oNLINE Tools
This page is a collection of resources to help you conduct international law research online.
This section provides a list of useful resources to utilize when conducting international legal research. Special thanks to Berkeley Law’s International & Foreign Law Librarian Marci Hoffman for compiling this list and for being such a valuable asset to the journal and school.
Links to Online Resources Below by Type
- Useful Tools
- More Technical Useful Tools
- Treaties & Agreements: United States
- Other Countries
- Multilateral Treaties
- Free Access to Law Movement (Legal Information Institutes}
- Other Foreign Law Resources
- International Organizations
- United Nations
- Beyond Law Reviews
Useful Tools
More Technical Tools
- Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
- Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citation
- International Citation Manual
- Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments
- Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (subscription access only)
Treaties & Agreements: United States
- State Department, Treaty Affairs
- U.S. Senate, Treaties
- Senate Treaty Documents
- Thomas
- LexisNexis & Westlaw (password required)
- HeinOnline (subscription access)
Other Countries
- Australian Treaties Library
- French Treaty Database
- Hong Kong Treaty Project
- Pacific Island Treaty Series
Multilateral Treaties
- United Nations Treaty Collection
- European Treaty Series (ETS)
- Hague Conventions on Private International Law
- International Humanitarian Law
- HeinOnline (subscription access)
Free Access to Law Movement (Legal Information Institutes)
Other Foreign Law Resources
- Foreign Law Guide (subscription access)
- Foreign Law Research Guide (by Country)
- Foreign Law Translations
International Organizations
- National Competition Laws (UNCTAD)
- CLEA (WIPO)
- Doing Business (World Bank)
- International Digest of Health Legislation (WHO)
- REFWORLD (UNHCR)