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Starting Points for Foreign Law Research: News

This guide highlights foreign law sources available to Brooklyn Law School patrons. Developed by Victoria Szymczak and revised by Brooklyn Law School Librarians

Fee-based News

  • Bloomberg Law > tab: News & Analysis > News from Bloomberg Terminal > News Search supports searches by region. 
    • In search template: under Regions, click: Browse Full List to drill down from a region to specific jurisdictions.  Particularly useful to find business & financial news.
  • Lexis+
    • From Explore: Content, choose Content Type: News
      • Can click: International by Region or International by Country. 
  • Westlaw
    • Under Content Types, select Specialty Area: News
      • Under Browse News (on right), click: International.  If desired: Click International again to view news by region.  Click on a region to view news categorized by jurisdiction.
  • The Washington Post: World
    • BLS students, faculty & administrators: access The Washington Post while connected to Brooklyn Law School’s wireless network, while using computers in BLS Library’s computer labs, or while off campus by creating a personal account. Click here for further information about access.