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Access UN/United Nations Index:

An index to United Nations documents including Official Records, draft resolutions, meeting records, UN Sales Publications, and the UN Treat Series Citations. Also included is the full-text of several thousand UN documents. Available to Seattle University Law faculty, staff, students and walk-in patrons. Access only available on-site at the law school. Not available on the wireless network.

BNA All Online:

The over 100 titles in the BNA All online library provide news, analysis and cases on legal and regulatory developments in a variety topical areas. Available to Seattle University Law faculty, staff, students and walk-in patrons for "purposes of research, education or other non-commercial use". Read full text of license agreement for more details on license restrictions. Remote access requires SU e-mail login and password.

CALI:

Online exercises from The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction for currently enrolled Seattle University Law School students. Obtain Law School Authorization Code at Reference Desk and then fill out registration form at CALI Web site to obtain your password.

Casemaker:

Includes federal and selected state primary legal materials, including Washington State. Available to Seattle University Law School faculty, staff and students only for academic research. Login and password are obtainable from the reference librarians. Login and password change annually.

Clearinghouse Review:

This online journal covers issues in poverty law and is published by the National Center on Poverty Law. Available to Seattle University Law faculty, staff, students and walk-in patrons. Access only available on-site at the law school. Remote access for law faculty, staff, and students requires SU e-mail login and password. Not available on the wireless network.

Current Index to Legal Periodicals (CILP):

Find citations to newly-published legal journals and law review articles. Available on campus to Seattle University faculty, staff, students and walk-in patrons. Remote access requires SU e-mail login and password.

Encyclopedia of Public International Law Online:

This online encyclopedia includes about 850 articles on comparative public law and international law, including law of treaties and law of the sea. Available on campus to Seattle University Law students, faculty, staff and library walk-in patrons. Remote access for law faculty, staff, and students requires SU e-mail login and password. Not available on the wireless network.

Foreign Law Guide:

Provides information on primary and secondary sources of foreign law, covering 200 jurisdictions, with a focus on references to English translations of full text legislation. Available to Seattle University Law faculty, staff, students and walk-in patrons. Access only available on-site at the law school. Not available on the wireless network.

Hein Online:

Historical and selected current coverage of major law journals. Also contains the Federal Register, Treaties, United States Reports, United States Attorney General Opinions, and selected historical law books considered "legal classics." Also provides access to the U.S. Congressional Documents Collection featuring the bound and daily versions of Congressional Record, its three predecessor titles, and other important congressional material and the U.S. Federal Agency Library of selected agency decisions. Available on campus to Seattle University students, faculty, staff and library walk-in patrons. Remote access requires SU e-mail login and password.

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals:

Find citations to foreign legal journal and law review articles. Available on campus to Seattle University Law students, faculty, staff and library walk-in patrons. Remote access for law faculty, staff, and students requires SU e-mail login and password. Not available on the wireless network.

Index to Legal Periodicals:

Find citations to legal journal and law review articles. Available on campus to Seattle University Law students, faculty, staff and library walk-in patrons. Remote access for law faculty, staff, and students requires SU e-mail login and password. Not available on the wireless network.

International Law in Domestic Courts:

Contains domestic cases in international law from other countries. Features expert commentary, full texts of judgments in their original language and translations of key passages of non-English judgments into English. Available to Seattle University Law faculty, staff, students and walk-in patrons. Not available on the wireless network.

Internet Law and Regulation:

Pike & Fischer's major treatise/reporter/practice guide on the subject. Available on campus to Seattle University students, faculty, staff and library walk-in patrons. Remote access requires SU e-mail login and password.

Journals of Legal Scholarship:

Issues in Legal Scholarship, Theoretical Inquires in Law: Electronic journals providing academic analysis of law and law related subjects. Available to Seattle University faculty, staff, students and walk-in patrons. Remote access for faculty, staff and students requires SU e-mail login and password.

LawTRIO:

Comprehensive directory of law - related titles published in looseleaf, newsletter and on CD-ROM. Contains entries from three useful print directories: Legal Looseleafs in Print, Legal Newsletters in Print and the Directory of Law - Related CD-ROMs. Available to Seattle University Law faculty, staff, students and walk-in patrons. Access only available on-site at the law school. Not available on the wireless network.

LegalTrac:

Find citations to legal journal and law review articles. Includes some full text articles. Available on campus to Seattle University students, faculty, staff and library walk-in patrons. Access only available on-site at Seattle University.

Lexis:

Provides comprehensive authoritative legal, news, public records and business information. Available to Seattle University Law School faculty, staff and students only for academic research. Users must have a password.

Lexis-Nexis Congressional:

Provides indexing (1789 to current) and some full-text access (late 1980’s to current ) to various publications of the U.S. Congress (bills, laws, testimony, and legislative history). Available to Seattle University Law faculty, staff, students and walk-in patrons. Remote access for law faculty, staff and students requires SU e-mail login and password. Not available on the wireless network.

LLMC Digital:

Access to digital images of historical United States government documents, including statutes, treatises, case law, administrative decisions, and reports of government agencies, boards and departments. In the future, will expand to include Commonwealth and Civil Law countries. Available on campus to Seattle University students, faculty, staff and library walk-in patrons. Remote access requires SU e-mail login and password.

LoisLaw for Law Schools:

Find American primary legal materials, WSBA Deskbooks and CLE materials. Available to Seattle University Law School faculty, staff and students only. Summer use allowed. Graduating students may continue use for six months after graduation. Users must register by going to www.loislawschool.com. Click on the “register here” box at the top of the page, fill out the form and create a password. At the bottom right of the registration page, users are asked for the Seattle University School of Law access code. The access code is obtainable from the reference librarians.

The Making of Modern Law:

Includes over 21,000 works from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on British Commonwealth and American law. The monographs and materials in Legal Treatises include casebooks, local practice manuals, books on legal form, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, and speeches. Available on campus to Seattle University students, faculty, staff and library walk-in patrons. Remote access requires SU e-mail login and password.

Muslim World Journal of Human Rights:

Electronic journal with full text articles on the various human rights debates facing the Muslim world. Available to Seattle University faculty, staff, students and walk-in patrons. Remote access for faculty, staff and students requires SU e-mail login and password.

Springer Law Journals:

Electronic journals providing analysis of various legal topics, including Criminal Law Forum, Feminist Legal Studies, Law and Critique, Law and Philosophy, and Law and Human Behavior. Available to Seattle University faculty, staff, students and walk-in patrons. Remote access for faculty, staff and students requires SU e-mail login and password.

Statistical Universe:

Collection of individually indexed statistical tables, drawn from statistical compilations issued by the federal government, regulatory agencies, state governments and intergovernmental organizations as well as private sector and non-profit sources. Available to Seattle University Law faculty, staff, students and walk-in patrons. Access only available on-site at the law school. Not available on the wireless network.

VersusLaw:

Includes American primary legal materials and tribal materials. Available to Seattle University Law School faculty, staff and students only for academic research. Users must register by filling out form at Web site (look for the special groups box at the bottom of the page and click the law student link) and providing an ".edu" e-mail address. Users must reactivate their account annually.

Westlaw:

An extensive collection of legal resources, news, business and public record information. Available to Seattle University Law School faculty, staff and students only for academic research. Users must have a password.Westlaw Patron Access:

Westlaw Patron Access:

Provides access to selected Westlaw databases including state and federal cases and statutes, law reviews and bar journals, legal encyclopedias, Washington Practice, legal forms and much more. Available to all Seattle University Law Library patrons for their use on designated computer terminals within the law library. Results may be sent to a personal e-mail address.