WorldLII

Spec sheet

Purpose

WorldLII aims to provide free access to worldwide law and helps users locate primary and secondary legal materials.Read 9 Oct 2026 · libguides.ials.sas.ac.uk

Audience

WorldLII supports research into laws and legal materials from multiple jurisdictions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · libguides.law.uiowa.edu

Access

WorldLII is freely accessible to anyone with an internet connection.Read 9 Oct 2026 · libguides.ials.sas.ac.uk

Browse

Users can browse legal materials by country or region and by type of legal literature.Read 9 Oct 2026 · resources.ials.sas.ac.uk

Catalogue

The WorldLII catalogue links to law related websites from countries around the world.Read 9 Oct 2026 · libguides.ials.sas.ac.uk

Collaborative project

WorldLII was developed by the Australasian Legal Information Institute and partner institutions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · resources.ials.sas.ac.uk

Content varies

The levels of content vary between jurisdictions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · libguides.ials.sas.ac.uk

Legal materials

Its collection includes legislation, case law, treaties, law reform reports, and law journals from jurisdictions worldwide.Read 9 Oct 2026 · resources.ials.sas.ac.uk

Official site availability

The official homepage returned a 410 Gone response when opened.Read 9 Oct 2026 · worldlii.org

Privacy page

WorldLII's official privacy page returned a 403 error when opened, so its privacy or security practices could not be verified from that page.Read 9 Oct 2026 · worldlii.org

Search

Users can search legal information resources hosted by multiple Legal Information Institutes and other organizations.Read 9 Oct 2026 · libguides.law.uiowa.edu

Where Specifiction places it

• Legal Research Software#29 of 315.9