPT - Anti-Torture Committee
European Commission for Democracy through Law
Google Books
Human Rights Court case-law
Newsletters of the Council of Europe
Parliamentary Assembly
Portal of the Council of Europe
Press and multimedia
Treaty Office
Web Cube Documentaire
ArchivalWare: electronic archives
ArchivalWare is an access point to the digital collections of the Archives including audio recordings and image files, as well as an increasing collection of external documents. This digital repository is a complement to the online catalogue WebCAT with access to bibliographical references. ArchivalWare can be accessed via WebCAT or directly.
CPT - Anti-Torture Committee
Database of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) including CPT reports, public statements and standards
European Commission for Democracy through Law
The European Commission for Democracy through Law, better known as Venice Commission, offers access to opinions and studies by countries, topics and series.
Google Books
Thanks to a partnership with Google, more than 3 300 Council of Europe books are available in text using OCR and stored in the Google Books database.
Human Rights Court case-law
Database of the European Court of Human Rights Case-law (HUDOC) including decisions, judgments, advisory opinions, reports and Resolutions
Newsletters of the Council of Europe
Parliamentary Assembly
Adopted texts, working documents and verbatim records of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Portal of the Council of Europe
Access to several entities’ websites that contain many documentary resources
Press and multimedia
Photos, video, press releases, thematic files, etc.
Treaty Office
Texts of treaties (Agreements, Charter, Conventions, Statute), explanatory reports, chart of signatures and ratifications
Web Cube Documentaire
The document database Web Cube Documentaire (WCD) provides access to the full text documents of the following Council of Europe entities:
- Committee of Ministers
- Congress of Regional and Local Authorities
- Commissioner for Human Rights
- European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice
- Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (Pompidou Group)
- Consultative Council of European Judges
It also includes the:
- Notifications related to the Treaty Series
- Press releases of the Press Division
The documents of the following WCD collections are for internal Council of Europe access only:
- Administrative Handbook
- Internal Regulations
- Protocol
- Administrative Tribunal