School of Law - Research
Faculty of Business and Law
Select a country from the left hand menu for links to general legal web sites relating to that jurisdiction. General legal web sites that cover a variety of jurisdictions are listed below.
For subject-specific links covering a variety of jurisdictions select 'Research by subject' from the top menu.
Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII)
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Australian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) |
British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BaiLII)
Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII)
Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII)
Legal Information Institute (US) (LII)
New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII)
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII)
South African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII)
World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII)
All Law Home Page
Referred to by the site as "Your Internet Legal Gateway". Links are categorised into Law, lawyers, legal organisations, federal and state resources, schools and organisations, forms, legal topic index, legal practice information, reference and news, legal support services, journals and periodicals, business, community and culture, general references, community and culture.
AustLII - Country links
Good listing of countries
CataLaw Metaindex of Law and Government
Excellent site. Categorised by legal topic, regions and extras such as expert directories, continuing legal education, internet discussion lists, law libraries and publishers, law practice management, law schools list, law societies and associations, legal directories, legal employment, legal periodicals, legal research, pre-law and law students.
Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law
Contians information about CIMEL, CIMEL lectures and books, WWW virtual library: Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, Studying Islamic Law.
Duhaime Law
Articles, blogs, information on a broad range of legal topics - includes a law dictionary
Encyclopaedia of Law and Economics
General information, bibliographies listed per topic, search engine, reviews of literature and other law and economics sources.
Galaxy: Law
Legal links by subject and generally - good selection of sites.
Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases
Divided into search engines, directories and indexes; virtual libraries; business, bankruptcy, banking, finance; citing electronic information; civil codes, civil procedure and jurisprudence; copyright, patents and trademarks; constitutions; council of Europe; dictionaries; environmental law; evaluating legal databases; European Union, European Commission; Foreign Databases – Collections; Foreign Databases – By Jurisdiction; Human Rights; International Law Databases; International Organizations; International Criminal Law; International Trade; International Treaties; United Nations; and a search engine.
Guide to legal research using the Internet (Lyonette Louis-Jacques)
The International Law Office
Newsletters (by country or topic) and latest news on a variety of legal topics from around the world. Subject areas are as follows: Arbitration, Asset Finance, Legal Newsletters and Overview, Caital Markets & Derivatives, Commercial Property, Company/Commercial, Competition, Construction, Corporate Finance/M&A, Corporate Immigration, Corporate Tax, E-Commerce, Employment/Labour, Energy/Natural Resources, Environment, Franchising, Information Technology, Insolvency, Insurance/Re-insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Offshore Services, Product Liability, Project Finance, Shipping/Transport, Telecommunications/Multimedia and White Collar Crime. It also includes an International Directory of Legal Professionals (searchable by country, city, work area, language and name - over 2000 law firms are listed)
Internet Law Library: Laws of Other Nations
Links divided by Country - extensive country listing.
Internet Legal Resource Guide
Law journals, outlines, law schools, law students, pre-law, study abroad, professional associations, experts, a forms archive and index, lawyers and firms, practice areas, US Federal executive, federal judicial sites, state index, a global research section (sub-categorised into "world index", Australia, Canada and UK). Also links to legal indices, legal usernet, news sources and more.
JURIST: The Law Professors Web
Search engine, subject and country guides, course pages, resource pages, online articles, presentations, exeminations, JURIST worldwide, Dean's list, books on law, conferences, calls for papers, positions available, reference desk, post office, faculty lounge, student lounge and media center.
Katsuey's Legal Gateway
Divided into legal categories including: arbitration, banking, bankruptcy, corporate, constitutional, consumer, criminal, employment, ethics, family and many more.
Keeping Current with International Law Developments via the Web
Article by Jill Watson at LLRX.com on 15 September 2000. Jill is the Director of Library and Information Services for the American Society of International Law. The article is divided into the following sections: introduction, law (and other) portals, law scouting sites, news, US government, inter-governmental organizations, new books and articles, web tools for the internationalist and current awareness delivered by email. Great article.
Law and Politics Internet Guide
Legal gateways, legal resources, foreign and international law, legal research, law study, law journals, treaties, associations, CLE, forms, book reviews, law libraries, paralegal, legal employment, US Judicial, Government Justice, medical, people locator, reference and search engine.
Law of the Pacific Islands: A Guide to Web Based Resources
By Ruth Bird, 16 October 2000 at LLRX.com. Ruth Bird is the Law Librarian at the University of Melbourne Law School. Includes an introduction, sections on individual countries, selected journals, academic sites and research centres and related (non-law specific) sites.
Legal Research Ring
Several legal research sites
Monash University Law Library
Has major law sites, Australian links, rest of the world, subject sites, e-publishers, discussion lists and legal directories.
Research Guide to International Law on the Internet
From the University of Bologna - Faculty of Policitcal Science - an excellent site. It has a list of links in the following categories: United Nations, European Union, International Organisations, Peace and Security, Current Conflicts and Humanitarian Crisis, Peacekeeping Operations, Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflicts, Human Rights, International Criminal Law, Environmental Law, Law of the Sea, Air and Space Law, International Trade Law, Italian Law and Foreign Policy, International Law Library and International Law Student Point.
SOSIG: Law Gateway
UK based site. Includes sections on: General Law, United Kingdom Law, European Union Law, Other Jurisdictions, International Law, Law by Subject Area and a search engine. It is edited by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and the University of Bristol Law Library. Very useful site - particularly for UK/EU law. See also Researching Law on the Internet with the Resource Discovery Network for a guide to using the site.
The Virtual Chase: The Annotated Guide to Resources for Legal Provessionals
Links to law resources and resources in other areas.
The Virtual Chase
Lots of information on conducting legal research as well as current legal news, links and more.
The World Law Guide
More than 4000 links to sites in over 40 countries. Divided into law firms, legislation, law schools, courts/cases, organisations, and more.
WebLaw
Great collection of links with Australian focus - continually expanding and fully searchable
World Legal Information Institute
In the format of AustLII, includes the following databases: Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, Pacific Islands, Legislation, Case Law, Treaties, Law Reform, Law Journals, Other Materials, Non-WorldLII Materials (World Law)
York University Law Library
Law-related internet resources sorted by topic and country (Canadian focus). Includes a section on Australia and an extensive section on Canada
