General Starting Points
- Research
Guides to Foreign, Comparative & International Law Topics (Univ. of Minnesota Law Library)
A collection of legal research
resource guides covering various countries and topical areas. The guides discuss
print and electronic resources available from the Univ. of Minnesota Law Library
as well as freely available web resources.
- World Legal Information Institute
Access numerous databases of law-related material (e.g. case law, statutes,
treaties etc...) and a catalog of links to over 15,000 law-related websites
world-wide.
- American Society of International Law
(ASIL)
See the "Research Tools" web
page for a selection of resouces for international law research.
- GlobalLex (NYU School of Law)
Research guides, teaching materials and articles
covering foreign, comparative and international law topics.
- Foreign &
International Law - WashLaw Web (Washburn Univ. Law Library)
- Foreign &
International Resources (FindLaw)
- International
Law (Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School)
- Max Planck Institute for
Comparative Public Law and International Law
- Law and Government Resoures for
230 Countries (HIEROS GAMOS)
- GLIN: Global Legal Information
Network (Library of Congress)
A public database of official texts of
laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources
contributed by governmental agencies and international
organizations. Each document is accompanied by a summary in
English and available to the public. Public access to full texts is
also available for most jurisdictions.
- Index to Foreign Legal
Periodicals
(Int'l. law, comparative law, and domestic law of countries
other than the U.S., U.K., and British Commonwealth).
- U.S. State Dept. and State Dept. Electronic Reading Room.
(Reading Room includes Foreign Affairs Manual and
Handbooks).
- embassy.org
Site includes directory
with links to foreign embassies in Washington, D.C. and virtual tour of "Embassy
Row."
Treaties, Conventions, Agreements
- Researching
Treaty Sources
A research guide to electronic resources and print
resources held by the Univ. of Minnesota Law Library.
- Frequently
Cited Treaties and Other International Agreements
A list (arranged
topically) of treaties frequently cited in law review articles, along with
available sources of hard copy. Entries are linked to the EISIL database of the
American Society of International Law and/or the HeinOnline Treaties and
Agreements Library whenever possible. (Access to HeinOnline is limited to U of
Minnesota users.) An abbreviations and sources table is also provided.
- Treaties in Force
(U.S. State Department)
This publication lists treaties and
other international agreements of the United States on record in the Department
of State as being in force as of January 1 of the specified year.
- Multilaterals
Project (Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts Univ.)
- Treaties &
International Law (Internet Law Library - Pritchard LAW WEB)
- United Nations Treaty
Collection
Includes three databases: Status of Multilateral Treaties
deposited with the Secretary-General, U.N. Treaty Series and
Recently Deposited Multilateral Treaties. Access limited to the Law
Library and other libraries on the U of M Twin Cities campus.
European Union
- Researching the
European Union
Univ. of Minnesota Law Library Research
Guide. Cover print and electronic resources (free and subscription
resources).
- Europa: Gateway to the European
Union
Home page of the E.U. Parliament, Council, Commission, Court of
Justice, Court of Auditors and other EU bodies
- EUR-Lex
E.U. law
texts, (Official Journal, treaties, legislation and case law).
International Court of Justice
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