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Administrative Law

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Code of Federal Regulations Library (Hein Online) Details Historical versions of the Code of Federal Regulations   GSR  
Federal Register Library (Hein Online) Details Contains the full text of the Federal Register from 1939 to the present and other material relating to administrative law.   GSR  
Securities Law Daily Details Reports on activities that affect acquisitions, mergers, securities, and commodities   COL  
U.S. Attorney General Opinions (Hein Online) Details U.S. Attorney General research   GSR  
U.S. Federal Agency Library (Hein Online) Details Decisions and reports from United States federal agencies.   COL  

Arbitration Law

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Arbitration Law Online Details International commercial arbitration materials   PW  
Oxford Reports on International Law Details Decisions of international and domestic tribunals relating to aspects of international law. Consists of five modules.   COL  

Banking & Financial Services Law

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CCH Details   COL  
Pratt's Payment Systems Library Details Treatises and primary materials on payment systems   FAC  

Constitutional

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Constitutions of the United States: National and State Details Contains the federal Constitution, the constitutions of all 50 states and dependencies and territories, including selected historical documents.   COL  

Contract Law

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American Law Institute Library (Hein Online) Details Historical documents from the creation of the Restatements of the Law, including draft and final versions of the Restatements   GSR  

Corporate Law

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American Law Institute Library (Hein Online) Details Historical documents from the creation of the Restatements of the Law, including draft and final versions of the Restatements   GSR  
CCH Details   COL  
Corporate Compliance Library Details Materials relating to organizational compliance programs under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines for Organizational Defendants   COL  
Corporate Governance Library Details Current news and reference materials relating to corporate governance, including Delaware corporations law and the Corporate Governance Manual   COL  
Corporate Practice Library Details Consists of portfolios and primary materials on topics relevant to corporate counsel, including antitrust, securities, and Sarbanes-Oxley.   COL  
Health Law & Business Library Details Issues arising where health law and business interests intersect   COL  

Criminal Law

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American Law Institute Library (Hein Online) Details Historical documents from the creation of the Restatements of the Law, including draft and final versions of the Restatements   GSR  
Oxford Reports on International Law Details Decisions of international and domestic tribunals relating to aspects of international law. Consists of five modules.   COL  

Elder Law

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Health Affairs Details Health policy articles about current health issues   COL  
Health Law & Business Library Details Issues arising where health law and business interests intersect   COL  

Employee Benefits

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Benefits Practice Center Details Contains materials relating to pensions, employee benefits, and ERISA compliance, including practice aids, cases, and relevant statutes.   COL  

Employment & Labor Law

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Benefits Practice Center Details Contains materials relating to pensions, employee benefits, and ERISA compliance, including practice aids, cases, and relevant statutes.   COL  
Georgia Employment Law Details Federal and State emplyment documents   PW  
Labor & Employment Law Library Details Provides overview discussions of key labor and employment law topics   COL  

Environmental Law

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EcoAmericas Details   COL  
Environment & Energy Daily Details tracking service for environmental and energy action in Congress   COL  
Environment & Safety Library Details Statutes, regulations, decisions, and secondary material relating to federal, state, and foreign laws on the environment and safety.   COL  
Environmental Law Reporter Online Details ELR Online is a research tool that provides access to databases and current news and legislation focusing on environmental law and policy.   COL  
Greenwire Details alerting service on environmental politics and policy   COL  
Land Letter Details natural resources issues   COL  

Georgia Law

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CaseMaker Details Provides access to Georgia codes, rules and regulations, and case law.   PW  
Daily Report (formerly Fulton County Daily Report) Details The primary legal newspaper for the Atlanta area.   FAC  
Georgia Code Details Provides access to the unannotated text of the current Georgia Code, or those laws currently in force in Georgia.   GSU  
Georgia Legislative Documents Details Georgia legislative resources   GAL  

Health & Biotechnology Law

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Health Affairs Details Health policy articles about current health issues   COL  
Health Law & Business Library Details Issues arising where health law and business interests intersect   COL  

Intellectual Property Law

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Intellectual Property Library Details Primary source materials on intellectual property, including all cases in the United States Patents Quarterly, laws, and regulations.   COL  
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure Library (Hein Online) Details Contains the 1st through the 8th editions of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure.   GSR  

International Law & Treaties

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Arbitration Law Online Details International commercial arbitration materials   PW  
Constitutions of Dependencies and Territories Details Contains commentary on and English translations of the constitutions of 40 countries and 170 dependencies and territories.   COL  
EcoAmericas Details   COL  
English Reports (Hein Online) Details Contains the full text of the English Reports from 1220 to 1867 and the Statutes of the Realm from 1235 to 1713.   GSR  
European Center for Minority Issues (Hein Online) Details Contains publications of the ECMI, including working papers, which conducts practice-based research on majority-minority relations in Europe.   GSR  
Foreign and International Law Resources (Hein Online) Details Contains yearbooks, periodicals, digests, court decisions, and other materials relating to the law of foreign countries and international bodies.   GSR  
Foreign Law Guide Details Finding aid for law on a specific subject in a foreign jurisdiction.   COL  
Foreign Relations of the United States Library (Hein Online) Details More than 350 volumes, produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian, of documents relating to United States foreign policy.   GSR  
Harvard Research in International Law (Hein Online) Details Contains the full text of Harvard Research in International Law and Contemporary Analysis and Appraisal, scholarly works on international law.   GSR  
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Details Indexes articles on foreign law from publications worldwide from 1985 to the present.   COL  
InterAm Details Laws and cases of countries in the Americas, including translations   COL  
Israel Law Reports Library (Hein Online) Details Full text of the Israel Law Reports and the Israel Law Review.   GSR  
Justis Details Contains the full text of UK case law and legislation back to 1163, including state trials and statutory instruments.   COL  
Kluwer Law International Journal Library (Hein Online) Details Provides full-text access to journals on international legal subjects.   GSR  
Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926 Details   COL  
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law Details The online version of the Encyclopedia of Public International Law.   COL  
Oxford Reports on International Law Details Decisions of international and domestic tribunals relating to aspects of international law. Consists of five modules.   COL  
Oxford Scholarship Online Details Full text books on domestic and international law from Oxford University Press.   COL  
Philip C. Jessup Library (Hein Online) Details Material relating to the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition   GSR  
Selden Society Publications and the History of Early English Law (Hein Online) Details Contains the official publications of the Selden Society and other materials relating to the history of English law, dating back to 1066 A.D.   GSR  
Treaties and Agreements Library (Hein Online) Details Hein Online provides image-based, full-text access to legal periodicals, early issues of the Federal Register, and other primary source documents.   GSR  
United Nations Law Collection (Hein Online) Details Contains treaties and United Nations documents, including the treaty series, yearbooks, ICJ reports, and UNCITRAL materials.   GSR  
United Nations Treaty Collection Details Full text of treaties   COL  
World Trials Library (Hein Online) Details Contains trial transcripts and monographs about famous and historic trials, including biographies of famous lawyers.   GSR  
WorldTradeLaw.net Details   COL  

Judicial Materials

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Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926 Details   COL  
Oxford Reports on International Law Details Decisions of international and domestic tribunals relating to aspects of international law. Consists of five modules.   COL  
Supreme Court Library (Hein Online) Details Supreme Court Cases   GSR  
U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 Details Historical U.S. Supreme Court materials   GSR  

Law School Resources

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BNA Email Alerts Details Members of the GSU College of Law community may subscribe to email alerts from BNA on a variety of topics.   COL  
LexisNexis Details Full text legal resources   PW  
Westlaw Details Full text legal resources   PW  

Legal Education

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American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Collection (Hein Online) Details Archival material relating to the activities of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)   GSR  
Assocation of American Law Schools (AALS) Library (Hein Online) Details Archival material relating to the activities of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS)   GSR  
Philip C. Jessup Library (Hein Online) Details Material relating to the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition   GSR  

Legal Ethics

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ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct Details Covers topics relevant to professional conduct and legal ethics. Includes practice guides, model rules and standards, cases, and ethics opinions.   COL  

Legal History

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American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Collection (Hein Online) Details Archival material relating to the activities of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)   GSR  
Assocation of American Law Schools (AALS) Library (Hein Online) Details Archival material relating to the activities of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS)   GSR  
Bar Journals Library (Hein Online) Details Contains the full text of bar journals of various states, including the Georgia Bar Journal   GSR  
Code of Federal Regulations Library (Hein Online) Details Historical versions of the Code of Federal Regulations   GSR  
Constitutions of the United States: National and State Details Contains the federal Constitution, the constitutions of all 50 states and dependencies and territories, including selected historical documents.   COL  
Foreign Relations of the United States Library (Hein Online) Details More than 350 volumes, produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian, of documents relating to United States foreign policy.   GSR  
Justis Details Contains the full text of UK case law and legislation back to 1163, including state trials and statutory instruments.   COL  
Legal Classics (Hein Online) Details Historical monographs   GSR  
LLMC-Digital Details LLMC collection of legal documents   COL  
Making of Modern Law Details Legal treatises from the 19th and 20th century   GSR  
Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926 Details   COL  
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws Library (Hein Online) Details Provides access to archival material relating to the work of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.   GSR  
National Moot Court Competition Library (Hein Online) Details Contains the records and briefs of the National Moot Court Competition.   GSR  
Selden Society Publications and the History of Early English Law (Hein Online) Details Contains the official publications of the Selden Society and other materials relating to the history of English law, dating back to 1066 A.D.   GSR  
U.S. Congressional Documents Library (Hein Online) Details Historical Congressional documents, including the American State Papers, Congressional Record, and Statutes at Large   GSR  
U.S. Presidential Library (Hein Online) Details Contains material such as the Public Papers of the Presidents, CFR Title 3, and biographical material on the presidents.   GSR  
U.S. Statutes at Large Library (Hein Online) Details Full text of the U.S. Statutes at Large from 1790 to the present.   GSR  
U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 Details Historical U.S. Supreme Court materials   GSR  
World Trials Library (Hein Online) Details Contains trial transcripts and monographs about famous and historic trials, including biographies of famous lawyers.   GSR  

Legal Periodicals -Full Text

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Bar Journals Library (Hein Online) Details Contains the full text of bar journals of various states, including the Georgia Bar Journal   GSR  

Legal Periodicals- Finding Aids

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Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Details Indexes articles on foreign law from publications worldwide from 1985 to the present.   COL  
Index to Legal Periodical Literature 1786-1922 Details Articles from several indices   GSR  
Index to Legal Periodicals Details Index of law articles   COL  
Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective Details Index of law articles   COL  
Law Journal Library (Hein Online) Details Hein Online provides image-based, full-text access to legal periodicals, early issues of the Federal Register, and other primary source documents.   COL  
LegalTrac Details Index of law articles   GSR  
SSRN- Legal Scholarship Network Details Working papers   FAC  

Legal Periodicals- Full Text

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Index to Legal Periodicals Details Index of law articles   COL  
Law Journal Library (Hein Online) Details Hein Online provides image-based, full-text access to legal periodicals, early issues of the Federal Register, and other primary source documents.   COL  
LegalTrac Details Index of law articles   GSR  

Legislation

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CQ Historic Documents Series Details Contains the full text the CQ Historic Documents Series, which contains primary sources including speeches, treaties, and reports.   GSR  
CQ Researcher Details Reporting and analysis on current political and social issues. Reports include background and tables and maps as necessary.   GSR  
Federal Legislative History Library (Hein Online) Details It's like having Nancy Johnson work for you   GSR  
LexisNexis Academic Details databases on news, business, legal, medical and reference   GSU  
LexisNexis Congressional Details CIS congressional index of publications (public laws, bills, hearing testimony, committee reports, etc)   COL  
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws Library (Hein Online) Details Provides access to archival material relating to the work of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.   GSR  
U.S. Congressional Documents Library (Hein Online) Details Historical Congressional documents, including the American State Papers, Congressional Record, and Statutes at Large   GSR  
U.S. Statutes at Large Library (Hein Online) Details Full text of the U.S. Statutes at Large from 1790 to the present.   GSR  

Litigation

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World Trials Library (Hein Online) Details Contains trial transcripts and monographs about famous and historic trials, including biographies of famous lawyers.   GSR  

Media Law

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Media Law Reporter Details The latest cases and news on media law on the state and federal levels.   COL  

Products Liability

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American Law Institute Library (Hein Online) Details Historical documents from the creation of the Restatements of the Law, including draft and final versions of the Restatements   GSR  

Property & Real Estate

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American Law Institute Library (Hein Online) Details Historical documents from the creation of the Restatements of the Law, including draft and final versions of the Restatements   GSR  

Reference

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Current Index to Legal Periodicals Details Law review current awareness service   FAC  
Foreign Law Guide Details Finding aid for law on a specific subject in a foreign jurisdiction.   COL  
LawTrio Details Information from CD_ROMs, newsletters, looseleafs   COL  
LexisNexis Academic Details databases on news, business, legal, medical and reference   GSU  
LexisNexis Statistical Details databases of statistics from a variety of sources   GSU  
LLMC-Digital Details LLMC collection of legal documents   COL  

Reference Materials

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Current Index to Legal Periodicals Details Law review current awareness service   FAC  
LawTrio Details Information from CD_ROMs, newsletters, looseleafs   COL  
LexisNexis Academic Details databases on news, business, legal, medical and reference   GSU  
LexisNexis Statistical Details databases of statistics from a variety of sources   GSU  

Securities

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Securities Law Daily Details Reports on activities that affect acquisitions, mergers, securities, and commodities   COL  
Securities Mosaic Details Includes news, analysis, and primary source material relating to securities law, including SEC regulations and EDGAR filings.   COL  
U.S. Federal Agency Library (Hein Online) Details Decisions and reports from United States federal agencies.   COL  

Tax

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RIA Checkpoint Details Primary and secondary tax docuemts   GSR  
Tax and Accounting Center Details Analysis and primary sources relating to tax and accounting, including portfolios, the IRC, treasury rules and regulations, and relevant cases.   COL  
TaxCore Details Provides access to important tax-related documents from Congress, and the IRS   COL  
U.S. Federal Agency Library (Hein Online) Details Decisions and reports from United States federal agencies.   COL  

Trade Law

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WorldTradeLaw.net Details   COL  

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