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International Law

Databases, websites and other resources relevant for researching International law.

Historical

  • Avalon Project Historical treaties and documents, 4000 bce -
  • History of International Law (via HeinOnline) Includes hundreds of titles dating back to 1690 on International Law subjects such as War & Peace, the Nuremberg Trials, Law of the Sea, International Arbitration, Hague Conferences and Conventions.
  • LLMC Digital Full-text historical legal and government publications from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries.
  • Making of Modern Law. Foreign, Comparative and International Law, 1600-1926 Pre-1926 treatises and similar monographs in the following areas: International Law, Comparative Law, Foreign Law, Roman Law, Islamic Law, Jewish Law, and Ancient Law. The Foreign Law component covers dozens of countries; the principal ones included are: Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, and Switzerland. Its International Law component features works of some of the great legal theorists, including Gentili, Grotius, Selden, Zouche, Pufendorf, Bijnkershoek, Wolff, Vattel, Martens, Mackintosh, and Wheaton, among others.
  • Oxford Historical Treaties Collection of treaties of all nations concluded from 1648 through 1919.
  • World Constitutions Illustrated (via HeinOnline) Current constitution for every country in its original language and an English translation, constitutional histories for all countries, periodicals, and classic books.
  • World Treaty Library (via HeinOnline) Monumental collection of treaties: Rohn, Dumont, Bevans, Martens, League of Nations, US, and UN. 

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