Legal Databases by Subject
Foreign & Comparative Law Databases
This is a selective list. Other databases may include additional foreign or comparative law resources.
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Foreign Law Guide This link opens in a new windowSources of codes and basic legislation in jurisdictions of the world. More InfoUB ONLY
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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. "
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Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals This link opens in a new windowIndexes approximately 450 worldwide legal journals providing coverage of international, comparative and foreign law. More InfoUB ONLY
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Making of Modern Law: Foreign Primary Sources, 1600-1970 This link opens in a new windowCollection of foreign codes and laws. More InfoUB ONLY
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Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, c. 1600-1926 This link opens in a new windowCollection of legal treatises, historical records and written material. More InfoUB ONLY
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Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive online resource containing analytical comparative articles offering a global overview of constitutional law. More InfoIN-HOUSE
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Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new windowWestlaw'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 InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
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HeinOnline This link opens in a new windowSee 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World Constitutions Illustrated: Contemporary & Historical Documents and Resources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 InfoUB ONLYChina Academic Journals (English Search Interface) This link opens in a new windowIndex to Chinese-language periodicals. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLYSee also: Canada
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Multinational Sources Compared: A Subject and Jurisdiction IndexThis 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."
