Topics in Foreign and International Law
International Law
- ASIL Electronic Resource GuideThe ERG is organized by "chapter" and has extensive coverage of broad topics (such as international environmental law and international criminal law), European Union, Treaties, UN, and Interanational Organizations. newsgroups, networks.
- BIT by BIT (Researching Bilateral Investment Treaties)A research guide by Lyonette Louis-Jacques, Foreign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law at D'Angelo Law Library, University of Chicago Law School.
- Global Research ToolsCovers international, foreign and comparative law research with working papers, links to databases, and teaching aids.
- Hague Conference on Private International LawIn French and English. Full-text of Hague Conventions, with reports of their current status, information on the structure and activities of the conference, information on member states, and news.
- International Boundary News DatabaseFrom the International Boundaries Research Unit, University of Durham. Contains over 10,000 boundary-related reports from a wide range of news sources around the world dating from 1991.
- International Law CommissionEstablished in 1948, the International Law Commission's mandate is the progressive development and codification of international law, in accordance with article 13(1)(a) of the Charter of the United Nations. List of conventions and other texts (some of which are available full-text), subject guide, annual reports, and listing of documents.
- Introduction to Public International Law ResearchOn GlobaLex. By Vicenç Feliú (2016).
- Private International Law Database (U.S. Dept. Of State)Current US State Department site to find treaties in force for the United States, other international instruments, and information on current negotiations and projects covering private international law. It includes links to UNCITRAL, the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and UNIDROIT. Documents dated prior to 2001 are archived at http://www.state.gov/www/global/legal_affairs/private_intl_law.html.
- An Introduction to Sources for Treaty ResearchOn GlobaLex. By Mark Engsberg and Mary Beth Chappell (2011).