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Global Legal Research for Academics Global Legal Research for Academics REUTERS/Vivek Prakash GLOBAL LEGAL RESEARCH FOR ACADEMICS GLOBAL LEGAL RESEARCH FOR ACADEMICS Welcome to Westlaw International Imagine entering a global library without having to leave your desk. Look no further. Westlaw International unites laws and opinions from around the world in one online environment. Why? Because as any academic or law student knows, legal research [ GLOBAL LEGAL RESEARCH FOR ACADEMICS ] can take up an enormous amount of time and energy. With the right information at hand you can strengthen your essays, legal arguments and inform your decisions. Westlaw International does just that. Bring laws from all over the world into sharper focus. Over 28,000 databases of case law, legislation, law reviews, treaties and directories are drawn from Thomson Reuters businesses around the world, adding local knowledge and insight to your global viewpoint. 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