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Treaties & International Law
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United Nations Treaty Collection 1996 - to date

United Nations bilateral and multilateral treaties in full text as published in the United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS). Also contains some multilateral treaties not yet appearing un UNTS. Treaties available in their authentic language(s), along with a translation into English and French, as appropriate.

 
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AccessUN 1966 - to date (updated daily)

Index to United Nations documents and publications, including treaties, official records, masthead documents, draft resolutions, meeting records, and more. Some full-text documents also available. For access to publications before 1966, see Index to United Nations Documents & Publications (available in Law Building only).

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Hein Online Foreign & International Law Resources Database 1973 - to date (updated daily)

FLIRD contains full-text international law publications, including prominent Yearbooks from around the world and proceedings of the American Society of International Law. Also contains U.S. law digests on international law and judicial decisions of the Hague Permanent Court of International Justice.

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Hein Online Foreign Relations of the United States, 1861-1976

The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Before the current title was adopted, this series was formerly known as Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States and Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers.

 
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Hein's US Treaty Index on CD-ROM 1776 - to date (updated semiannually)

Index to United States treaties and other international agreements. Includes a description of the agreement, its status, amendments, and legislative history.

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Index to United Nations Documents and Publications 1946 - Dec. 2006

Index to United Nations documents and publications. Includes some full-text materials. For indexing of publications since 1966, see AccessUN (available electronically campus-wide).

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United Nations Master Treaty Index on CD-ROM 1946 (1 UNTS 3) - to date (updated semiannually)

Index to Category I and II treaties and other international agreements published in the United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS). Also indexes treaties filed with the Secretariat but not yet published (NYP) in the UNTS.

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On-campus / UW User Remote CELEX (European Union Law) in LexisNexis Academic Dates of Coverage Vary (updated daily)

Full-text European Union treaties, legislation, preparatory acts (abstracts only), parliamentary questions, and national provisions implementing directives. Most documents are in English.

Law building / Law user remote WorldTradeLaw.net's Dispute Settlement Commentary Service Dates of Coverage Vary (updated daily)

A comprehensive legal research tool for WTO dispute settlement. Features include summary/analysis of all reports/arbitrations; up-to-date keyword index; and a database of dispute settlement tables/statistics.

All use of this resource is controlled by WorldTradeLaw.net LLC's Disclaimer & Terms of Use.

 
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LexisNexis (lawschool.lexis.com) Dates of Coverage Vary (updated hourly)

Extensive collection of full-text legal, news, reference, and business sources. Contains primary legal resources (cases, statutes, regulations, etc.) and secondary materials (journal articles, worldwide news, business sources, etc.).

To request a password or report a problem, see Password Problem / Request Form. Passwords are issued to authorized Law School users only.

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Westlaw (lawschool.westlaw.com)-Dates of Coverage Vary (updated hourly)

Extensive collection of full-text legal, news, reference, and business sources. Contains primary legal resources (cases, statutes, regulations, etc.) and secondary materials (journal articles, worldwide news, business sources, etc.).

To request a password or report a problem, see Password Problem / Request Form. Passwords are issued to authorized Law School users only.

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Colonial and American Indian Treaties: A Collection 1629-1865

A collection of major treaties between Native Americans and the American colonies, and later the United States. Keyword search or browse by date, region (state or tribe), and title.

 

Foreign Domestic Law
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Foreign Law: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions Around the World (updated daily)

Concise descriptions of each country's legal system, the main sources of law, the nature of the legal literature, followed by a list of major laws and whether there is an English translation.

 
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Constitutions of the World Online (Countries, Dependencies & Territories) 1215 - present

Current and historical English translations of constitutions from countries, dependencies and territories around the world. Includes expert commentary from leading scholars.

 
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International Legal Research in LexisNexis Academic Dates of Coverage Vary (updated daily)

Full-text selected case law and codes for the European Union, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Hong Kong, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.

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LawInfoChina 1949 - to date (updated daily)

A nearly comprehensive collection of Chinese laws and regulations dating back to 1949. Coverage for cases is selective. Nearly all of the content is available in both English and Chinese; a few items are in Chinese only.

 
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Indlaw 1873 - to date

Searchable database of laws from India, including judgments from the Supreme Court and High Courts, legislation and rules, government notices, and other materials.

See reference librarian to access this database

 
On-campus / UW User Remote CELEX (European Union Law) in LexisNexis Academic Dates of Coverage Vary (updated daily)

Full-text European Union treaties, legislation, preparatory acts (abstracts only), parliamentary questions, and national provisions implementing directives. Most documents are in English.

On-campus / UW User Remote

Hein Online Foreign & International Law Resources Database 1973 - to date (updated daily)

FLIRD contains full-text international law publications, including prominent Yearbooks from around the world and proceedings of the American Society of International Law. Also contains U.S. law digests on international law and judicial decisions of the Hague Permanent Court of International Justice.

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Hein Online World Trials Collection 1700s - 1900s

Trial transcripts from some of history's most famous trials. Also includes texts that analyze and debate famous trials, as well as biographies of some of the greatest trial lawyers in history.

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Hein Online English Reports 1220 - 1865

Contains exact page-images of the original bound reprint edition of the English Reports (containing more than 100,000 cases), together with the Indexes and Book of Charts.

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LLMC Digital 1700s - to date

Full-text U.S. Federal and Canadian primary law from the Law Library Microform Consortium. Also contains selected Anglo-American legal treatises. Emphasis is on older materials.

 
On-campus / UW User Remote CCH Internet Research Network 1940s - to date (updated daily)

Full-text business and finance materials. Includes cases, statutes, and regulations as well as analytical materials in the following areas: Securities; Exchanges and SROs; Corporate Governance; International; Banking; Trade Regulation; Products Liability and Safety; Government Contracts; IP/IT; Federal Energy Guidelines; and Transportation Law.

Funding for this resource is provided by Corporate Practice Institute, Inc.

 
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Canadian Abridgment, Case Digests Early 19th century - to date (updated quarterly)

Summaries of Canadian case law by topic.


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Canadian Abridgment, Encyclopedic Digest (updated quarterly)

Encyclopedia of Canadian law arranged by subject. Includes both Ontario and Western editions. Similar to American Jurisprudence or Corpus Juris Secundum.
 
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Canadian Abridgment, Statute Citations 1980 - to date (updated quarterly)

Canadian statutes judicially considered.
 
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ISI Emerging Markets, Russia Dates of Coverage Vary (updated daily)

Full-text Russian business intelligence resource in Russian and English. Includes company news & financials, industry profiles, and macroeconomic reports. Also contains legal news and laws, including Kodeks Law Database (Russian) and Garant Law Database (English).

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Guide to Law Online (GLIN), US Law Library of Congress

Full-text laws and regulations in the official language of the country of origin and summaries or abstracts in English. Also includes legal guides.

 
Free

SOSIG Law Gateway

Abstracts and full-text international laws and documents. Also identifies and evaluates secondary legal materials such as journals, guides, directories and more.

 
Free

Foreign and International Law Sources, Cornell Law Library

Selective guide to full-text laws, court decisions, research guides, legal commentary, directories, and more.

 

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