Legal Research Links
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International and Foreign Laws
Constitutions of the Countries of the World
Includes archival access to earlier versions of constitutions. Note that pop-up blockers may disable certain functions, so check the "help" menu on the vendor's site if you experience problems. Available only to current CUNY School of Law students and faculty.
Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World
From the publisher's introduction: This work endeavors to provide the lawyer or legal researcher with relevant information on sources of foreign law, including complete bibliographic citations to legislation, the existence of English translations whenever possible, indications of currentness of the legal materials listed, and, finally, selected references to secondary sources in English. Available only to current CUNY School of Law students and faculty.
Foreign Law Links (U. of Chicago)
International and Foreign Courts
Court of Justice of the European Communities
This court constitutes the judicial authority of the European Union. It is actually comprised of three courts: the Court of Justice , the Court of First Instance and the Civil Service Tribunal . More information on the mission of the court.
European Court of Human Rights
International Court of Justice
International Criminal Court
This Web site is being created by the Advance Team of the International Criminal Court. The court was established by the Rome Statute of the International Court, which was entered into force on July 1, 2002. For additional information about this court and the statute that created it, you can visit the United Nations' Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Web page.
Treaties
ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law - Treaties
A research guide maintained by Jill Watson for ASIL.
Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World
Use the "Conventions & Treaties" link to learn about relevant sources. Available only to current CUNY School of Law students and faculty.
HeinOnline Treaties and Ageements Library
Includes a wide range of official and unofficial treaty documents, indexes, guides and other materials. This collection focuses on U.S. treaties. Available only to current CUNY School of Law students and faculty.
Multilaterals Project (Tufts)
Readex AccessUN (1966 - ) - Index to United Nations Documents and Publications
Indexing is it's primary function, but it also includes the full-text of selected documents. If the particular documents you want are not available in full-text on this database, note the citations and ask our Reference Librarians where you might be able to obtain the documents. Many UN documents are also available in full-text from the UN Documentation Centre Web site, listed above.
United Nations Treaty Database
United States Treaties
Provided by the U.S. Dept. of State's Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs. Includes the current edition of U.S. Treaties in Force.
Research Sites & Guides
ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law
A page containing links to several research guides on specific aspects of international law. Maintained by the American Society of International Law.
ASILIX - The ASIL Publications Database (Index)
A searchable database of bibliographical information for international law materials appearing in ASIL publications. Only citations are provided, so the hard copy publications must be used to view the actual documents. Publications indexed that are contained in our library collection include International Legal Materials from 1990 (JX 68 .I5 ), American Journal of International Law from 1964 (K1. M4 J4 ). Other books and occasional papers of ASIL may be included in the CUNY catalog. If you can't find a specific publication you have a cite for, consult a librarian.
CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online
Technically not a legal research site, but this resource could be useful if your legal research relates to international affairs. According to the publisher, CIAO is "the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs." Available only to current CUNY School of Law students and faculty.
Constitutions of the Countries of the World
Includes archival access to earlier versions of constitutions. Note that pop-up blockers may disable certain functions, so check the "help" menu on the vendor's site if you experience problems. Available only to current CUNY School of Law students and faculty.
Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World
From the publisher's introduction: This work endeavors to provide the lawyer or legal researcher with relevant information on sources of foreign law, including complete bibliographic citations to legislation, the existence of English translations whenever possible, indications of currentness of the legal materials listed, and, finally, selected references to secondary sources in English. Available only to current CUNY School of Law students and faculty.
GlobaLex
An excellent free resource providing links to foreign, international and comparative law resources on the Web. Maintained by the Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law.
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Indexes legal literature concerning foreign (non-Anglo-American) law. Coverage from 1985 - present. Available only to current CUNY School of Law students and faculty.
International Legal Research: A Brief Introduction and Research Guide <pdf>
Compiled by Prof. Douglas Cox and Prof. Raquel Gabriel, both CUNY School of Law librarians. The focus of this guide is on materials that are available to CUNY School of Law students and faculty, both through our print collection and online.
World Constitutions Illustrated - HeinOnline
Features of this library include: access to the current constitution of every country in its native language, English translations for 90% of those constitutions, links to related books and articles, a collection of 800 “classic” books related to constitutions and more. For complete details about the content of this resource, see the brochure <pdf>. Available only to current CUNY School of Law students and faculty.
World LII
Provides a single search mechanism for 1165 databases from 123 jurisdictions via a 14 Legal Information Institutes from around the world. Includes case law, legislation, treaties, law journals and more. Use the Advanced Search page use Boolean search operators and/or limit your search to particular areas of the world. Go to the Databases page to select individual databases. You can also browse a Directory of containing links to over 15,000 law-related Web sites from every country in the world. Maintained by the World Legal Information Institute.
