Japanese Legal Literature
International Law
Foreign Legal Literature
Japanese Legal Literature
Link Collection
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 議会・法令・判例・官庁資料 (Research Navi / NDL) | Information on politics, law, and administration from various countries around the world, including summaries and links to parliamentary documents, legal materials, government documents, and international organization materials, is provided. | – |
| 神戸大学附属図書館 データベース一覧: 社会科学分野 | 学内で利用可能なデータベースの一覧が確認できます。 | – |
| データベース利用 (神戸大学法学研究科資料室) | A table of databases accessible from within the university is provided. | – |
General Search
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| D1-Law.com（第一法規 法情報総合データベース） | You can search for Japanese laws and court cases. | – |
Journal Articles
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 法律文献総合INDEX | You can search for information on articles and book reviews related to law and political science published in books and magazines since 1929. | On-campus access only |
Laws and Regulations
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| e-Gov Portal | This website provides a collection of links according to the purpose of the visitor, and also provides useful information provided in Japan. | – |
| 官報[printed] | Kobe University holds the Official Gazette in Japan from 1893. | – |
| インターネット版官報 | In addition to the Official Gazette information (main edition, extra editions, government procurement, etc.) from the past 90 days, you can view Official Gazette information on laws and government ordinances from July 15, 2003, and government procurement information from April 1, 2016. | – |
| 官報情報検索サービス | You can search the Official Gazette from May 3, 1947 to the present day, and view the full text. Prior registration is required for use. | – |
| The Legislative Bureau of the House of Representatives | The Legislative Bureau of the House of Representatives assists Members of the House of Representatives in their legislative activities. | – |
| Legislative Bureau House of Councillors | The Legislative Bureau of the House of Councillors is a national organ which was established to assist Members of the House of Councillors to carry out legislative activities. | – |
| 国会会議録検索システム | You can search the records of plenary sessions and all committee meetings from the 1st National Diet session in May 1947, and view images of the full text. | – |
| 帝国議会会議録検索システム | You can perform full-text searches of the meeting minutes. The full text is provided as images. | – |
| 日本法令索引 | You can search for index information on current laws and laws promulgated since the enforcement of the Public Notification Act in February 1886, as well as index information on bills and treaty approval cases submitted since the 1st National Diet session in 1947. Some entries include links to deliberation progress and meeting minutes. | – |
| 日本法令索引〔明治前期編〕 | You can search for index information on laws enacted from October 1867 to February 1886. | – |
| 現行法規総覧[printed] | A collection of regulations compiling current laws and regulations in Japan. | – |
Legal Precedent
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Courts in Japan | It provides information about the Japanese judicial system and the Supreme Court. | – |
| LEX/DB インターネット | This is a database that contains the full text of Japanese court cases and decisions by administrative agencies from 1875 to the present. | On-campus access only |
International Law
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| GLOBAL ARBITRATION REVIEW | This is a website where you can view information on international arbitration. You can access materials actually used in international arbitration and the latest news. | – |
| Official Document System (United Nations) | This is a system where you can search for United Nations official documents. It also supports full-text searches. | – |
| United Nations Digital library | You can search for UN documents, voting data, speeches, maps, publications, and more in the United Nations Digital Library. | – |
| The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols | The Geneva Conventions and their commentaries are provided. | – |
Foreign Legal Literature
Western Countries
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Index to Legal Periodicals Books[printed] | This is a legal literature information database made by the H.W.Wilson. You can search for information on legal journals (published from 1981) and legal books (published from 1993). Please refer to printed material when you want to search for data before 1981. | On-campus access only |
| Index to foreign legal periodicals. Cumulation[printed] | This book contains catalog of articles about law except British and American law. | – |
| HeinOnline | You can access the full text of approximately 2,300 legal journals, generally from their first issue. You can also search for the U.S. Federal Register, as well as laws and court cases from the U.S. and the U.K. | On-campus access only |
United States
Link and Database Collections
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Resources（Legal Information Institute） | A Link and database collection made by the Cornell Law School | – |
| FindLaw | A database about law, precedent and legal information managed by Thomson Reuters. | – |
| Lexis+ | This is a database where you can search for court cases, laws, and law reviews from countries, primarily focusing on the United States. | On-campus access only |
| Westlaw NEXT (Westlaw Classic) | This is an online legal information database focused primarily on U.S. law. In addition to court cases, laws, and regulations, you can also search for journals, bulletins, and legal encyclopedias. Access is limited to researchers in the field of law. | – |
Websites of Main Organizations
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| United States Senate | The official website of the US Senate. | – |
| United States House of Representatives | The official website of the US House of Representatives. | – |
| Congress.gov | The website of the Library of Congress for information of the Congress and legislation. | – |
| U.S. Government Publishing Office | The official website of the US Government Publishing Office. | – |
| National Archives | The official website of the US National Archives. | – |
Laws
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| United States code congressional and administrative news[printed] | An annual collection of laws and regulations. | – |
| United States statutes at large（GovInfo / U.S. Government Publishing Office） | The collection of laws and regulations managed by the US government. This website also provides full-text. | – |
| United States Code（GovInfo / U.S. Government Publishing Office） | The official collection of laws and regulations managed by US government. | – |
| United States code annotated[printed] | The public company edition of the above resource. Each section has note. | – |
| Federal Register | The official government gazette. The federal Register is published on the web and you can browse them published from 1994. | – |
| Code of Federal Regulations (Annual Edition)（GovInfo / U.S. Government Publishing Office） | A rulebook that has the rules published in the above gazette and order them by organization. The full-tests published from 1996 are exposed on the web. | – |
Precedent
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| United States Supreme Court reports : Lawyers’ edition[printed] | The casebook of the US Supreme Court. | – |
| Federal Claims reporter[printed] | The casebook of the US court of Federal Claims. | – |
| West’s bankruptcy reporter[printed] | The casebook of the US Bankruptcy court. | – |
State Law
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Uniform Law Commission | The official website of the the Uniform Law Commission. | – |
| West’s north western reporter[printed][Microfiche] | A casebook of the northwestern stats. Kobe University Library has them published from 1981 to 2014. The casebooks published before 1942 are held as microfiche. | – |
| West’s southern reporter[printed][Microfiche] | A casebook of the southern stats. Kobe University Library has them published from 1984 to 2014 (some issues published in 2007 are lacked). The casebooks published before 1941 are held as microfiche. | – |
| West’s south western reporter[printed][Microfiche] | A casebook of the southwestern stats. Kobe University Library has them published from 1984 to 2014. The casebooks published before 1928 are held as microfiche. | – |
| West’s Atlantic reporter[printed][Microfiche] | A casebook of the East Coast stats. Kobe University Library has them published from 1973 to 2014. The casebooks published before 1938 are held as microfiche. | – |
| West’s Pacific reporter[printed][Microfiche] | A casebook of the West Coast stats. Kobe University Library has them published from 1969 to 2014 (some issues published in 1985 are lacked). The casebooks published before 1931 are held as microfiche. | – |
United Kingdom
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Legislation.gov.uk | With this database, you can search for all UK laws that enacted from 1988, a part of laws enacted before 1988 and laws of each area. | – |
| BAILII : British and Irish Legal Information Institute | You can search for laws of UK, Ireland and EU. | – |
| UK Parliament | The official website of the Parliament of UK. | – |
| House of Lords | The official website of the House of Loads | – |
| House of Commons | The official website of the House of Commons | – |
| House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (HCPP) | You can search and view documents from the British House of Commons from the 18th to the 20th century. | On-campus access only |
| Halsbury’s statutes of England and Wales[printed] | The current statute book of England and Wales. | – |
| The law reports. Appeal cases[printed] | A casebook of the House of Loads / Privy Council / Court of Appeal. “The law report” has many other series that already ended publication. | – |
| The law reports. Queen’s Bench Division and on appeal therefrom in the Court of Appeal and decisions in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division and Employment Appeal Tribunal[printed] | The casebook of the Queen’s Bench Division of the High court. | – |
| The All England law reports[printed] | A casebook published by a private company. | – |
European Union
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| European Parliament | The official website of the European Parliament. | – |
| EUR-Lex | The website that can search for and browse official documents such as the EU law. | – |
France
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Légifrance | The general information website made by the French government. | – |
| Journal officiel “Lois et Décrets”[printed] | You can search for the French government gazette published from 1990. | – |
| Sénat | The official website of the French Senate. Kobe University Library holds the minutes in printed materials. | – |
| Assemblée nationale | The official website of the French National Assembly. Kobe University Library holds the minutes in printed materials. | – |
| CESE : conseil économique social et environnemental | The official website of the French Economics, Social and Environmental Council. | – |
| Recueil des décisions du Conseil d’État[printed] | The casebook of the French Council of State. | – |
Germany
| Name・Link | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Karlsruher juristische Bibliographie[printed] | The bibliographic data of books published from 1965 are contained. | – |
| Bundesrat | The official website of the German Federal Council. | – |
| Deutscher Bundestag | The official website of the German Federal diet. | – |
| Bundesgesetseblatt | You can view the German Federal Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) from 2023. For gazettes prior to 2023, the online archive is available on the Bundesanzeiger publisher’s website. | – |
| Juris: Das Rechtsportal | This is a legal database for Germany and the EU. | On-campus access only |
| Gesetze im Internet | The law search site managed by JURIS. | – |
| JIPS : Juristisches Internetprojekt Saarbrücken | The portal site for legal information created by the Saarland University. This has links to each court and search function for the Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Register). | – |
| Bundesverfassungsgericht | The website of the Federal constitutional Court. | – |
| Entscheidungen des Bundesverfassungsgerichts[printed] | The cases of the Federal Constitutional Court. | – |
| Bundesarbeitsgericht[printed] | The online version of the cases of the Federal Labour Court. | – |
| BGHZ[DVD] | The DVD edition of civil law casebook. | – |