| Legal Studies Research Guide
Internet Links
The following Internet sites have been carefully selected by the Legal Studies Liaison as appropriate for academic researchers in legal studies.
Associations | International |Legal News| Legal Search Engines | Reference | States | United States
Associations
American Society of International Law
Organization dedicated to advancing the study and use of international law.
Law and Society Association
A group of scholars from many fields and countries, interested in the role of law in social, political, economic and cultural life.
Socio-legal Studies Association
A group of scholars who share an approach to the study of legal phenomena, which is multi or inter-disciplinary in its approach.
Sociology of Law Section of the American Sociological Association
Provides a forum for intellectual and personal exchange among sociologists interested in the study of law, legal institutions, and law-related structures and processes.
International
Constitutions, Treaties and Declarations Around the World
Links to current and past constitutions throughout the world, as well as various documents, including the UN Charter, GATT, Treaty of Rome, Maastricht, etc..
European Court of Justice
Contains the judgments, opinions and orders of the Court of Justice.
EUR-Lex
Site includes the whole body of European Union law, and in particular the legislation and the case law, as well as the decisional procedures between the Commission and the other institutions.
Guide to Electronic Sources for International Law
Excellent resource published by the American Society of International Law;
continuously updated and expanded.
International Court of Justice
Includes links to cases submitted to the Court by States involved in legal disputes.
International Criminal Court
Includes documents related to the creation of a permanent international criminal court established to try persons charged with genocide or war crimes.
Laws of Other Nations
From the Internet Law Library.
United Nations
Contains General Assembly Session Documents, Verbatim Records and Resolutions; Security Council Resolutions, Reports and Meeting Records
LawCrawler
One of the most heavily used legal Websites.
WWW Virtual Library - Law
Arranged by organization type (e.g. U.S. Government) and by legal topic (e.g. Constitutional Law). There is also a list of search tools and other comprehensive sites for law.
Legal News
Findlaw News
Legal news and commentary updated throughout the day and night and covers a range of legal topics.
Jurist
A university-based academic gateway that includes legal news and information edited by law professors from law schools across the United States and the world.
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Includes legal news from across Massachusetts, decisions issued by all the state and federal courts in Massachusetts and cases from state agencies like the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.
Reference
Law.com Dictionary
Includes definitions of 3000 common legal terms.
Law Schools
Links to law school Websites.
States
Massachusetts General Court
Includes Commonwealth Constitution, Guide to the Legislative Process, current legislation, and more.
Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries
An excellent website that includes extensive links to the major Massachusetts primary law sources, as well as Executive Orders, State Agency Decisions and city and town ordinances. They also have numerous in-depth subject guides and pathfinders.
State and Local Government on the Net
Comprehensive site listing links to city, town, county, regional and state government sites.
United States
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873.
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
Includes Articles of Confederaltion, Bill of Rights, Constitution, Emancipation Proclamation, Federalist Papers, Gettysburg Address.
Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
Bill summary and status, bill text, public laws, roll call votes, committee reports, and congressional days in session calendar.
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