In the context of the coronavirus, working from home is encouraged. The publishers are cooperating in this effort by lifting off campus restrictions as much as possible. Students can therefore temporarily access Jura, Strada Lex and Jurisquare, among others, at home via Athena and/or VPN.

Databases available off campus - through Athena and/or VPN

• Belgian Chamber of Representatives
• Belgian Senate
• Belgielex

Crossroads bank for the Belgian legislation. This portal website is the result of a collaboration agreement between a number of federal, communal and regional institutions.

• Belgisch Staatsblad (vanaf 1969)

• Council of State

The Council of State publishes its judgments, opinions and decisions of non-admissibility. In addition, all opinions concerning the preliminary drafts of laws, decrees and ordinances that have not been submitted can be consulted. 

• Constitutional Court
• Court of cassation
• Database treaties Foreign Affairs Belgium

• DMR (database environmental law)

Database by Ghent University’s Centre for Environmental Law with the aim of simplifying and systemizing research within the relevant environmental legal theory. This database was updated on 9 June 2016.

• Flemish Codex

Here you’ll find the complete, consolidated Flemish regulation from 1 January 1964 up until the present day.

• Gallilex

The law and regulations of the French Community in Belgium.

• High Council of Justice

• Journal for Private law

Online archive for the journal. It offers the full text for the publication years 1964-1998. The issues from 1999 and after have been incorporated in the Jura database.

• Jura

Belgian legal database by Kluwer. It contains the full text (with annotations) of all legislation in force, of most legal journals and of the most important Kluwer loose-leaf materials and annuals. In addition, the database offers quite an exhaustive list of references for any jurisdiction and legal theory published by Belgian legal publishers. It also offers a web search that allows you to browse all public sources on legal matters.

• Juridat

Portal for the Belgian Judiciary

• Jurisquare

Jurisquare contains the most important Belgian legal journals as well as a selection of books (not for download or print).

• Justel

• MonKEY

MonKEY is the specialised database for tax, finance & accountancy of Kluwer.

• Navigator Legislation on Human Environment, Nature and Energy

• Parliament of Flanders
• Parliament of Wallonia
• Parliament of the German-speaking Community
• Parliament of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels
• Reflex
• Senlex

SenLex contains official information on the Belgian institutional regulation.

For every article of the institutional regulation, this database compiles all official information available: the legal text, the legal history, the parliamentary preparation, the judgment by the Constitutional Court, and the Council of State’s opinion.

• Strada Lex

Belgian legal database with (among other things) the Larcier Codes, the full text for jurisdiction and legal theory published in the Larcier journals, and the full text for Répertoire Notarial. The database also provides a search for official sources.

• The Belgian constitution
• Wallex

legislation in Wallonia

Databases available on campus

• Elementaire rechtspraak

Through this database you will find a selection of practical applications of recent jurisdiction.