LibGuides: Law Databases: Foreign & International Research

Foreign & International Databases

Foreign Law Guide
This electronic guide to laws of countries around the world contains articles on the legal systems of most countries, identifying the major sources of law and providing citations to statutes by subject. An essential resource in foreign legal research.
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
An index of articles published since 1985 in selected foreign law journals and US law reviews focused on international law. The database contains both English and non-English language content.

International Law in Domestic Courts
Subscription includes access to International Courts of General Jurisdiction Dictionary and Law Citator. Contains domestic cases in international law from over 65 jurisdictions. Features expert commentary, full texts of judgments in their original language and translations of key passages of non-English judgments into English. Archive includes cases dating back to 2000, Offers multiple options for searching or browsing decisions by country, keyword, or full text search. User may sign up for free case alerts via e-mail.
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law
Fully updated online edition of the Encyclopedia of public international law published in print between 1991 and 2001 [i.e., 2003] under the general editorship of Rudolf Bernhardt.

Oxford Reports on International Law – International Law in Domestic Courts
Contains domestic cases in international law from over 65 jurisdictions. Features expert commentary, full texts of judgments in their original language and translations of key passages of non-English judgments into English. Archive includes cases dating back to 2000, Offers multiple options for searching or browsing decisions by country, keyword, or full text search. User may sign up for free case alerts via e-mail.
UN Treaties Collection
This collection contains the treaties of the United Nations Treaty Series and much treaty-related data.