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Foreign and International Legal Research

This guide provides resources meant to assist with foreign and international legal research.

Law Reviews and Law Journal Articles

Law Reviews and Law Journal articles can be a great place to begin your research and to find a topic.  Search through the Law Journal Library in Hein Online or the Law Journal/LawReview Database within Westlaw or Lexis to find articles on your topic.

Databases Available through NovaCat

You will need your Shark Link ID to access these resources.

Click HERE to view all NSU databases by subject.

or, search the recommended databases below.

Comparative Law Journals

Search through multiple law reviews and journals on Hein Online/Westlaw/Lexis or Google Scholar.

You may find articles on your topic in any of the following law reviews/journals:

Journal
 African Journal of International and Comparative Law
 American Journal of Comparative Law
 Annual Survey of International and Comparative Law
 Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law
 Asian Journal of Comparative Law
 Asian Journal of Law and Society
 Boston College International and Comparative Law Review
 Bulletin of Comparative Labour Relations
 Chicago-Kent Journal of International and Comparative Law [online]
 Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa
 Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal
 Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law
 European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance [online]
 Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law
 Global Jurist [online]
 Hastings International and Comparative Law Review
 ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law
 Indiana International & Comparative Law Review
 International and Comparative Law Quarterly
 International Comparative, Policy & Ethics Law Review
 International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
 International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations
 International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
 International Journal of Procedural Law
 Journal of Civil Law Studies
 Journal of Comparative Law
 Journal of Comparative Urban Law & Policy [online]
 Journal of Malaysian & Comparative Law
 Law & Ethics of Human Rights
 Loyola of Los Angeles International & Comparative Law Review
 Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law
 Oxford University Comparative Law Forum [online]
 Temple International and Comparative Law Journal
 Tilburg Law Review
 Transnational Legal Theory
 Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law
 University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review
 Waseda Bulletin of Comparative Law
 Waseda Proceedings of Comparative Law

 

Foreign and International Legal Research Library Guides from other US Law Schools

Newspaper Databases

Newspapers can provide examples that may prove useful in your research/scholarship.

Access NSU newspaper databases below:

Top Picks

  1. 1. Nexis Uni NewsLocal access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU. - LexisNexis
    Contains newspapers, wire services, magazines, and blogs from around the world.
    Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU. 
  2. 2. Miami HeraldLocal access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU. - NewsBank
    Full-text content of Miami Herald newspaper from 1983 to present.
    Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU. 
  3. 3. ProQuest NewsstandLocal access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU. - ProQuest
    Citations and selected full-text for international, national and regional newspapers.
    Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU. 
  4. 4. Sun-SentinelLocal access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU. - NewsBank
    Full-text content of Sun-Sentinel newspaper from 1986 to present.
    Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU. 
  5. 5. Access World NewsLocal access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU. - NewsBank
    Access World News supports all academic disciplines by providing unique primary sources not found in other resources and extensive news coverage at local, regional, national, and international levels. This product offers complete electronic editions of thousands of authoritative U.S. and global news sources. Includes thousands of broadcast transcripts, newswires, video clips, and news blogs and it features a customizable, map-based interface and powerful search capabilities. Enables students to examine subjects geographically and over time, analyze trends and statistics, and compare perspectives.
    Tutorial. Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.