LibGuides: Legal Research While in Florence: Databases

Databases

Best Starting Points

Foreign Law Guide
This database provides information about the legal systems of about 190 jurisdictions around the world with citations and links to legal sources. It's the best place to begin researching the laws of foreign countries.
American Society of International Law
Useful research tools available on this internet site include guides to electronic resources for international law and essays on current international law topics. Some links to important international law documents.
GlobaLex
International, comparative, and foreign law research guides organized by country and by subject.
Guide to Law Online
This project of the Law Library of Congress is an annotated guide with links to sources of information worldwide on government and law.
LLRX International/Foreign Resource Page
Includes research guides and links to international law journals on the web.
World Legal Information Institute
Includes access to case law, legislation, treaties, reports, and law journals from around the world.
World Constitutions Illustrated
Includes scanned copies of every world constitution, originals and translations, along with comments and constitutional scholarship. From HeinOnline.

You can continue using the library's subscription databases while in Florence. If you encounter any issue accessing a database, email Sharalyn Williams or Patrick Charles right away.

Need to find a law review article? Use an index or HeinOnline's law journal library:

Legal Source (Index)
LegalTrac (Index)
Foreign Law Guide (Sources of Foreign Law)
HeinOnline's Law Journal Library (Law Review repository)
Academic Search Complete

Westlaw Edge and Lexis+ have selective foreign law materials.

Westlaw Edge
From the Browse menu, select International Materials
Lexis+
Browse >> Topics >> International Law