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Australian Cases
| Lawbook Online | This database cites Australian reported cases and summarises Australian case law developments. CSU log in and password required. |
| LexisNexis | Search or browse cases within Australian Current Law - Reporter and Australian Law Reports. CSU log in and password required. |
| NSW Caselaw | Find judgments and decisions of New South Wales Courts and Tribunals |
Australian Legislation (Acts & Regulations)
| ACT Legislation Register | Australian Capital Territory |
| Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) | Australasian public domain. Free online access to legal materials including legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals. |
| ComLaw | ComLaw is the legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney-General's Department. |
| Northern Territory Legislation database | Northern Territory |
| NSW Legislation | New South Wales |
| Queensland Legislation | Queensland |
| South Australian Legislation | South Australia |
| Tasmanian Legislation Online | Tasmania |
| Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents | Victoria |
| Western Australian Legislation | Western Australian |
International Treaties & Conventions
| Arms Control Treaties and Agreements | Archive of treaties and information released prior to 2001. |
| Australian Treaties Library | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australian Government). |
| Canada and the North American Free Trade Agreement | Contains the text of the Agreement, publications and general information. |
| Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species | |
| International Humanitarian Law (IHL) | Includes the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols. |
| International Treaties | Main international treaties, conventions and agreements from LawResearch |
| The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (United Nations) | Information about the Convention, the Optional Protocol and the work of the Committee up until 31 December 2007. |
| Treaties - Law Library of Congress | Selected collections of bilateral and multilateral treaties. |
| UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Resources | Contains all of the documents, forms, and tools necessary for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. |
| United Nations Agreements on Human Rights | Includes the main Covenants, Declarations and Treaties on Human Rights. |
| United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | Division of Environmental Law and Conventions. |
| United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | Most countries joined this treaty which aims is to develop strategies to reduce global warming and to cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable. Responsible for the Kyoto protocol. |
| United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) | Disarmament and non-proliferation instruments. |
| United Nations Treaty Collection | The largest single collection of treaties on the internet. |
| United States Chemical Weapons Convention Web Site | Ensuring and assisting U.S. Industry's compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention. |
| University of Minnesota Human Rights Library | Search treaties by subject or title. |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Administered Treaties | Detailed information on all 24 treaties administered by WIPO and the WIPO Convention. |
| World Trade Organisation Agreements | Includes Agreements (GATT); Decisions/Declarations; Schedules; and Protocols relating to goods, services and intellectual property. |
Other Law Resources
| AsianLII - Asian Legal Information Institute | Free Asian Law databases for most countries, including China, Cambodia, PNG, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, India and many more. |
| Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations | A database of legal abbreviations maintained by Cardiff University, search by term or abbreviation. |
| Duhaime | A useful dictionary with plain English definitions and explanations of legal terms, mostly Canadian and US Law. |
| FirstPoint Help | A comprehensive list of Australian and international court and publication abbreviations. |
| Hong Kong Law & Technology Centre | A Hong Kong University Centre whose projects include the Hong Kong Legal Information Institute and Community Legal Information Centre. |
| Lawlink Legal Reference Resources | A collection of free online legal dictionaries, abbreviation dictionaries and encyclopaedias, compiled by Lawlinks NSW. |
| World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) | The World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) is a global legal research facility that will search for international cases & legislation, and provide links to other Legal Information Institutes, including Asian, British & Irish, Canadian, South African and many others. |
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