LGLS 451 : International Business Law

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LGLS 451 International Business Law

• Samantha E. Cabral
• Douglas Judith Krupp Library
• Bryant University
• Spring 2008

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How to reach the reference desk

• Phone [phone]
• Email refdesk_at_bryant.edu
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• Text Message 401-595-7603

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Library Contacts

• Colleen Andersoncanderso_at_bryant.edu
• Paul Roske proske_at_bryant.edu
• Laura Kohl lkohl_at_bryant.edu
• Samantha Cabral scabral_at_bryant.edu
• Maura Keating mkeating_at_bryant.edu

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Electronic Databases

• CountryWatch ...select a country to view
  information on demographic, political, economic,
  business, cultural and environmental
  information.  The CountryWireTM provides daily
  news coverage for every country in the world and
  a significant news archive made up of the
  compendium of regional news carriers. 
• EIU Country Commerce EIU (Economist
  Intellegence Unit) reports cover investing,
  licensing and trading information for over 50
  countries

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Electronic Databases

• ITDN International Trade Data Network ...Produced
  by The Rhode Island Export Assistance Center here
  at Bryant University, this database provides a
  wide-range of current foreign market information
  and data to help companies export more
  profitably.  To search for a country select the
  "country" link under the "Reports and News"
  section to find comprehensive reports.
• LexisNexis To find International Legal
  information select the "European Union Foreign
  Nations" link on the right hand side of the page
  while in the "Legal" search screen.  Use the drop
  down box under select sources to choose which
  information to search through.

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Reference Books

• Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest
  Call KF190 .M332 2004
• ...this book provides summaries of the laws of
  the United States, the Eurpean Union, and 79 of
  the world's leading trading nations, as well as
  the full text of significant International
  Conventions
• Europa World Year Book Call JN1 .E85 2004
• ...information on the Constitution, Government,
  and Judicial Systems of different countries of
  the world
• Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of
  International Law Call KZ1161 .P37 2004
• ...presents terms and concepts in the context in
  which they are used in mainstream international
  law.  Contains materials on human rights,
  humanitarian law, and international
  organizational law.

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Reference Books

• Doing Business 2007 How to Reform Comparing
  Regulation in 175 Economies Call HD3611 .D656
  2006...includes information on "Dealing with
  licenses -- Employing workers -- Registering
  property -- Getting credit -- Protecting
  investors -- Paying taxes -- Trading across
  borders -- Enforcing contracts -- Closing a
  business
• International law A Dictionary Call KF1161
  .B63 2005 includes general topics related to
  international law, including its sources and the
  relationship between international and national
  law, the law ofpeace as it governs states,
  individuals, spatial context and interaction,
  and the law of war as it is manifested in
  international humanitarian law, and also a
  chronology of major developments in
  international law

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Internet Sources

• The Bora Laskin Law Library ( A University of
  Toronto Library) www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/resour
  ces/topic/intlaw.htm
• Cornell Law Library Foreign and International
  Law Sources http//library.lawschool.cornell.ed
  u/WhatWeDo/ResearchGuides/index.cfm
• CIA World Factbook https//www.cia.gov/library
  /publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
• Constitution Finder http//confinder.richmond.e
  du
• Eye on International Business Law
  www.laweye.de

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Internet Sources

• FindLaw International Resources Countries
  www.findlaw.com/12international/countries/index.h
  tml
• Washburn School of Law http//www.washlaw.edu/
  
• EUR-LEX for European Union Law
  http//eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm
• The European Constitution http//europa.eu/scad
  plus/constitution/index_en.htm
• EISIL Electronic Information System for
  International Law www.eisil.org

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Internet Sources

• International Constitutional Law
  www.servat.unibe.ch/law/icl/index.html
• International Court of Justice
  http//www.icj-cij.org/homepage/index.php?langen
  
• Georgetown University Law Center., Institute of
  International Economic Law www.ll.georgetown.edu
  /intl/iiel/index.cfm
• World Trade Organizations www.wto.org

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Citation Help

• The Bluebook A Uniform System of Citation
  Reference Call KF245 .U55 2000
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological
  Association Reference Call RR1 BF76.7 .P83
  (this book is located to the right of the
  reference desk)
• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (LII 2007
  edition) http//www.law.cornell.edu/citation/
• ...by Peter W. Martin. Cornell University Law
  School
• Citation Help (Bryant University)
• http//library.bryant.edu (under Research Help)

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Librarians Have Answers!

• Please dont hesitate to contact the Reference
  desk with any question you have We are Here to
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