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Law - LLB and other law degrees (1st Year Support): Databases

Research assistance, subject guides and useful library resources for first year law students, compiled by the Faculty of Law librarians

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South African Legal Databases

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Databases A - Z

Bibliographic Databases

Bibliographic databases provide the bibliographic details of an article but does not provide the full text.

International Legal Databases with Some South African Content

Databases within HeinOnline:

Journals and Periodicals

  • American Bar Association Journals
  • Core US Journals
  • Criminal Justice Journals
  • Edward Elgar Publishing Law Package
  • Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP)
  • International and Non-US Law Journals
  • Law Journal Library
  • Most Cited Law Journals

Canadian Content

  • Canada Supreme Court Reports
  • Revised Statutes of Canada

Case Law

  • Canada Supreme Court Reports
  • Early American Case Law
  • English Reports
  • Israel Law Reports
  • U.S. Supreme Court Library

International Resources

  • Australian Law Reform Commission Library (ALRC)
  • Canada Supreme Court Reports
  • English Reports
  • European Centre for Minority Issues
  • Foreign & International Law Resources Database
  • Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)
  • Harvard Research in International Law
  • History of International Law
  • Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP)
  • International & Non-U.S. Law Journals
  • International Commission of Jurists Library (ICJ)
  • International Law Association Reports
  • Israel Law Reports
  • Law in Eastern Europe (Book Series)
  • Law Library of Congress Reports
  • Multinational Sources Compared
  • Open Society Justice Initiative
  • Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law Publications
  • Revised Statutes of Canada
  • Statutes of the Realm
  • U.S. Treaties and Agreements Library
  • United Nations Law Collection
  • World Constitutions Illustrated: Contemporary & Historical Documents and Resources
  • World Treaty Library

International Treaties and Agreements

  • U.S. Treaties and Agreements Library
  • United Nations Law Collection
  • World Treaty Library

Special Collections

  • American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
  • Animal Studies: Law, Welfare and Rights
  • Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
  • Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Entertainment (BLASÉ)
  • Civil Rights and Social Justice
  • COVID-19: Pandemics Past and Present
  • Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • Gun Regulation and Legislation in America
  • Intellectual Property Law Collection
  • International Commission of Jurists Library (ICJ)
  • International Law Association Reports
  • Law Academy Project
  • Legal Classics
  • LGBTQ+ Rights
  • Multinational Sources Compared
  • National Moot Court Competition
  • Open Society Justice Initiative
  • Pentagon Papers
  • Religion and the Law
  • Slavery in America and the World: History Culture & Law
  • Trends in Law Library Management and Technology
  • Women and the Law (Peggy)

UK Content

English Reports

U.S. Federal Content

  • Civil Rights and Social Justice
  • Code of Federal Regulations
  • COVID-19: Pandemics Past and Present
  • Early American Case Law
  • Federal Register Library
  • Intellectual Property Law Collection
  • Law Library of Congress Reports
  • LGBTQ+ Rights
  • Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)
  • U.S. Code
  • U.S. Federal Legislative History Library
  • U.S. Presidential Impeachment Library
  • U.S. Presidential Library
  • U.S. Statutes at Large
  • U.S. Supreme Court Library

U.S. State Content

  • Civil Rights and Social Justice
  • LGBTQ+ Rights

International Legal Databases

Multidisciplinary Databases with Some Legal Content

See the following databases on EBSCOHost which may be of interest:

Academic Search Ultimate
Africa-Wide Information
Business Source Ultimate
Family & Society Studies Worldwide
Women's Studies International

E-Books available in Multidisciplinary Databases