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International and Foreign Laws

Constitute

This resource allows users to view and search constitutions by country, or compare constitutional provisions of different countries by topic. More information.

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 Guide (U. of Chicago)

International and Foreign Courts

Court of Justice of the European Union

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

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.

United Nations Treaty Collection
United States Office of Treaty Affairs

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

e-RG Electronic Resource Guide

A page containing links to several research guides on specific aspects of international law. Maintained by the American Society of International Law.

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.

Foreign & International Law Resources – HeinOnline

FILRD includes the publications of the American Society of International Law along with prominent Yearbooks from around the world, including The Hague Permanent Court of International Justice series. It also includes U.S. Law Digests, International Tribunals/Judicial Decisions and more. 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 Policy

This database has been made available to us by the central CUNY Office of Library Services. It includes access to the archive of the magazine, Foreign Policy, as well as the publisher’s other website content and newsletters that can be subscribed to. Available only to current CUNY School of Law students and faculty.

Foreign Relations of the United States – HeinOnline

This series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. It is comprised of more than 600 books beginning with Abraham Lincoln’s administration in 1861 and continuing to the administration of Ronald Reagan in 1988. 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 – HeinOnline

Indexes legal literature concerning foreign (non-Anglo-American) law. Coverage from 1985 – present. Available only to current CUNY School of Law students and faculty.

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.

World Trials Library – HeinOnline

This collection includes thousands of trials including complete sets of American State Trials, Howell’s State Trials, and the Nuremburg Trials. It also includes famous trials from Philadelphia’s Jenkins Law Library, Cornell University, and the University of Missouri-Columbia’s trials collections. It contains trial transcripts, critical court documents, and trial-related resources such as monographs which analyze and debate the decisions of famous trials, as well as biographies of many of the greatest trial lawyers in history. Available only to current CUNY School of Law students and faculty.

General Country Information

CIA World Factbook
Country Studies / Area Handbooks (Library of Congress)