LibGuides: Law: International legal materials

Key databases

EUR-Lex This link opens in a new window
Google scholar This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
ICLR This link opens in a new window
Thomson Reuters Westlaw This link opens in a new window
WorldLII - World Legal Information Institute This link opens in a new window
Lexis US Research (now on Lexis Advance Research) This link opens in a new window

Organisations

American Society of International Law
The mission of the American Society of International Law is to foster the study of international law and to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice. The Society's website includes links to current issues, publications, resources and more.
International Law Association
The International Law Association was founded in Brussels in 1873. Its objectives, under its Constitution, are "the study, clarification and development of international law, both public and private, and the furtherance of international understanding and respect for international law"
International Law Commission
The International Law Commission was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 and meets annually to work for the progressive development and codification of international law.
United Nations
The United Nations website includes details about the development of the organisation and information on Peace and Security, Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Law.

International law guides

ASIL Electronic Resource Guide (ERG)
The ERG is designed to be used by students, teachers, practitioners and researchers as a self-guided tour of relevant, quality, up-to-date online resources covering important areas of international law. Last updated 20215.
Public International Law
A legal research guide on public international law, compiled by the University of Western Australia Law Library.
United Nations Research Guides
WorldLII - International Law Library
The International Law Library on WorldLII is the most comprehensive free access international law research infrastructure on the Internet.

International courts and tribunals

Treaty collections

Legal information institutes

AsianLII This link opens in a new window
The Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII) provides for searching and browsing databases of legislation, case-law, law reform reports, law journals and other legal information, where available, from all 27 countries and territories in Asia.
BAILII - British and Irish Legal Information Institute This link opens in a new window
The British and Irish Legal Information Institute website includes cases, legislation and other legal information from the British Isles and Ireland. This website has been developed in cooperation with AustLII.
CanLII - The Canadian Legal Information Institute This link opens in a new window
The Canadian Legal Information Institute website includes full text Canadian legislation and cases. It is the Canadian version of AustLII.
CommonLII - Commonwealth Legal Information Institute This link opens in a new window
CommonLII aims to provide one central Internet location from which it is possible to search - for free - core legal information from all Commonwealth countries (including Australia).
LII - Legal Information Institute This link opens in a new window
This web site contains publications of the Legal Information Institute (LII), a part of the Cornell Law School. It includes recent and historic Supreme Court decisions, hypertext versions of the full U.S. Code and other important legal materials -- federal, state, foreign and international.
SAFLII This link opens in a new window
SAFLII is an online repository of legal information from South Africa that aims to promote the rule of law and judicial accountability by publishing legal material for open access in line with the objectives of the global Free Access to Law Movement.