Topics in Foreign and International Law
Arbitration
- ASIL Electronic Resource Guide: International Commercial ArbitrationBy Gloria Miccioli, Librarian, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (updated 2011).
- ASIL Electronic Resource Guide: Private International LawBy Louise Tsang, Competitive Intelligence Research Associate, White & Case (updated 2011).
- International Arbitration between Foreign Investors and Host States (Investor-State Arbitration)Globalex research guide published March/April 2022..
- International Chamber of CommerceSelect Business Policy Texts link for International Court of Arbitration and related rules, and the text of ICC public documents. Links for global business issues, the International Court of Arbitration, conferences and ICC publications.
- International Commercial Arbitration: Resources in Print and Electronic FormatPrepared by Lyonette Louis-Jacques of the University of Chicago Law Library (2003).
- Lex Mercatoria: International Commercial ArbitrationConventions, rules, model laws, commentary, and links to other sites.
- London Court of International ArbitrationIncludes rules in English, Arabic, French, German, Russian, Chinese and Spanish, with plans to add Portugese and Japanese.
- UNCITRAL - Conventions, Model Laws and Other TextsLinks for texts of UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976), Conciliation Rules (1980), Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958), UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985) and UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings (1996).
Banking
- Bank for International SettlementsInformation about the BIS, text of the statute, headquarters agreement, Hague agreement, Brussels Protocol, Constituent Charter, press releases, and texts of selected BIS publications, either full-text or excerpts. Central bank sites: http://www.bis.org/cbanks.htm.
Canon Law
- Canon Law Research GuideOn GlobaLex. By Don Ford (2010).
Comparative Civil Procedure
- Comparative Civil Procedure: A Guide to Primary and Secondary SourcesOn GlobaLex. By Radu D. Popa & Mirela Roznovschi (2013).
Constitutions and Constitutional Law
- Constitution Finder - University of Richmond School of LawAlphabetical arrangement of constitutions of countries of the world. Site under direction of Professor John Paul Jones, CONTACT INFORMATION John Paul Jones , Professor of Law, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond.
- Current Constitutional Developments in Latin AmericaOn GlobaLex. By Dante Figueroa and Jonathan Arendt (updated 2016).
- East European Constitutional ReviewFrom the New York University School of Law.
- Institute of Global LawEnglish translations of decisions from France, Germany, Austria and (soon) Italy.
- International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL)In English and French.
- International Constitutional LawLinks to constitutions from over seventy countries with information on the constitutional background of other countries.
- Venice CommissionCommission of the Council of Europe concerned with constitutional reform. Includes the Codices opinion database.
- European Union ConstitutionProvides researcher with documentation and bibliographies about the 50 year process that produced the proposed constitution.
Criminal Law and Criminal Tribunals
- ASIL Electronic Resource Guide: International Criminal LawPrepared by Gail Partin, Associate Director & Law Librarian at the H. Laddie Montague, Jr. Law Library of the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (updated 2011).
- Comparative Criminal Procedure: A Select BibliographyOn Globalex. By Lyonette Louis-Jacques (updated 2013)
- International Center for Transnational JusticeThe ICTJ assists countries pursuing accountability for past mass atrocities or human rights abuse.
- International Criminal CourtOfficial web page.
- International Criminal Courts for the Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone: A Guide to Online and Print ResourcesOn GlobaLex. By Amy Burchfield (2014).
- International Criminal Tribunal for RwandaAll documents (judgments, decisions, orders, and indictments) issued by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, which was created under Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter to review serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of Rwanda and in neighboring states between January 1, 1994, and December 31, 1994.
- International Criminal Tribunal for the Former YugoslaviaAll documents (judgments, decisions, orders, indictments, transcripts, and press releases) issued by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, which was created by the United Nations on May 23, 1993, to review serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia after 1991. Coverage begins with 1995
- National Criminal Justice Reference ServiceProvides information on criminal and juvenile justice to an international community Links include corrections, courts, crime prevention, criminal justice statistics, drugs and crime, international, juvenile justice, law enforcement, research and evaluation.
- Nuremberg Trials ProjectOngoing digitization project of the Harvard Law School Library.
- Nuremberg War Crimes Trials - Avalon Project at the Yale Law SchoolExtensive documents, including Charter of the International Military Tribunal, memoranda, and Judgment of the International Military Tribunal for the Trial of German Major War Criminals.
- Prevent Genocide InternationalIncludes national laws, as well as international resources.
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtIncludes text of Rome Statute, preliminary rules of procedure, report of the preparatory committee, and list of signatories and ratifications.
- Searching Through Systems--Research Guide for UN Criminal TribunalsFrom GlobaLex (2014).
- The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) - An Introduction and Research GuideOn GlobaLex. By Martin Wählisch.
- Statewatch: Monitoring the State and Civil Liberties in EuropeStatewatch database monitors the state and civil liberties in the UK and Europe. A searchable database containing over 23,000 entries with news, features, books, pamphlets, reports, full text EU resolutions and agreements, lists of all relevant debates in the UK House of Commons & Lords, and the European Parliament, reports on the Council of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers, reports on cases in the European Court of Human Rights, and the Institute of Race Relations: European Race Audit.
- The World Factbook of Criminal Justice SystemsProvides narrative descriptions of the criminal justice systems of 42 countries. They were completed in mid-1993, although the most recent data available for inclusion were sometimes for a year or two earlier.
Elections and Political Participation
- ACE ProjectElection related news and information for over 200 countries and territories from a global network of regional centers.
- IFES Arab Election Law CompendiumA collection of election laws in Arabic and either English or French from various countries throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa. It includes full texts of laws, background on the election process and detailed analysis of each law prepared by notable regional experts.
- Comparative Study of Electoral SystemsA collaborative program of research among election study teams from around the world.
Environment
- ASIL Electronic Resource Guide: International Environmental LawPrepared by Anne Burnett, Reference/Foreign & International Law Librarian, Law Library, University of Georgia School of Law.
- A Basic Guide to International Environmental Legal ResearchOn GlobaLex. By Heidi Frostestad Kuehl (updated 2013).
- CEDAR - Central European Environmental Data Request FacilityInformation about CEDAR / ISEP, databases and resources, CEDAR mailing list archives, and environmental links. Databases and resources has a collection of links for Austrian environmental information, Habitat II, European environmental links, an environmental terminology database and Central and Eastern European newsletters.
- CITESThe Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is an international agreement between governments. In English, French and Spanish.
- Commission for Environmental CooperationSummary of the environmental laws of the U.S., Canada and Mexico, texts of international agreements, and related sites. Select CEC Resources and Publications for Law Infobase (law summaries) or Information Center for treaties.
- EcolexEnvironmental law gateway.
- ELIOS - Environmental Legal Information Observatory SystemGateway to the websites of a huge number of environmental organizations and interest groups around the world, includikng the Central and Eastern European EcoDirectory Project, the Earth Council, the Eco- Justice Network, and the FAQ. Also includes a collection of documents such as the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity, a link to transnational environmental law cases.
- Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI)Online browsing and searching for information about environmental treaties and national resource indicators. Provides multiple search options including free text index, and chronological, alphabetical, and subject area list of treaties. Also thematic guides on searching for environmental treaties and links for cooperating institutions. Former link: Policy Instruments Database-Consortium for International Earth Science Info Network.
- European Centre for Nature ConservationLinks to international organizations, international policy and legislation, information by country and subject.
- European Environment AgencyLinks for documents, databases, and press releases concerning environmental policy of the European Union and Member States.
- FAOLEXA legislative database, one of the world's largest electronic collections of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture and renewable natural resources. From Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Globelaw - International Environmental & Transnational LawLinks to multilateral conventions, private and public international law on environmental law issues. Includes Law of the Sea Convention.
- Hastings Law Library International Environmental Law Research GuideFocuses on Hastings Law Library collection and Internet sources. Includes International Environmental Law bibliography, Articles, Websites, United Nations Resources, Environmental Law Treaties,Congressional Research Service Reports, and Hearings and other Government Documents
- Helsinki Commission: Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM)Governing body of the Convention Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area. Full-text of 1974 and 1992 conventions.
- Oceans and Law of the SeaUnited Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea. Includes a database of national laws and maritime boundary agreements.
- Researching International Marine Environmental LawOn GlobaLex. By Arundhati Ashok Satkalmi (updated 2013).
- UNEP/MRLC Resource Documents on International, Regional, & National Environmental LawIn English from the Mekong Regional Law Center.
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeIncludes key agreements on international environmental law.
Family Law
- Transnational and Comparative Family Law: Harmonization and ImplementationOn GlobaLex. By Marylin Johnson Raisch (updated 2013)
Foreign Investment
- International Business Research GuideFrom the University of California at Berkeley.
- Research Guide to International Investment LawFrom Washington University (2005).
- International Arbitration between Foreign Investors and Host States (Investor-State Arbitration)Globalex research guide updated April 2014.