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The Oppenheimer Report Andres Oppenheimer's column in the Miami Herald. The
Miami Herald itself provides lots of related international news. The BBC
also has focus on international news.
UN News Centre news about UN activities throughout the world. For more, try the UN Dispatch
or sign-up for daily emails from the UN Wire
Jurist legal news written mostly by law professors, separate section for world legal news
Global Legal Monitor (Law Library of Congress) worldwide legal news.
BNA newsletters, including some on international intellectual property, securities and trade
ASIL Insights brief news releases related to international law.
Opinio Juris (blog on international law and politics)
International Law in Brief (ASIL) recent developments in international law, including UN resolutions, cases, and other happenings.
International Judicial Monitor articles related to international judiciary and justice.
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Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation... where to
find the law for each country, includes major sources and a listing by subject for each country.
Encyclopedia of Pubic International Law (short entries written by
experts)
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
Oxford Scholarship Online (thru Richter)
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.
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.
International Legal Materials (available in print and Westlaw,
Hein Online, and LexisNexis )
Other Library Subscription Databases
Other International and Comparative Web Pages
Area of Law by Topic - International Law
Add/Edit Tabs: International Law, International Trade
Includes U.S. treaties, databases with topical treaties (e.g. tax), human rights cases, international decisions, news, and law journals
Search by Topic - International Law
Political Database of the Americas links to relevant information divided by branch of government: executive, judicial and legislative
Last Update: 8/11