Foreign Law (Laws of Other Countries)

The reality is that there are simply too many countries to cover in-depth.  As a result, many libraries purchase books or databases that cover a particular region or subject, rather than buy individual items. 

For example, if you are researching trademark law in Thailand, you might not have a specific treatise in English.  However, you could use:

• International Copyright Law: A Practical Global Guide - individual country chapters, including Thailand 
• Trademarks Throughout the World (Westlaw) - covers 180+ countries, including Thailand
• Horowitz on World Trademark Law (Lexis) - covers 135+ countries, including Thailand
• WIPOLex - free database for intellectual property laws of over 200 countries, including Thailand.

The databases below cover multiple jurisdictions.  For a listing of resources by individual country, use the alphabetical country tabs above.

• Foreign Law Guide (Brill, Marci Hoffman ed.)
  For each country there is a brief introduction to the legal system, a list of codifications, gazettes and other sources of law and then a section listing sources of law by subject.
• Guide to Law Online: Nations (Library of Congress)
  Comprehensive research guides for individual countries.
• GlobaLex: Foreign Law Research
  Jurisdiction- and subject-specific guides for many jurisdictions.
• NatLaw World
  Latin American law database developed by the National Law Center for InterAmerican Free Trade.
• Europa
  Access to official EU documents, especially recent document,s through a service called Eur-Lex.
• Global-Regulation
  Machine-translated laws, regulations, and other legislation from over 48 countries.
• Westlaw - Use the International Materials link for specific country resources or multi-state treatises (treatises > multi-national).
• Lexis - Use the International tab for specific country resources.  Locate multi-state treatises under the Practice Area tab (e.g. trademark law, international law, etc.).
• Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law - comprehensive online resource containing peer-reviewed articles on many aspects of public international law.  Arranged by topic.