International Law

Encyclopedias and research guides:

Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation - Ref KF245 .U55 2005. A quick guide to Bluebook citations is available from Newsbank.
Concise Encyclopedia of the United Nations - Ref KZ4968 .L4913 2010
Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law - Ref K48 .E42 2006
Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives - Ref K583 .E53 2007
Encyclopedia of the European Union
Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements - Ref KZ4968 .O84 2002
Handbook of International Law - Ref KZ1250 .R68 2009
Historical Dictionary of the European Union - Ref JN15 .R75 2006
International Law. A Dictionary - Ref KZ1161 .B63 2005
Legal Systems of the World - Ref K48 .L44 2002
Routledge Handbook of International Law - Ref KZ1250 .R68 2009
Texts and Materials on International Human Rights - Ref K3240 .S57 2010

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 GlobaLex -advanced guides to specific topics in foreign/international/comparative law research
- Brooklyn Law School Library- Introduction to International Law Research
- 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
- Rutgers Law Guide

Public International Law - University of Western Australia. Comprehensive resources, broken down by topics.
Legal Information Institute - Cornell University
- Global - international resources.

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."
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.
Global Courts - Supreme Court decisions from around the world; access to decisions in 129 countries, or a way of finding them.
FindLaw: Countries
The Europa World Yearbook - Ref Counter JN1 .E85

Treaties/Conventions:

U.S. Department of State
- Treaties in Force
- Treaty Actions
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."Topics covered:
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/Arms/Security/Country Resources/Environment, Biodiversity and Climate/Human Rights/Humanitarianism/Native Americans/Oceans/Private International Law/Status Information /Trade and Commercial Relations/Treaty and Convention Sources
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 (linked from Electronic Resources by Title > 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 Israel
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

WIPO Lex- 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:

Databases listed below can be accessed from: http://www.drew.edu/library/research/electronic-resources-by-title

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

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