RESEARCH RESOURCES FOR GLOBAL LEGAL SYSTEMS
LAWRENCE D. MACLACHLAN : MACLACHLANL@UMKC.EDU
BOOKS AND DATABASES
MERLIN http://laurel.lso.missouri.edu/ The online catalog for the University of Missouri.
Search by Keyword or Exact Title; All MERLIN or individual libraries
Title search <comparative law> UMKC – Law Library 58 results, exact phrase
Keyword results <comparative law> UMKC – Law Library broader results 1504
Keyword <comparative corporate> UMKC – Law Library 86 results,
Keyword <comparative corporate> ALL MERLIN: see e-books. Also #4
Interlibrary Library Loan (ILL), no charge to students, delivered directly to the Law
Library Circulation Desk (see: Nancy Morgan, Manager of Public Services)
HEINONLINE : http://heinonline.org.proxy.library.umkc.edu/HOL/Welcome
Law Library Subscription Databases: http://www1.law.umkc.edu/Library/databases.htm
Catalog Search dropdown for <comparative> as Publication Title then browse
Some are country specific others by subject. Almost all pre-date Westlaw/Lexis
Results are exact pdf image for accurate citations
See also International and Non-US Law Journals. Search Tab > Field Search > Article
Title <comparative environmental> Note filters on the left.
WESTLAWNEXT
Database : Secondary Sources > Law Reviews & Journals > Advanced Search :
Source(comparative) and Title(environmental) i.e. journal name and article title
International Materials from All Content box (sporadic coverage)
LEXIS.COM
Foreign Law Tab:
International Analysis and Commentary e.g. Doing Business in …. ToC
International Law Emerging Issues > ToC
International Multi-Jurisdictional Surveys with Analysis > ToC
WEBSITES, RESEARCH GUIDES, PRIMARY CONTENT AND PAPERS
Law Library Research Bookmarks Folder #13-16: Foreign and International, Britain, Canada and
China http://www1.law.umkc.edu/Library/bookmarks.htm
RESEARCH GUIDES
GlobaLex: NYU: International, Comparative and Foreign Law:
http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/
Comparative Law: Civil, Criminal, Religious and Updates
Foreign Law: Research links by country
NYU Foreign Collection by Jurisdiction:
http://www.law.nyu.edu/library/research/foreign_intl/foreigndatabasesbyjurisdiction/index.htm
LLRX: Comparative and Foreign Law: country specific articles
http://www.llrx.com/comparative_and_foreign_law.html
Note: Legal Research Links: Foreign and Comparative: subcategories
http://www.llrx.com/category/1050
PRIMARY CONTENT
Law Library of Congress: Law of Nations http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations.php
Cornell: Law by Source Global http://www.law.cornell.edu/world/
Organized by region links to Constitution; Organization of Government; Officials,
Agencies & Ministries; Codes, Legislations & Parliaments; Courts; Others
Washburn Law School International and Foreign Law by Subject and by Region
http://www.washlaw.edu/forint/
Research guides by subject and interactive map under International Resources with links
to government structures and research guides.
World Legal Information Institute: by country and region; constitutions, legislation, topical.
http://www.worldlii.org/
Global Courts: Supreme Court decisions http://www.globalcourts.com
PAPERS
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en
Social Science Research Network: https://hq.ssrn.com/login/pubSignInJoin.cfm?