Law/Legal Information: International

U.S. State Department site that provides a "historical record of the views and practice of the Government of the United States in public and private international law" in digest format. Online volumes are available from 1989. See catalog for various locations of paper copies.

Website contains links to a vast collection including legal, treaty, parmliamentary, and government resources in all major European languages.

French website (in French with English translations) which includes international treaties as well as laws, codes, and judicial sites.

Free "global database of intellectual property (IP) laws and treaties of over 190 countries."

Contains the laws and regulations that examiners must follow in examining a patent.

Includes information about the institutions (Court of Justice, Court of First Instance, etc.), governing procedures, case law, and news.

Research guide with background and searching information and listings of pertinent periodicals, Web sites, bibliographies, dictionaries, and related reading material.

Provides "free, independent and non-profit access to worldwide law" from over 100 jurisdictions.

Contains a wealth of international trade information and resources including topics such as trade agreements, statistics, legal texts, member countries, research, environmental issues, and more. Contains links containing specific resources for students, jounalists, NGOs, as well as the general public.