Research Databases by Jurisdiction

By Jurisdiction

Note: this is a list of commercial databases subscribed to by the University of Melbourne for use by staff and students.

Canada	China	EU	France	India
Indonesia	Malaysia	Scotland	Singapore	United Kingdom
United States	Vietnam

Canada

(Note: this is a list of commercial sites we subscribe to, it is not a comprehensive list of resources. For detailed information on researching Canadian Law, and links to other Canadian law databases, consult the Canadian Law Libguide.)

Quick Cite Case Citator

Quick Cite is the main case citator for Canada. It contains full text of cases from most of the Candaian courts, boards of enquiry and Tribunals. Reported and unreported cases, go back to pre 1940.

Halsbury's Laws of Canada

Large Canadian online encyclopaedia covering a wide variety of legal subjects, mostly at an intermediate level.

China

(Note: this is a list of commercial sites we subscribe to, it is not a comprehensive list of resources. For detailed information on researching Chinese Law, and links to other chinese law databases, consult the Chinese Law Libguide.)

PKU Law Full text Full Text

PKU is a bilingual English and Chinese legal database. The database includes a large database of Chinese Case law and all national legislation and administrative regulations promulgated by the State Council from 1949 onwards. It also includes many administrative rules promulgated by Agencies, and important local regulations. Legal news is provided, journal content is available mostly in Mandarin.

EU

(Note: this is a list of commercial sites we subscribe to, it is not a comprehensive list of resources. For detailed information to free sites for this jurisdiction, consult the Foreign Law Research Libguide.)

Justis EU search Full Text

Justis EU contains official EU documents indexed including legislation, treaties, proposals and conventions. Coverage: 1950 +

Kluwer European Community Law Full Text, Articles

A range of journal titles on EU Community Law and Business on the Kluwer website.

Hein - European Center for Minority Issues Full Text, Articles

EU Minority Issues database Journals including databases and working papers

France

(Note: this is a list of commercial sites we subscribe to, it is not a comprehensive list of resources. For detailed information on free sites for this jurisdiction, consult the Foreign Law Research Libguide.)

Recueil Le Dalloz Recueil Le Dalloz Username/Password

India

Manupatra Full Text Cases and Legislation

Case law coverage includes full text decisions from the Supreme Court, all High Courts, the Federal Court, Privy Council, and many tribunals. Coverage is mostly from the inception of each Court. Legislation covered includes bare acts, amending acts, repealed legislation, subordinate legislation and bills from all jurisdictions. Primary material is grouped by topic, and secondary material includes annotated acts and commentary.

Indonesia

HukumOnline (English Version) News and Legislation

Website featuring news and articles about law in Indonesia. The website has 6 sections: Indonesian Legal News; Indonesian Legal Brief; Indonesian Law Digest; Opinion and Articles; the Clinic where users can post questions; and a Forum. You will need a username and a password to gain access.

HukumOnline (Bahasa Indonesian) (Bahasa Indonesian Version) News and Legislation

Website featuring news and articles about law in Indonesia. The website has 5 sections: Awal; Berita; Peraturan; Klinik; Hukumpedia. You will need a username and a password to gain access.

Malaysia

CLJ Legal Network Full text, Legislation

Database of Malaysian Law. Click here to get password. You may need to click on "Login as a different user".

Scotland

(Note: this is a list of commercial sites we subscribe to, it is not a comprehensive list of resources. For detailed information on researching UK Law, and links to other UK law databases, consult the United Kingdom Law Libguide.)

Justis Cases, Full Text

Scottish Civil Law Reports, Criminal case reports

Hein – Scottish Legal Collection Full Text, Legislation

A variety of works on Scottish Legal History, featuring works of the Stair Society

Singapore

LawNet Journal Articles, Cases, Legislation, Commentary - Full text

Includes case law, legislation, Hansard and treaties from Singapore. Malaysian cases and Indian Supreme Court cases from 1969. Click here for password

United Kingdom

CaseTrack Cases - Full Text

Click here to get password. You may need to click on "Login as a different user". Full text UK judgments may also be accessed on Westlaw and Lexis. Coverage 1996+

Halsbury's Laws of England Full Text, Commentary

A general encycopaedia providing commentrary on various aspects of UK law, organised by subject.

Justis Cases and Legislation

Full text of the The Law Reports (1865+), the Times Law Reports (1990+), the Weekly Law Reports (1953+) , the Daily Law Reports (1999+) and the International Law Reports (1919 +). Reports are available in printable PDF format replicating the hard copies exactly.
Justis also includes current and historical UK legislation.
Also includes the Justcite search engine and case citator, which cross-references search results from case law, legislation and journal article databases.

United States

(Note: this is a list of commercial sites we subscribe to, it is not a comprehensive list of resources. For detailed information on researching US Law, and links to other US law databases, consult the United States Law Libguide.)

US Statutes at Large Full Text, Legislation

Permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress. Coverage: 2003+

Vietnam

Vietnam Laws Online Full text Legislation

Online searchable database of English translations of 2,500 Vietnamese laws covering a wide range of subject areas relevant to foreign investment and beyond. Click here to get password. You may need to click on "Login as a different user".

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