International and Comparative Law: Databases

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Bibliographic database of Asian law materials (in the English language), including books, chapters in books, journal articles and theses. Maintained by the Asian Law Centre, Melbourne Law School.

Database administered by the Centre for International Law (National University of Singapore) containing over 1400 ASEAN and international law documents in areas relevant to CIL’s research.

Another excellent database providing links to exhaustive resources relating to the CISG. This platform is developed and maintained by Prof Dr. Ulrich G. Schroeter and his team at the Faculty of Law, University of Basel (Switzerland).

Collaborative effort between the Pace Law School Institute of International Commercial Law and Pace Law Library. The database provides an exhaustive global collection of legal materials on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

Database of judicial decisions on international maritime conventions. Contains case summaries, with links to full texts where available. Project undertaken and hosted by the Centre for Maritime Law (National University of Singapore) in collaboration with the Comité Maritime International.

EUR-Lex is the portal to European Union Law. This system contains the Official Journal of the European Union as well as EU treaties, legislation and case law.

The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-Law Information Note), European Commission of Human Rights decisions and reports, and resolutions of the Committee of Ministers.

access to legal information on the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes

IHL-related resources set up by the International Committee of the Red Cross

Database "provides easy access to compare and collate language on key issues across 75,000+ provisions of around 1,000 peace agreements."

Contains case law and preparatory works relating to the Rome Statute. Its structure is based on the Statute of the International Criminal Court. Database managed by the Centre for International Law Research and Policy.

Online database of UN documents that has full-text, born-digital UN documents published from 1993 onward, including documents of the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and their subsidiaries, as well as administrative issuances and other documents. It also contains scanned documents published between 1946 and 1993, including all resolutions of the principal organs, all documents of the Security Council and the General Assembly Official Records.

Links to the various human rights-related databases managed by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Source of legislation, case law and UNHCR guidance on refugees, stateless and internally displaced persons. Maintained by UNHCR.

Access to the United Nations Treaty Series, League of Nations Treaty Series and Status of Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General. Also includes publications like the Treaty Handbook and Final Clauses Handbook.

WorldLII provides a single search facility for databases located on the following Legal Information Institutes: AustLII; BAILII; CanLII; HKLII; LII (Cornell); and PacLII. Databases of case-law, legislation, treaties, law reform reports, law journals, and other materials are included.