Courts and Law

EISIL – the Electronic Information System for International Law American Society of International Law
An open database of authenticated primary and other materials including authoritative web sites and research guides across the breadth of international law.

GLIN – Global Legal Information Network Law Library of Congress
A database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. Some full text in the original languages is included. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and subject terms selected from the multilingual index.

Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides coverage of English language legal information from 1982 to the present via indexing of scholarly articles, symposia, jurisdictional surveys, court decisions, legislation, books, book reviews, and more. International coverage includes periodicals from the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

International Court of Justice: List of Cases referred to the Court since 1946 by date of introduction
A list of all Contentious Cases and Advisory Opinions brought before the Court since 1946, with some full-text. Also includes a link to a docket of pending cases and their current status.

Law Library Microform Consortium Digital [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes a wide range of full-text archival material broken down into U.S. Federal, U.S. States, U.S. Territories, Anglo-American Collections, Foreign Jurisdictions, International Law and Organizations, and Multi-Jurisdiction Subject Collections. Online collections are incomplete but new material is added on a continuing basis.

General and Miscellaneous

Archive of European Integration AEI
An electronic repository and archive for independently-produced research materials and official European Community/European Union documents on the topic of European integration and unification.

Asia-Studies Full-Text Online [Rutgers Restricted]
Access to reports, working paper series, and journals from Asia's most prestigious research institutions, covering business, economic, government, political, and social issues related to the nations of Asia-Pacific.

BOPCRIS: British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service
A bibliographic database of key British Parliamentary and non-Parliamentary papers covering 1801 through 1995. Links to full text are included for some publications.

CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online (1991+) [Rutgers Restricted]
A comprehensive index for materials on international affairs, including many full-text working papers, conference proceedings, journal articles, policy briefs, and links to other web sites in the field.

CountryWatch [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides current country-specific news with archives back about one year. Also includes comprehensive and up-to-date political, economic, cultural, business, and environmental information, with a report for each country it covers, plus colored country and regional maps.

Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST) International Relations and Security Network (ISN) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Contains information from research institutes around the world covering areas in the field of international relations and security, such as hard facts on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and conventional weapons holding, nuclear weapons, chronology, statistics and other reference data.

GATT Digital Library: 1947-1994 Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources
Provides access to full text documents and information of and about the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), an organization that promoted international commerce and the reduction of trade barriers among member states from 1947-1994.

International Financial Statistics Online (1945+) [Rutgers Restricted]
A database of economic statistics produced by the International Monetary Fund. Country level data includes bank balances, financial flows, indebtedness, exchange rates, trade volumes, employment, interest rates, inflation rates, and more. World data is available for similar topics, as well as commodity prices for major internationally traded goods.

LexisNexis Statistical [Rutgers Restricted]
Unifies the indexing from three previously published print products, the American Statistics Index for U.S. government statistical publications (1973+); the Statistical Reference Index for statistical resources from state agencies, think tanks, and private sources (1980+); and the Index to International Statistics for documents from international governmental organizations (1983+). Full text or web links are provided for some citations, and the complete text of the Statistical Abstract of the United States is included in the database.

PAIS International and Archive (1915+) [Rutgers Restricted]
A bibliographic database covering political, social, and public policy issues in journals, conference proceedings, government publications, and other sources in multiple languages.

Political Database of the Americas (PDBA) Georgetown University
Centralized and systematized information about institutions and political processes, national constitutions, branches of government, elections, political constitutional studies and other subjects related to the strengthening of democracy in the Americas.

SourceOECD [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes thematic book collections, online periodicals, reference titles, and the OECD statistical databases.

World Development Indicators (1960+) [Rutgers Restricted]
A complete and authoritative collection of statistics on countries, regions, and economic groupings of the world, as collected and presented by the World Bank. Data series include extensive economic, demographic, social, environmental, educational, and cultural indicators.

World News Connection [Rutgers Restricted]
Offers an array of translated and English-language news and information, provided to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) from the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS).

Treaties

Multilaterals Project Tufts University
Subject and chronological listings, and a searchable database of full-text international multilateral conventions and other instruments. Most of the texts date from 1945 or later, but the collection also includes older historical texts. Also includes links to other treaty sites on the Internet.

United Nations Treaty Collection
Free for students and academic researchers, the collection includes full text treaties from the United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) and the League of Nations Treaty Series, plus many other treaty resources.

United Nations and United Nations Organizations

AccessUN (1966+) [Rutgers Restricted]
An index to the documents from the 6 main bodies of the United Nations. Some documents and all resolutions are included full-text.

ILOLEX - Database of International Labour Standards
Contains ILO Conventions and Recommendations, ratification information, comments of the Committee of Experts and the Committee on Freedom of Association, representations, complaints, interpretations, General Surveys, and numerous related documents.

Official Document System of the United Nations
Covers all types of official United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993. Older documents are added on a daily basis. Also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards. Does not include press releases, UN sales publications, the United Nations Treaty Series, or information brochures issued by the Department of Public Information.

UNBISnet: UN Bibliographic Information System United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library
Includes a catalogue of publications and documentation indexed by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva, plus a Voting Records database, and an Index to Speeches. Generally covers 1979+, but indexing for resolutions of the General Assembly; Economic and Social Council; Security Council; and Trusteeship Council are included back to 1946.

UNESDOC
Bibliographic records and full text of UNESCO documents, publications, periodicals since 1945.

United Nations Common Database (UNCDB)
Includes data from statistical series on agriculture, economics, education, energy, environment, health, housing, income, industry, population, tourism, trade, and more.

United Nations Treaty Collection
Free for students and academic researchers, the collection includes full text treaties from the United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) and the League of Nations Treaty Series, plus many other treaty resources.

Official WEB Site Locator for the United Nations System of Organizations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
International Court of Justice ICJ
International Labour Organization ILO
International Law Commission ILO
International Monetary Fund IMF
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO
United Nations Environment Programme UNEP
United Nations Statistics Division UNSD
World Bank Group IBRD & IDA
World Health Organization WHO
World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO
World Trade Organization WTO

Rutgers Resources

Alexander Library CD-ROMs and Data Sources Alexander Library
A searchable database listing the reference, government, and data CD-ROMs and DVDs held by the Alexander Library.

British Government Publications at the Alexander Library - A Guide to the Collection Alexander Library
An extensive guide to finding and using British government publications in the Alexander Library. Also includes some links to information on the Internet.

Government Publications in the Alexander Library Alexander Library
Basic information about Alexander Library's collection of federal, state, foreign, and international government publications.

Government Publications in the Library of Science and Medicine Library of Science and Medicine
Basic information about the Library of Science and Medicine's collection of federal, state, foreign, and international government publications.

Law Rutgers University Libraries Subject Research Guide
Extensive links to information on state, federal, foreign and international law, as well as related sites.

Microforms in Alexander Library Alexander Library
A searchable database listing many of the microform collections held by the Alexander Library, plus selected collections from other Rutgers libraries. The database includes location information as well as information on guides and indexes to the collections.

Model UN - Research Strategies Alexander Library
A guide to finding information on countries; locating resolutions and voting records; finding material by subject; learning about specialized agencies; locating treaty information; and locating material at Alexander Library.

Numeric and GIS Data Research Guide Rutgers University Libraries Subject Research Guide
A searchable database, this guide provides access to numeric data that is available on the Internet or via print or CD-ROM collections at Alexander Library.

South Asian Studies Rutgers University Libraries Subject Research Guide
Includes a section on documents and primary sources, particularly for Great Britain, India, and Pakistan.

General and Miscellaneous

ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law America Society of International Law
A guide to online resources covering important areas of international law.

Guide to Law Online: International Law Library of Congress
Includes sections on treaties, law reviews online, the Organization of American States, the United Nations, and more.

Guide to Researching the Council of Europe Law Library Resource Exchange - Anne Burnett
Covers the major institutions of the CoE and their documents as well as selected Council of Europe entities, conventions, and websites, sorted by subjects such as bioethics, cultural affairs, human rights, and environment.

Portals to the World Library of Congress
Selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world.

Selected Foreign & International Resources for the Legal Researcher Cornell University Law Library
Provides links to foreign law sites, international organizations, topical guides, and U.S. sources relating to foreign and international law.

WTO and GATT Research NYU Law Library - Jeanne Rehberg
A bibliography of essential resources in tangible and electronic formats for researching the World Trade Organization and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

United Nations and United Nations Organizations

International Law Commission - Research Guide
Explains how to search for information from the Commission and includes links to full-text content.

Model UN - Research Strategies Alexander Library
A guide to finding information on countries; locating resolutions and voting records; finding material by subject; learning about specialized agencies; locating treaty information; and locating material at Alexander Library.

United Nations Documentation: A Research Guide United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library
Presents an overview of the various types of documents and publications issued by the Organization (e.g, reports, resolutions, meeting records, sales publications, press releases) and gives guidance on how to work with them, including how to read document symbols. Also provides information on actions taken by the General Assembly as well as the Security Council and introduces researchers to major fields of UN activities: environment, human rights, international law, and peacekeeping.

United Nations Scholars' Workstation Yale University Library
A collection of texts, finding aids, data sets, maps, and pointers to print and electronic information relating to the United Nations.

United Nations Subject Guides United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library
A collection of bibliographies on the UN Charter, the UN Secretary-General, the Security Council, UN Reform, and other topics.

United Nations System Pathfinder United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library
Identifies major publications of the organizations comprising the United Nations system. Covers the full spectrum of activities of the UN system but focuses on issues currently of primary interest, including: international security and peacekeeping; economic and social development; the environment; disarmament; international law; and human rights. Most publications listed are not available online.

Foreign Countries

INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Spain
Available in Spanish or English, this site provides an extensive collection of statistical resources, including INEbase, a subject grouping of data with a search utility.

International Data Base (IDB) U.S. Census Bureau
Statistical tables and projections of demographic and socio-economic data for many countries and areas of the world.

International Economic Statistics (IES) Database Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
A searchable database of world-wide economic indicators such as GDP and CPI with links to full-text resources.

National Statistics Online United Kingdom
Organized around themes such as crime and justice; education and training; the economy; health and care; population and migration; etc. Includes links to census data; birth, marriage, and death data; social statistics; and more.

NationMaster
Data on countries worldwide with an interface for generating maps and graphs.

OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web University of Auckland Library
A listing of international web sites offering free and easily accessible social, economic, and general data from official sources, especially those that provide both current data and time series. Organized by country, region, and subject.

Statistical Agencies (International) U.S. Census Bureau
Links to the web sites of statistical agencies for countries worldwide.

Statistical Resources on the Web University of Michigan Documents Center
Extensive links to statistical information on demographics, education, government finances, health, labor, politics, science, and a variety of additional subject categories.

Statistics Canada's E-STAT [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes Canadian social and economic statistics including time series, census data, and government reports.

General and Miscellaneous

DataGob: Governance Indicators Database Inter-American Development Bank
An interactive tool for producing cross-national comparative and time series graphs and tables based on approximately 400 publicly available indicators related to governance.

Eurostat
Statistical reports on the member states of the European Union.

LexisNexis Statistical [Rutgers Restricted]
Unifies the indexing from three previously published print products, the American Statistics Index for U.S. government statistical publications (1973+); the Statistical Reference Index for statistical resources from state agencies, think tanks, and private sources (1980+); and the Index to International Statistics for documents from international governmental organizations (1983+). Full text or web links are provided for some citations, and the complete text of the Statistical Abstract of the United States is included in the database.

OECD Statistics Portal
Links to frequently requested economic and social statistics and data by topic. Includes worldwide statistical sources by country or international organization.

OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web University of Auckland Library
A listing of international web sites offering free and easily accessible social, economic, and general data from official sources, especially those that provide both current data and time series. Organized by country, region, and subject.

POPClocks U.S. Census Bureau
Displays current population estimates for the United States and the world.

SourceOECD [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes thematic book collections, online periodicals, reference titles, and the OECD statistical databases.

Statistical Database System (SDBS) Asian Development Bank
Macro-economic and social data for developing member countries. Date from 1988 onward is freely accessible and covers areas such as national accounts, prices, government finance, trade, balance of payments, money and finance, external debt, population, labor force, social indicators, and other topics.

Statistical Resources on the Web University of Michigan Documents Center
Extensive links to statistical information on demographics, education, government finances, health, labor, politics, science, and a variety of additional subject categories.

United Nations and United Nations Organizations

UNdata
A simple single-entry point for a variety of statistical resources including those from United Nations Organizations such as FAO, UNESCO, ILO, WHO, UNDP, ITU, UNHCR, and more.

FAOSTAT Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Multilingual databases of statistics on agriculture, nutrition, fisheries, forestry, food quality control, and related areas.

International Financial Statistics Online (1945+) [Rutgers Restricted]
A database of economic statistics produced by the International Monetary Fund. Country level data includes bank balances, financial flows, indebtedness, exchange rates, trade volumes, employment, interest rates, inflation rates, and more. World data is available for similar topics, as well as commodity prices for major internationally traded goods.

LABORSTA Internet International Labour Office
The Labour Statistics Database consists mainly of annual time-series that are published in the Yearbook of Labour Statistics. Data may be retrieved for a specific country or countries, and may be narrowed by date.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication.

United Nations Common Database (UNCDB)
Includes data from statistical series on agriculture, economics, education, energy, environment, health, housing, income, industry, population, tourism, trade, and more.

United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
A guide to population information on UN system web sites. Includes data and tables on world population and trends, as well as articles and official U.N. documents from the Commission on Population and Development.

United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Includes links to UNSD statistical databases, plus additional links to economic statistics; demographic and social statistics; national statistics from many countries; and to sources for international statistics.

World Development Indicators (1960+) [Rutgers Restricted]
A complete and authoritative collection of statistics on countries, regions, and economic groupings of the world, as collected and presented by the World Bank. Data series include extensive economic, demographic, social, environmental, educational, and cultural indicators.