Research Guide: Foreign and International Law

To locate books relevant to foreign and international law topics, search by keyword, title, author, etc. in the OSU Libraries Catalog. Note the search tips for using this catalog. For books not at the Moritz Law Library but at other OSU Libraries locations, use the red "Request this item" button to have the book delivered to the law library.

You can also search the collections of other Ohio academic libraries through the OhioLINK catalog. Use the green "Request" button to request delivery of a book to the law library.

If you cannot find a particular book in the OSU Libraries Catalog or the OhioLINK catalog, check the WorldCat catalog to see if an academic library outside of Ohio has the book. If so, fill out an orange interlibrary loan request form at the reference desk or use the main library's interlibrary service, ILLiad, to request the book.

Searching for relevant material on a foreign or international topic may involve searching in related disciplines such as political science or international relations. See below for potentially useful databases containing both law and law-related articles.

Westlaw, Lexis Advance, HeinOnline: These databases all include journals containing articles related to foreign and international law. Search by keyword, author, title, etc. to retrieve relevant articles. If looking for articles pre-1980, note that HeinOnline is a better choice than Westlaw or Lexis, which for many journals do not include pre-1980 issues.

Journal Indexes are another option for finding articles relevant to foreign and international law topics. Use journal indexes to search by subject (like "computer crimes") for all articles indexed by the database under that subject. In some cases, this can be a more precise method for obtaining relevant articles, particularly for topics not easily searched by keywords. See below for journal index options. Contact a Moritz law librarian with any questions about using journal indexes.