International Law

Encyclopedias and research guides:

Blue Book: A Uniform System of Citation - Ref 348.73027 B658b
Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law - Ref 340.203 E41e
Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives - Ref 340.03 E56e
Encyclopedia of the European Union - Ref 341.242203 E56e
Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements - Ref 341.2303 O832e
Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Law - Ref 341.03 P264p
Handbook of International Law - Ref 341 A923h
Historical Dictionary of the European Union - Ref 341.242203 R888h
International Law. A Dictionary - Ref 341.03 B665i
Legal Systems of the World - Ref 340.03 L496l

ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources in International Law - Research guides from the American Association of International Law (ASIL). A good place to start research. Provides context for areas of international laws with links to legal documents, relevant websites, free databases (and some fee based), bibliographies and more.
- Human Rights
- International Commercial Arbitration
- International Criminal Law
- International Economic Law
- International Environmental Law
- International Intellectual Property Law
- International Organizations
- Private International Law
- Treaties
- United Nations
- These guides are supplemented by the Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL), "a free online database that organizes and provides links to, and useful information on, web resources from the full spectrum of international law."
Law Library Resources Xchang (LLRX) - Comparative and Foreign Law.
- Articles/Guides on specific countries.
- Guides on specific topics.
Law School Guides for foreign, international and comparative law- provide context and useful links.
- New York University - Basic Guide to Researching Foreign Law
- New York University GlobaLex -advanced guides to specific topics in foreign/international/comparative law research
- Brooklyn Law School Library- Introduction to International Law Research

Databases and pathways:

Law Library of Congress - Access the various Law Library of Congress' databases and guides.
- GLIN - Global Legal Information Network - database of legal documents
- Multinational Collections Database
- GLM Global Legal Monitor - current legal news events.
World Legal Information Institute - 873 databases from 123 countries and territories.
Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL), "a free online database that organizes and provides links to, and useful information on, web resources from the full spectrum of international law."
Public International Law - University of Western Australia. Comprehensive resources, broken down by topics.
Legal Information Institute - Cornell University
- Global - international resources.
Foreign & International Law Resources: An Annotated Guide to Web Sites Around the World - Harvard Law School Library
Legal Research on International Law Issues Using the Internet - University of Chicago
A Selective List of Guides to Foreign Legal Research - Columbia Law School
Rutgers Law Guide
Intute: Social Sciences: Law- Directory created by a consortium of colleges and universities in the UK. Very comprehensive. Breaks down law into many subtopics. Links to and rates hundreds of legal websites.

Country resources:

Jurist, World Law - University of Pittsburgh
Nations of the World - Law Library of Congress. All sorts of legal, governmental and other resources.
Constitution Finder - University of Richmond
World Legal Systems - University of Ottawa - identifies legal systems by type and by country.
Government Gazettes - University of Michigan.
Global Courts - Supreme Court decisions from around the world; access to decisions in 129 countries, or a way of finding them.
Foreign Primary Law on the Web - O'Quinn Law Library, University of Houston
Foreign Governments - Constitutions, Laws and Treaties - University of Michigan Documents Center
FindLaw: Countries
The Europa World Yearbook - Ref Counter 300.5 E89e
Political Handbook of the World - Ref Counter 320 P769p

Treaties/Conventions:

U.S. Department of State
Thomas/Treaties from the Library of Congress. The U.S. Senate ratifies treaties. Search across or by Congress (starting with the 90th, 1967) and by topic.
NAFTA - Canada, Mexico and the United States
Council of Europe Treaties
European Union - Treaties at a Glance
WIPO Administered Treaties
United Nations Human Rights Treaty Database
Tufts University Multilaterial Projects provides access to "texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments." Most of the texts date from 1945 or later, but the collection also includes historical texts." The following topics link to legal documents, treaties and conventions:
- Atmosphere and Space
- Flora and Fauna - Biodiversity
- Diplomatic Relations
- General
- Human Rights
- Marine and Coastal
- Other Environmental
- Trade and Commercial Relations
- Rules of Warfare, Arms Control
- Miscellaneous Historical Documents
- Treaty and Convention Sources - links to relevant websites on the following topics:
Multinational Collections Database - Law Library of Congress
EISIL Treaty Collections
- National and Regional
- Organizations and Secretariat
UN Treaty Reference Guide

National/International Cases:

LexisNexis Academic > Legal - ICJ court cases, Gatt, World Trade disputes, World Trade Organization, U.S. cases (Supreme Court, District Court cases, Court of Appeals cases, state cases and more).
- LexisNexis Academic - International Law Guide
European Court of Human Rights - home page
European Court of Human Rights HUDOC - free online access to the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, the European Commission of Human Rights and the Committee of Ministers. Type in the name of the plaintiff (first name that appears: smith v. adams) in the "Case Title" box and click search.
International Court of Justice - Cases - "List of All Cases" is comprehensive.
- International Court of Justice Reports
Permanent Court of International Justice
Reports of International Arbitral Awards (RIAA) - search tip: don't know which volume to search? try searching "By State parties to a dispute" instead.
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
European Court of Justice - search cases - search by "Names of parties:"
EUR-Lex for European Union legislation and case law - registration is required, but access is free.
High Court of Australia Judgements includes international cases
Canada
Hong Kong Courts - Basic Law Decisions
Supreme Court of Isreal
United Kingdom
- Courts
          Department for Constitutional Affairs
          House of Lords
          Northern Ireland
United States
- Supreme Court
Vatican (Holy See) - The Roman Curia

Also try:

World Legal Information Institute - 873 databases from 123 countries and territories.
FindLaw: Countries - Excellent source for finding case law by country.
GLIN (Global Legal Information Network) search page - "The Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) is a public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
Global Courts - Supreme Court decisions in 129 countries, or a way of finding them (some sites are fee based).
Nations of the World - Law Library of Congress. All sorts of legal, governmental and other resources.
International Law Materials, from American Society of International Law

International Organizations:

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies - IALS Eagle-i links - comprehensive coverage for the following organizations.
- Council of Europe
- European Court of Human Rights
  - European Court of Human Rights HUDOC - free online access to the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, the European
- European Free Trade Association
- European Union. See also:
  - EUR-Lex for Eurpean Union legislation and case law and European Court of Justice - search page for cases
  - Europa for general information about the European Union
- G8 Summit of Industrialised Nations
- International Court of Justice
- International Labour Organisation
- United Nations
- World Bank
- World Intellectual Property Organisation
- World Trade Organisation
Union of International Associations
Court of Justice of the European Communities
International Court of Justice
- Cases
Organization of American States
Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Center for International Security and Cooperation
Inter-American Development Bank
International Law Commission (UN)
- Documents - including Yearbooks, Annual Reports, Analytical Guides and more.
International Organization for Migration
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Universal Postal Union

Special legal topics:

Collection of National Copyright Laws: UNESCO
Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA) - a unique electronic database providing easy access to intellectual property legislation from a wide range of countries and regions as well as to treaties on intellectual property (from WIPO).
International Digest of Health Legislation: WHO
NATLEX, "the database of national labour, social security and related human rights legislation maintained by the ILO's International Labour Standards Department. "
National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade
ECOLEX - A Gateway to Environmental Law
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library

Drew subscription databases:

LexisNexis Academic > Legal - law reviews, treaties, court cases and more.
- LexisNexis Academic - International Law Guide
Columbia International Affairs Online - public policy and think tank papers.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts - scholarly articles.

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