Tip: Search the international law-focused encyclopedias below to find overview articles discussing key rights, identifying pertinent principles, and highlighting treaties, cases, UN documents and other sources. Articles include bibliographies and footnotes that cite to many sources. Check each article's date of publication.
Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law
- In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ELGAR.
- Comprises 12 reference volumes organized around "top level" subjects (e.g., water, energy and climate change).
- Expand the table of contents to identify pertinent chapters. Chapter authors are "international experts."
- Publication of this Elgar Encyclopedia occurred on Mar. 30, 2023.
- Example of an article: Chapter XI.19: Climate change, national security threats and R2P
Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights
- In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ELGAR.
- Includes 340+ entries on the study and practice of human rights. Entries include bibliographies.
- Click a letter of the alphabet in the table of contents or use "Search within Book" feature (on right).
- Publication of this Elgar Encyclopedia occurred on Sept. 6, 2022.
- Example of an article: Security, Right to
Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law
- In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - OXFORD.
- Provide 1,700+ peer-reviewed articles on key international law topics. Contain articles from both Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law and Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law. Articles highlight many primary legal sources and include bibliographies.
- Tab: Subject lists articles arranged by topic. Also, use the search box (top right).
- Examples of articles: Artificial Intelligence and International Adjudication + Collective Security
