The below resources are useful to gain an overview of legal subjects, including refugee law. Legal definitions of key terms, including where and how they have been used, can also be found in the below, eg. "temporary protection".
The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL) is a comprehensive online resource containing over 1600 peer-reviewed articles on every aspect of public international law.
These authoritative research guides combine encyclopaedic entries with annotated bibliographies on a range of subjects. Relevant entries include "Refugees" and "Nationality and Statelessness". Entries link to key organisations and texts on these areas of international law.
Search across dictionaries publishes by Oxford.
Select Subject > Law to search across: Australian Law Dictionary, A Dictionary of Law, Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (Parry & Grant), Encyclopaedia of Human Rights, Oxford Companion to Law and Oxford International Encyclopaedia of Legal History.
Combines terminology and pertinent descriptive information on essentials of international law, including legal terms, prominent decisions, incidents, judicial and literary figures, treaties and conventions and organisations and institutions. References for further research includes cases, treaties, journal articles, and websites. Alphabetically arranged.
