Research Guides: Legal Databases by Subject: Foreign & Comparative Law

Foreign & Comparative Law Databases

This is a selective list. Other databases may include additional foreign or comparative law resources.

Foreign Law Guide This link opens in a new window
Sources of codes and basic legislation in jurisdictions of the world. More Info
UB ONLY

Global Legal Monitor (Library of Congress)
"The Global Legal Monitor is an online publication from the Law Library of Congress covering legal news and developments worldwide. It is updated frequently and draws on information from official national legal publications and reliable press sources. "

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Indexes approximately 450 worldwide legal journals providing coverage of international, comparative and foreign law. More Info
UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: Foreign Primary Sources, 1600-1970 This link opens in a new window
Collection of foreign codes and laws. More Info
UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, c. 1600-1926 This link opens in a new window
Collection of legal treatises, historical records and written material. More Info
UB ONLY
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive online resource containing analytical comparative articles offering a global overview of constitutional law. More Info
IN-HOUSE
Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
Westlaw's Campus Research provides access to primary and secondary law at the federal and state level for all United States jurisdictions. This includes: cases, statutes, and regulations. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
See these databases in HeinOnline:
European Centre for Minority Issues
Foreign & International Law Resources Database
International & Non-U.S. Law Journals
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP)
Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)
Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law Publications
Multinational Sources Compared
World Constitutions Illustrated: Contemporary & Historical Documents and Resources
World Trials Library
Israel Law Reports
More Info
UB ONLY
China Academic Journals (English Search Interface) This link opens in a new window
Index to Chinese-language periodicals. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

See also: Canada
See also: United Kingdom

Multinational Sources Compared: A Subject and Jurisdiction Index
This HeinOnline resource is "a finding aid designed to direct researchers to sources that compare multiple jurisdictions on focused subjects. These print and electronic sources contain full-text legislation, statutory citation, or other references to primary law.... The titles included in this resource have been released from 2011 on by multiple publishers and are categorized under 280 primary subject headings."

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Westlaw Edge (UB law students only)

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