Introduction to Foreign and International Legal Research

A selected list of foreign & international legal blogs, curated by the magazine of the American Bar Association.

The blog of the American Association of Law Libraries' Foreign, Comparative, and International Law section. While geared toward law librarians, it does include many helpful posts and tips on foreign and international research and resources.

Global Legal Monitor is "an online publication from the Law Library of Congress covering legal news and developments worldwide. It is updated frequently and draws on information from official national legal publications and reliable press sources." Many articles link to news articles and primary legal materials from the relevant country or institution.

JURIST legal news and commentary summarize current U.S. and world legal events. Articles often link directly to the primary source material, such as foreign legislation or judicial decisions, under discussion.

A directory of generalized and subject-specific international law blogs.

A daily-updated blog on arbitration news and developments from around the world.

A series of blogs edited by law professors. Find blogs on topics including International Law, Immigration, International Financial Law, and International Trade Law.

"The world’s first blog dedicated to informed discussion of international law by and among academics, practitioners and legal experts." OpinioJuris is a partner of the International Commission of Jurists.

Search international news by country or region; major world publications; major non-U.S. newspapers, and more.

"Indexes all types of materials in the area of public affairs and public policy - journal articles, books and book chapters, reports, government documents. Topics include agriculture, banking, demographics, education, environment, finance, government, health, law, legislation, political science, social sciences, and statistics."
To access from off-campus, download the Shields Library VPN.

Locate jurisdiction-specific current awareness materials available in Westlaw.

Combination database that includes full-text, English-language articles and English-language abstracts for non-English-language sources with news and business information from newspapers, magazines, trade journals, newsletters, and news services.

Find articles from newspapers from around the world. You can also set up alerts to specific publications. Note: To access Newsbank from off-campus, you will need to download the UC Davis Library VPN.