General Resources

JURIST
Legal documents in breaking news

FINDLAW
Legal documents in breaking news

Journal of Private International Law
International and comparative law sources

Global Legal Information Network
Through the US Library of Congress

World Legal Information Institute
Legal materials from English-language jurisdictions around the world

Law & Legal Studies Resources
From the Princeton University Library

Avalon Project Yale Law School
Collection of significant, original legal documents

Researching Constitutional Law on the Internet
From the University of Chicago Law Library

Guide to Law Online
Through the Library of Congress

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U.S. Law

US Legal Databases
From the Princeton University Library

US Supreme Court
Official website

The US Supreme Court
Through the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School

Supreme Court Briefs
Through the American Bar Association Division of Public Education

Oyez Project
Audio of Supreme Court oral arguments

US Federal Court Opinions
Through the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School

US Code
Through the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School

US Federal Judiciary
Official website

State legal materials
Through the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School (click on a state to access constitutions, statutes, decisions and other legal materials)

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Comparative Law

Foreign, comparative and international legal databases
From the Princeton University Library

Global legal resources
Through the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School

NYU Law School Guides to Foreign Law
Includes many guides for specific countries

Le droit francais (In French)
(Law Portal for France)

Legifrance
French site (some English) with French legal materials

International Constitutional Law
Many of the world's constitutions in relatively up-to-date English translations

Constitution Finder
This database offers constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents.

Comparative Law Database
Maintained by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

African International Courts and Tribunals
Developed by the Project on International Courts and Tribunals (PICT).

Australasian Legal Information Institute
A joint facility of UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law

Judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada
Maintained by the University of Montreal Faculty of Law

Constitutional Court of South Africa
Official website with search engine to find case law.

Constitutional Court of the Federal Republic of Germany
Official site, mostly in German with some English.

German Legal Materials
Through the University of Texas Law School

German Law Journal
Review of developments in German, European and international jurisprudence (in English)

Dutch case law:
In Dutch, with some English.

Dutch legislation:
In Dutch, with some English.

Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
Official site in Russian, with some English.

Russian Constitutional Court decisions
Translations of decisions from 1994-2003 into English.

Guide to Russian Legal Research
Global Lex from NYU Law School

Constitutional Court of Hungary
Official site in Hungarian with some English

European Constitutional Law Network
Constitutions of EU member states in multiple languages

Conseil Constitutionnel
Official website, in French

Supreme Court of India
Official website, in English

Constituent Assembly Debates
1946-1950 Debates creating the Constitution of India

Supreme Court of Pakistan
Official site, in English

African Law On-Line
Compiled by Jane Williams, NYU Law School

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Transnational Law

American Society of International Law
Electronic Information System for International Law

International Committee of the Red Cross
International Humanitarian Law Materials

ICRC Treaty Database
From the promoter and guardian of international humanitarian law

Global Lex
International Law Resources (NYU Law School)

Guide to the UN
Compiled by Silke Sahl, Columbia Law School

UN-based legal research
Compiled by NYU Law School.

International Court of Justice
Official site, in English and French.

International Criminal Court
Official site, in English and French.

United Nations Treaty Collection
Official treaty repository of the United Nations.

European Court of Human Rights
Official site, in English and French with search engine for decisions

European Law online
Through Eur-Lex, at the official website of the European Union

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
Official site, in English

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Official site in English, French and Kinyarwanda.

International Crisis Group
Reports on international crisis situations.

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Human Rights — Organizations and Legal Resources

Liberty (UK)
UK-based organization promoting civil liberties

Human Rights Watch
Defending human rights worldwide.

Human Rights First
Formerly the Lawyer's Committee for Human Rights

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Official UN site

Amnesty International
Working to protect human rights worldwide

American Civil Liberties Union
American-based organization promoting civil liberties

Derechos Human Rights
International organization promoting human rights

Center for Constitutional Rights
Organization devoted to defending and advancing the rights contained in the US Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Interights
UK-based international center for the protection of human rights

Human Rights Internet
Based in Ottawa, launched in the US, dedicated to exchange of information about human rights.

Global Rights
International human rights organization that partners with local organizations.

University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
Collection of human rights materials

Women's Human Rights Resources Program
Collects, organizes and disseminates information about women?s human rights.

Human Rights Tools
Providing human rights professionals with easy access to the best online resources.

International Commission of Jurists
The ICJ provides legal expertise at both the international and national levels to ensure that developments in international law adhere to human rights principles and that international standards are implemented at the national level.

Project to Enforce the Geneva Conventions
Site with information about the history and enforcement of the Geneva Conventions