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Encyclopedia of Pubic International Law (short entries written by experts)

Library Material on Human Rights

Oxford Scholarship Online (thru Richter) full text of treatises published by Oxford.

EISIL (Amer. Society of Int'l Law) provides basic texts,explanations and links on various international law topics. There are several related sections, such as General International Law, International Organizations, etc.

U.N. Offical Document System full text of General Assembly resolutions back to 1946 and other documents since 1993. Many documents are reprinted in the Yearbook of the United Nations

Human Rights Council session publications and other related Council work.

Human Rights Center (Univ. of Minnesota) large collection of human rights documents, meta-search engine that searches several human rights databases at one time, material from regional human rights bodies, and more.

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights cases, reports, etc.

Hein Online (treaties, journals, and other resources)

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals - indexes articles from more than 450 legal periodicals from 1985 to the present. The Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals covers international law (public and private), comparative law, and municipal law of countries other than the United States, British Isles, and British Commonwealth.

International Legal Materials (available in print and Westlaw, Hein Online, and LexisNexis )

Lexis

Area of Law by Topic - International Law
Add/Edit Tabs: International Law, International Trade
Includes U.S. treaties, human rights cases, international decisions, news, and law journals

Westlaw

Search by Topic - International Law

Other Library Subscription Databases

Other International and Comparative Web Pages


Foreign & Comparative Resources

Powerpoint: Foreign & Comparative Resources (ppt)

Abbreviations
Prince's Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations - book
World Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations - book
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations - electronic

Citations
The Bluebook - book
        Example - Chile
Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations - book
Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities - electronic

Dictionary
English/Spanish and Spanish/English legal dictionary - book

Books to Get You Started
Mary Ann Glendon, et al., Comparative Legal Traditions: Text, Materials and Cases on Western Law, 3d
Mary Ann Glendon, Comparative Legal Traditions in a Nutshell, 3d ed
Claire Germain, Germain's Transnational Law Research: a guide for attorneys
Marci Hoffman and Mary Rumsey International and Foreign Legal Research: a Coursebook
Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia
John Henry Merryman, The Civil Law Tradition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Europe and Latin America

CALI Lessons    (Authorization Code)

Research Guides to Get You Started
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London
LLRX.com
GlobaLex
BerkeleyLaw Library
Duke Law - Library & Technology

Legal Systems
JuriGlobe-World Legal Systems

Country Reports
Lexis News & Business / Country & Region (excluding U.S.) - Subscription
Library of Congress
CIA World Factbook

Links to Sites
Law Library of Congress - Guide to Law Online
Country-by-Country Guide to Foreign Legal Research - Yale
Foreign Law Sites - Cornell
Foreign Law Guide Reynolds and Flores - Subscription
World Legal Information Institute

Law Digests
Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests - Martindale.com
Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests - Lexis.com Subscription
Baron

Journals
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals - subscription
       Baron
       HeinOnline
HeinOnline Subscription
       http://www.law.miami.edu/library/databases.php
Political Database of the Americas - Georgetown University
GLIN - Global Legal Information Network
Constitution of the Countries of the World - Subscription
       http://www.law.miami.edu/library/foreign.php
Constitution Finder - University of Richmond
Government Gazettes Online - University of Michigan
Lexis - Legal: Find Laws by Country or Region Subscription
Westlaw - Add a Tab Subscription

Current Awareness
Library of Congress - Global Legal Monitor

 

Last Update: 1/12