Databases

• Civil Rights and Social Justice - HeinOnline
  Covers the expansion of civil rights in America through government publications, legislation, Supreme Court briefs, as well as scholarly articles.
• LGBTQ+ Rights - HeinOnline
  Covers materials charting the gay rights movement in America. The collection includes scholarly articles, a bibliography, Supreme Court briefs, and more.
• Oxford Bibliographies
  Brief peer-reviewed survey articles on important topics in various disciplines are complemented by references to the most important and influential literature. Among the topics are: Colonialism, Feminist Theories of International Relations, The Queer in/of International Relations, and Race and International Relations.
• Women and the Law (Peggy) - HeinOnline
  Collection of books, biographies, and periodicals dedicated to the role of women in society and the law, allowing users to research the progression of women's roles and rights in society over the past 200 years.

See also the research guides on Human rights law and International law. For history of law and philosophy of law, refer to Algemene rechtsleer (in Dutch only).

Journals

• Columbia Journal of Gender and Law
• feminists@law
• Feminist Legal Studies
• Human Rights in the Global South
• Third World Quarterly
• Yale Journal of Law & Feminism

More information on finding articles and journals can be found in the guide Legal literature - articles and journals.

(Text)books

• Advanced introduction to feminist perspectives on law / M. Thornton (2024)
• Cultural diversity and law series
• Decolonizing law : Indigenous, third world and settler perspectives / S. Xavier et al. (2021)
• Feminist and queer international law series
• Feministische en queer onderzoeksmethoden in het recht / ed. P. Cannoot, E. Goossens, M. Spinoy (2025)
• Gender, sexuality and law : a textbook / C. Ashford, A. Maine (2024)
• International law and the Global South series
• Intersectionality and human rights : reimagining European Court of Human Rights judgments / ed. N. Jansen Reventlow (2025)
• Legal orientalism : China, the United States, and modern law / T. Ruskola (2013)
• The origins of critical race theory / A.Y. Martinez, R. O. Smith (2025)
• The Oxford handbook of international law and development / ed. R. Buchanan, L. Eslava, and S. Pahuja (2023)
• The Oxford handbook of LGBTI law / ed. A.R. Ziegler, M.L. Fremuth, B.E. Hernández-Truyol (2025)
• The Oxford handbook of women & international law / ed. J.J. Dawuni, N. Grossman, J. Ramji-Nogales, H. Ruiz-Fabri (2025)
• Queering international law : possibilities, alliances, complicities, risks / ed. D. Otto (2018)
• Race, racism, and international law / ed. D.W. Carbado, K. Crenshaw, J. Desautels-Stein, C. Thomas (2025)
• Research handbook on gender, sexuality and the law / C. Ashford, A. Maine (2020)
• Research justice : methodologies for social change / ed. A.J. Jolivétte (2nd ed. 2025)
• The Sage handbook of decolonial theory / J.I. Fúnez-Flores et al. (2025)
• The ‘Strategy’ in strategic litigation / K. van der Pas (2024)

For instructions on finding (e-)books, see the guide Legal literature - Books. More relevant books on fundamental rights can be found in the library at call number S.30.o, S.70.o, and FA-FO. Check the floor plan.

Case Law

• Critical race judgments : rewritten U.S. court opinions on race and the law / ed. B. Capers et al. (2022)
• Feminist judgments series (2016-…)
• Queer judgments / ed. N. Ferreira, M.F. Moscati, S. Raj (2025)

See also the Case law guide for instructions on finding case law.

Legislation and treaties, Official documents

• ILGA World Database - knowledge base on laws, human rights bodies, and news related to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics issues worldwide

See also the guides for Legislation and treaties and Official documents for more information on finding these document types.

Reading Retreat

The Law Library regularly compiles a selection of books from its collection to highlight a current theme. The corresponding reading lists include references to both print books and e-books. All reading lists are published on the Law Library’s blog.

Past themes have included:
•  Human rights reserved
•  International Women's Day
•  Keti Koti: books on slavery, decolonization and law
•  Pride Amsterdam 2024: books on LGBTQ+ and law

Miscellaneous

• Atria - Institute on gender equality and women’s history
• Critical Legal Thinking - Blog offering critical perspectives on legal scholarship and an overview of key concepts in critical legal theory
• European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) - Country reports, factsheets, and other resources
• Exploring Race in Society (EBSCO) - Research database with essays, articles, reports and other sources about topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness
• Feminist Climate Justice Think Pieces - research papers commissioned by UN Women
• IHLIA - Erfgoedorganisatie op het gebied van lhbtiq+ in Nederland. De website biedt onder andere Themadossiers.
• International and Comparative SOGIESC Law - Blog by Prof. Andreas R. Ziegler, about legal developments relating to sexual orientation, gender expression and identity and sex characteristics (SOGIESC)
• Inclusive searches & sources - Library guide by S. Giani with search examples and links to relevant resources.
• Racism and Racial Discrimination - UNRIC Library Backgrounder
• Thomas blogs - Blog by Thomas Spijkerboer, Professor of Migration Law, with (references to) publications on various aspects of migration law, including Gender and Coloniality
• UN Documentation: Decolonization - Research guide by Dag Hammarskjöld Library