Databases

This database allows searching of more than 330 databases containing legislation, case-law, law reform reports and legal journals from 28 countries including the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Mongolia and East Timor.

The Institute provides free access to primary (legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals); and secondary (e.g. law reform and royal commission reports) Australasian legal materials.

British and Irish case law and legislation, European Union case law, Law Commission reports, and other law-related British and Irish material.

The Treaty of Waitangi Collection is primarily designed to provide a new and authoritative home for Treaty scholarship online, with more books to be added over time. The collection was built with support from the BWB Publishing Trust and the New Zealand Law Foundation.

Provides access to court judgments from all Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, federal courts, and the courts in all Canada’s provinces and territories. CanLII.org also contains decisions from many tribunals nationally.

The Capital Letter provides court judgment summaries from the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of New Zealand. It also provides updates on legislation, statutory reviews and general reviews, expert commentary and opinion pieces.

New Zealand and Australian primary and secondary sources on tax, employment, company, and health and safety law.

The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute provides free access to legal information from 60 Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information.

This database contains decisions from the Court of Appeal of New Zealand.

Provides free access to the Official Journal of the European Union, plus EU Law (treaties, regulations, decisions), preparatory documents, EU case law, international agreements, EFTA documents, summaries of EU legislation and other public documents.

Offers coverage of British Commonwealth, European Union, and international law. It provides indexing for more than 1,200 major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals, including more than 200 titles in full text.

Search, find and compare laws from over 100 countries, using a user-friendly search engine aimed at legal information professionals.

Official Documents of the Government of the United Kingdom.

HeinOnline provides access to thousands of classic legal texts, law journals, US statutory and legal resources, the European Centre for minority issues and full reprint of the English reports (1220-1867).

The Hong Kong Legal Information Institute provides free access to primary legal information (and some publicly available secondary materials) relating to Hong Kong.

ICLR (The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales) publishes case law from the Superior and Appellate Courts in England and Wales. ICLR.4 is the hub of legal authorities dating back to 1865. A dedicated case law platform presenting the cases that matter in a comprehensive and readable format.

A searchable database of the ICJ's (International Commission of Jurists) press releases, reports, legal documents & key external legal materials.

Lexis Advance is an innovative online research platform that contains New Zealand and international legislation, case law and secondary material. Use the Lexis.com link on the Lexis Advance  home screen to locate material not available on the New Zealand platform.

LII is provided by the Cornell Law School and offers access to selected United States primary and secondary sources. These include Court opinions, Constitutional Law resources, subject guides, directories and special reference libraries.

New Zealand Acts, Bills and Regulations freely available to download.

Historic volumes of Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) for the New Zealand Parliament (1854 to 1987). 1854-1987 contain debates of the Legislative Council and the House of Representatives; 1951 etc., the debates of the House of Representatives (Legislative Council abolished Jan. 1951). Vol. numbering begins with 4th Parliament, 2nd session (1867) Vols. for 1st-4th Parliament, 1st session (1854/55-1864/66).

Hansard is the official report of debate in the House of Representatives. Produced by editors in the debating chamber who report what Members of Parliament (MPs) say. Commonly known as Hansard, its actual name is Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).

The New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII) provides free access to legal information in New Zealand.

Online database of UN documents, first launched in 1993 and updated in 2016. ODS has full-text, born-digital UN documents, including documents of the Security Council, General Assembly, Economic and Social Council and their subsidiaries, as well as administrative issuances and other documents.

Oxford Historical Treaties is the premier resource for historical treaty research and home to the full text of The Consolidated Treaty Series, the only comprehensive collection of treaties of all nations concluded from 1648 through 1919. Available via the Oxford Public International Law platform, Oxford Historical Treaties is cross-searchable with Oxford’s leading public international law resources and benefits from a modern, intuitive interface and sophisticated functionality.

Oxford Reports on International Criminal Law (ICL) focuses on decisions from a range of international criminal courts and tribunals, and covers decisions from the four main international criminal tribunals: International Criminal Court; International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; and, Special Court for Sierra Leone. ICL also includes decisions from post-WWII military tribunals such as the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and the follow-up trials held under Control Council Law No 10.

Oxford Reports on International Law in Domestic Courts (ILDC) covers international law as applied in the domestic courts of around 70 jurisdictions. The geographical scope is intended to be as broad as possible; ILDC currently reports on countries from every continent in the world and continues to add new reporters and new jurisdictions. ILDC policy is to cover case law not only from states but also from certain territorial entities that are not generally classified as states.

Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law offers a comprehensive collection of authoritative writings and treatises within the field of international law.

The Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII) provides free access to legal information gathered from countries in the South Pacific.

The Southern African Legal Information Institute provides free access to Southern and Eastern African legal information.

Comprehensive database of primary and secondary legal research materials, including cases, statutes, and journal articles from a number of jurisdictions. Extensiveness of coverage differs between jurisdictions.

TradeLawGuide provides comprehensive research tools that facilitate methodical research of international trade law, including WTO law and regional trade agreements (RTAs).

Contains treaties and international agreements registered or filed with the Secretariat of the U.N. since 1946. Texts are in their original language(s), along with translations into English and French, as appropriate.

Westlaw New Zealand allows you to view relevant cases, commentary and authorised reports in a single search.

Contains the current constitution for every country, constitutional histories, texts on constitutional law, links to scholarly articles about constitutional development, and a bibliography of selected constitutional books. Browsable by country or resource. Part of HeinOnline.

Free, independent and non-profit access to worldwide law.