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British and Irish Legal Information Institute
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<p>The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII, pronounced /ˈbeɪli/ "Bailey") provides legal information, and especially reports of cases decided by courts, in the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a> generally and the <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Republic of Ireland</a>. Decisions from <a href="/facts/England_and_Wales/nRu8tsxR">England and Wales</a>, the Republic of Ireland, <a href="/facts/Northern_Ireland/Jmr0NRyl">Northern Ireland</a>, <a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2">Scotland</a>, the <a href="/facts/European_Union/6GYcR8qM">European Union</a>, and from the <a href="/facts/European_Court_of_Human_Rights/rKo4SK5m">European Court of Human Rights</a>, are put online. It is a partial online database of British and Irish legislation, case law, law reform reports, treaties and some legal scholarship. </p>