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This is a list of free databases useful for researching international business transactions.

This is an alphabetical list of FSU commercial databases useful for researching legal issues dealing with international business transactions.

HeinOnline Provides retrospective access to full text law review articles, Federal Register volumes, treaties and other international agreements, opinions of the U.S. Attorney General, and cases from the United States Supreme Court. Earliest issues accessible date back to the mid-1800s.
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Provides access to articles from 1985 to the present on international law, comparative law, and municipal laws of countries other than the United States, United Kingdom, and the British Islands.
International Law Reports (vLex) International Law Reports includes decisions of international courts and arbitrators as well as judgments of national courts (in English). Coverage is from 1919 to the present day.
JSTOR A database of the back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. The gap between the most recently published issue of any journal and the date of the most recent issue available in JSTOR is from 2 to 5 years.
Kluwer Law Online Looseleafs Kluwer Law Online features access to a number of looseleaf treatises on a variety of international law topics.
LegalTrac Index to law-related journal articles from1980 to the present. It is updated monthly.
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law This online edition of the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law covers central and essential topics in international law.
Oxford Bibliographies Developed cooperatively with scholars and librarians worldwide, Oxford Bibliographies offers exclusive, authoritative research guides.
Oxford Journals Online Full text access to many journals published by Oxford University Press.
Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History is a comprehensive, international, interdisciplinary reference work that includes approximately 1,000 articles on all aspects of legal history throughout the world from ancient to modern times. Articles deal with private law, public law, and constitutional/higher law throughout the world and are written and signed by one of the many noteworthy contributors, which include major scholars and experts.
Oxford Reports in International Law This database from Oxford University Press integrates important decisions on public international law from international courts and tribunals, domestic courts and ad hoc tribunals. Comprised of five modules (International Courts of General Jurisdiction, International Human Rights, International Criminal Law, International Investment Claims, and International Law in Domestic Courts), this online service is a single point of reference for all international law jurisprudence, providing access to a wide range of international law jurisprudence.
PAIS Index Provides access to public affairs materials (1972-current). This is not a full-text database.
United Nations Digital Library The United Nations Digital Library includes UN documents, voting data, speeches, maps, and open-access publications as well as bibliographic records for print UN documents starting in 1979

Writing a Paper?

Narrow your topic on which you can write a 20-30 page paper. Select a topic that addresses an international law question that is of interest to you and also is original and topical.

To find ideas for your topic, go to the following sources with an international perspective:

Once you've chosen a paper topic, you'll need to review the literature for a pre-emption check to be sure that another legal scholar has not already covered your topic. Note that the databases referenced below may need to be accessed through the Research Center.

Use these sources in a pre-emption check

Research Guides

Guide on the Harmonization of International Commercial Laws

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