The purpose of the guide is to evaluate, organize, guide and explain electronic international legal resources. The various chapters are critically revised and updated on a six-month basis. Each chapter discuss the parameters and vagaries of electronic research in their fields of expertise. They set out basic strategies to find international legal materials and examine what resources are available on international environmental, economic and criminal law, private international law, human rights, treaties, international organizations, and the United Nations.

EISIL is a database created by the American Society of International Law. It provides access to primary documents, web sites, and research guides on many international topics. EISIL provides value added information, such as legal citations, summaries of documents, and more.

The International Justice Tribune is an e-journal that covers international criminal justice and publishes investigative articles and interviews about world-wide efforts to try war criminals, from the International Criminal Court to domestic courts. An archive of past articles is also available.

The Human Rights Library contains one of the largest collections of human rights documents and international instruments. Coverage includes the UN system, as well as the Inter-American system, the European system, and the African system. There is also an extensive collection of links to other related sources on the web.