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Foreign and Comparative Law Basics

Secondary Sources - Subject Headings

Treatises and Books

Search Emory Library Search (the library online catalog) for books on foreign and comparative law. Use a subject search in Advanced Search with the country you are researching and "law," and any other specific subjects (patent, commercial, domestic relations). The Emory catalog includes records for ebooks, with database links.

Westlaw: International Treatises. Multi-National and by Jurisdiction. Include commercial and business subjects, and general "doing business in" titles.

LexisSee the Practice Area for International Trade & Business> Secondary Sources, or find by practice area or industry.

vLex Justis:  Primary resources, including Official Gazettes and jurisprudence, for countries in Latin America and Europe. Includes secondary sources including some treatises and practice guides.

Oxford Academic: Full-text treatises on international law from Oxford University Press, including on private international law, international commercial law, financial and banking law, EU law, and legal systems and practice. 

Elgar Online: Encyclopedias, journals, and monographs. Select Law as the subject, then modify your search to find your jurisdiction or topic in book titles or chapters.

 

Journals and Law Reviews

Hein Online International & Non-US Law Journals

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (Hein Online): Index to books and law review articles from foreign journals, with links to articles available in Hein Online or through other databases available at Emory. Browse by country or subject, or search by keyword, subject, country subject, or country of publication.

vLex Justis: includes foreign law journals and newspapers (some in English), arranged by country.

Cairn: French law and other academic journals. The English language portion of the database includes some English language articles and abstracts. 

Westlaw International JournalsLaw journals from other countries, plus multi-national journals

Lexis+: Law journals from Australia, Canada, China, India, and the United Kingdom

Journals in fields other than law may have information on the law and government policies of other countries, and are useful for interdisciplinary research

  • JSTOR: Some foreign titles, journals on international relations, political science, and public policy, and journals ofLatin American, European, and Middle East Studies
  • Academic Search Complete: Multi-disciplinary database of full-text scholarly journals
  • Artcles+ in the Emory catalog. Search within multiple select Emory journal databases
  • PAIS (Public Affairs International): Books, articles, government documents, and papers on international public affairs and government

Current Awareness

Use news and current awareness sources to track developments in your projects, to find topics for papers and notes, and to make sure that you have the latest cases and statutes for your research. 

Global Legal Monitor (Law Library of Congress): A review of major legal news stories from around the world, to search or to browse by topic and jurisdiction.  Most articles include links to primary sources or to news sites, or the documents in perma.cc.

Jurist World Legal News: News stories on foreign courts and legal issues, with links to primary documents and news sites.

Legal news sources by subject area may include legal news developments from other countries:

  • Bloomberg Law Newswith subject areas including International Tax, IP, and White Collar Crime
  • Law360 Legal news and analysis, with access to related legal documents.  Includes Banking, FinTech, International Arbitration, Intellectual Property, and Tax. Also available to search on Lexis in the Legal News Hub. 

Legal blogs with posts on foreign and international law:

  • Lawfare and Just Security: National security issues
  • Justia Blawgsearch: Latest legal blog posts by topic, including by country
  • Mondaq: Posts from law and accounting firms arranged by country, on topics including international law, finance, corporate, intellectual property, and technology

News sources for foreign and international news:

Secondary Sources for Comparative Law

Treatises on comparative law may compare legal traditions, or they may compare the law of two more different countries in general or for specific subjects.

Treatises and texts on Comparative Law with introductions to the subject area and a focus on comparing legal traditions: