Legal datasets
Overview of the legal sources and coverage in our corpus.
~200k documents
Diverse
Cases, statutes, regulations
15+ courts and tribunals
EU+
Courts & tribunals
Coverage: 1870–2026
Historical depth where available
English and Portuguese where available in the corpus
Citation categories
Citations point you to several broad categories of public legal sources, spanning EU law, national law, and related jurisprudence.
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Judgments and orders on preliminary references, infringement actions, and annulment spanning decades of EU law.
General Court of the European Union
First-instance EU decisions on competition, state aid, trade marks, and staff cases.
National supreme and constitutional courts
High-court and constitutional jurisprudence from member states where included in the corpus.
EU regulations, directives, and treaties
Consolidated texts and cross-references for core EU primary and secondary law.
National legislation and regulations
Statutes and delegated acts from member states as published in official gazettes and portals.
Cross-border civil and commercial sources
Materials relevant to jurisdiction, recognition of judgments, and harmonised consumer and contract rules.
Human rights and fundamental freedoms
ECHR and national charter materials where indexed, for proportionality and rights-based analysis.
Administrative and sector tribunals
Decisions from specialised tribunals (tax, migration, competition) where they appear in the corpus.
Citation quality
Documents come from official court and government repositories. Each record preserves the original citation, date, jurisdiction, and metadata, so you can open the source and verify it. The corpus is updated regularly as new decisions and legislative changes are published. If you spot a gap or an error, let us know at support@courtstairs.com. support@courtstairs.com.
Sources & attribution
Citations point to official portals, open government datasets, and decisions published by the courts. Where rights apply to the sources, references respect the corresponding terms. The original source reference accompanies every citation.