Global Legal Research, Part II Lyonette Louis-Jacques Foreign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law D’Angelo Law Library, University of Chicago Law School November 8, 2011
“Foreign” law Civil law / Common law Muslim law / Customary law/ Mixed legal systemsMixed legal systems Comparative law “International” Law Public international law Private international law World legal systems
Foreign & International Law: Major Databases
LexisNexis
LexisNexis: International Law
LexisNexis: China Law Database
LexisNexis: Russia (Garant) & Israel
Westlaw & WestlawNext
International/Non- U.S. law journals Foreign and International Law Resources Database (FILRD) Israel Law Reports/Israel Law Review United Nations Law Collection (U.N.T.S., L.N.T.S.) Treaties and Agreements Library (U.S.T., I.L.M., TIAS) World Constitutions Illustrated HeinOnline
HeinOnline: Treaties
HeinOnline: Constitutions
International Law Reports (Justis)
Oxford Reports on International Law
vLex Global (134 jurisdictions!)
Foreign & International Law: Free Websites
Legifrance
French codes in English translation
German Law Archive (iuscomp)
UN Treaty Collection
UN Resolutions/Documents
Official Document System (UN)
AVL (UN International Law Library)
Eur-Lex (European Union Law)
WTO Documents Online
World Legal Information Institute
Foreign & International Law: Research Aids & Citation Tools
Foreign Law Guide (Reynolds/Flores)
Globalex
The Bluebook: Foreign/International
International Comparative Legal Guide
International Encyclopaedia of Laws
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
ASIL Electronic Resource Guide
Peace Palace Library
Books & Journal Articles Law Journals Law Journals WL/WLNext TP-ALL, JLR LexisNexis journals Non-Law Journals Non-Law Journals JSTOR Articles Plus Google Scholar Google Scholar Books Google Books Google Books Google Web Google Web Open WorldCat Open WorldCat Max Planck EPIL Max Planck EPIL Parry & Grant IL Dictionary Parry & Grant IL Dictionary IL Research Nutshell Some research tips
Questions? Don’t forget to: Ask-A-Law-Librarian! Lyonette Louis-Jacques Foreign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law