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
  • Treaties in Force (2007) 
  • Treaty Actions
  • Treaties and Agreements 
• 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:
    • Arms/Security
    • Country Resources
    • Environment, Biodiversity and Climate
    • Human Rights/Humanitarianism
    • Native Americans
    • Oceans
    • Private International Law
    • Status Information 
    • Trade and Commercial Relations
• 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
  • Supreme Court --  Decisions
  • Human Rights Tribunal 
  • International Trade Tribunal 
  • Federal Courts (case search)    --   Main Page 
• 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.

Related links:

• Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations - "Legal abbreviations can be a puzzle to both new students and experienced professionals. This web-based service allows you to search for the meaning of abbreviations for English language legal publications, from the British Isles, the Commonwealth and the United States, including those covering international and comparative law."
• U.S. Embassies and Missions worldwide listed in FindLaw: International Resources 
• Foreign Law Translations - French, Germany, Italian, Austrian and Israeli legal materials translated into English.
• Primer on the Civil-Law System 
• Drew Semester on the United Nations 
• United Nations Publications
• Website of National Parliaments
• Contact a librarian: Beth Patterson epatters@drew.edu ext. 3480. Reference Department, Drew Library.