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Covers today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, and important documents. Includes topics such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and more.

Kluwer Law Online's International Encyclopaedia of Laws (IEL) series features the law of nations and international organizations relating to major fields of law such as contracts, criminal law, cyber law, energy law, environmental law, intellectual property, family law and succession, media law, medical law, migration law and more. Library has access to selected titles in the series. Select "encyclopaedias" from menu options at top of the screen.

Major reference resource containing over 1600 peer-reviewed, scholarly articles on public international law.