Legal Research Subject Guides
These guides are designed to help you find the best research resources for your area of law and include subscription and open access resources. They are developed by law librarians and are continuously updated with new content.
General Guides
Browse the law general research guides on tools, resources and skills to assist you during your time at the Melbourne Law School.
Guides on a range of subject areas and 'how to' guides on finding resources, such as newspapers, eBooks and theses, can be found on Library Guides Find and Access.
- Authorised Law Reports
- Keeping Up to Date in Law
- Law Rare Books Collection
- Law Students' Library Guide
- Legal History of Australia and the United Kingdom
- Perma.cc (web archiving and permalinks for law)
- Research Impact for Law
- Research Support for Law Graduate Researchers
- Secondary Sources for Law
- Selecting and Developing a Law Research Topic
- Zotero for Law
Australian Law Guides
Find the best law resources, databases and books for current, comparative and historical Australian legal research.
- Australian Case Law
- Australian and Comparative Constitutional Law
- Australian International Taxation Law (subpage of Public International Law Guide)
- Australian Law: Free online resources
- Australian Law Textbook Finder
- Australian Legislation
- Australian Taxation Law
- Competition and Consumer Law
- Construction Law
- Human Rights Law
- Indigenous Law (Australia)
Foreign Law Guides
Research guides on laws of other countries and regions.
- Canadian Law
- Chinese (PRC) and Hong Kong Law
- Construction Law
- European Union Law
- Foreign and Comparative Law
- Human Rights Law (subpages of International Human Rights Law)
- Indian Law
- New Zealand Law
- Papua New Guinean Law
- South African Law
- Southeast Asian Countries Law
- United Kingdom Law
- United States of America Law
Global and Comparative Law Guides
Search across diverse jurisdictions. These guides can provide valuable insights through comparative legal studies.
International Law Guides
Laws of international institutions.
- Australian International Tax Law (subpage of International Tax Law Guide)
- Case Law (subpage of Public International Law Guide)
- Human Rights Law - International and Regional (subpage of Human Rights Law)
- International Criminal Law
- International Environmental Law
- International Humanitarian Law
- International Labour Law
- International Investment Law
- International Tax Law
- International Trade Law
- Law of the Sea
- Public International Law
- Refugee and Asylum Seeker Law
- Sources of International Law (subpage of Public International Law)
- Treaties (subpage of Public International Law)
- United Nations (subpage of Public International Law)