International Law Research

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International Law Research

• Research Assistant Classes
• May 2009

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International Law Research

• The law governing relations among nations
• Treaties
• International Organizations
• International Courts
• Private International Law

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Research Guides

• Emory Law Library http//www.law.emory.edu/index.p
  hp?id2526
• ASIL http//www.asil.org/erghome.cfm
• NYU Globalex http//www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/
  index.html

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Citations

• EISIL http//www.eisil.org/
• Univ. of Minn. Frequently-Cited Treaties
  http//local.law.umn.edu/library/pathfinders/most-
  cited.html
• NYU Guide http//www.law.nyu.edu/journals/jilp/gui
  detoforeignandinternationallegalcitation/index.htm
  
• Bluebook, Biebers Dictionary of Legal
  Abbreviations, Princes Dictionary of Legal
  Citations, World Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations

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U.S. Treaties

• Official in US Docs UST (S 9.12) and TIAS (S
  9.10)
• More recent Sen. Treaty Docs (Y 1.1/4) and ILM
  (JX 68.I5)
• Hein Online UST, TIAS, ILM, unpublished treaties
• State Dept. Treaties in Force, Treaty Actions,
  pending treaties
• Thomas Sen. Treaty Docs status info, GPO FDSYS
  for pdfs
• Westlaw Lexis UST, TIAS, Sen. Treaty Docs,
  ILM, TIF

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Congressional Materials

• Sen. Treaty Docs with treaty text US Docs
  Y1.1/4, Thomas, GPO, Westlaw, Lexis
• Sen. Exec. Rpts US Docs Y1.1/6, GPO
• Cong. Record US Docs X, GPO, Thomas, Hein
• Hearings US Docs Y4, Euclid, GPO, Lexis Cong.

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UN Treaties

• UNTS at Woodruff Library
• UN Treaties Collection (Electronic Resources)
  UNTS, Status, Reservations, PDFs
• UN Human Rights Treaties Documents, status,
  monitoring bodies
• EISIL http//www.eisil.org Search, links, info

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Multilateral Treaties

• EISIL (searchable) http//www.eisil.org
• International Legal Materials Westlaw, Lexis,
  Hein
• Tufts (by subject) http//www.fletcher.tufts.edu/
  multilaterals.html
• Minnesota Frequently Cited Treaties
  http//local.law.umn.edu/library/pathfinders/most-
  cited.html

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Reservations, Declarations

• UN Treaty Collection Status of Multilateral
  Treaties
• OHCHR http//www2.ohchr.org/english/law
• UNBISNET Status Reports
• Thomas Summaries, Executive Reports
• Treaties in Force

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Travaux Preparatoires and Related Documents

• UNBISNET
• UN Treaty Body Database http//tb.ohchr.org/defau
  lt.aspx
• ICRC http//www.icrc.org/eng/ihl
• EUCLID and Worldcat for major treaties search
  travaux, legislative history, papers, documents,
  reports

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International Courts and news

• ICJ Westlaw, Lexis
• ECJ Eur-Lex, Westlaw, Lexis
• ECHR Westlaw, Lexis
• ICC
• ICR (JX 68.A65), ILM
• Hague Justice Portal
• Global Legal Monitor
• Diplomacy Monitor

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UN Documents

• UN Online Document System (search)
• UN Documentation Centre (find by number)
  http//www.un.org/en/documents/
• UN yearbooks legal publications
• Chris Palazzolos guide to Emory UN documents
• UN Library research guide
• Globalex guide to UN internal resources

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Other International Organizations

• EU Eur-Lex, A to Z Index, Summaries, Westlaw
  Lexis
• WTO Westlaw, Lexis, BNA
• WIPO Franklin Pierce IP Mall
• Northwestern IGO links

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International Human Rights

• MN Human Rights Library
• ICRC treaties documents
• OHCHR treaties documents
• ASIL guide
• Globalex guide
• Bayefsky.com Documents by subject treaty
• HuriSearch IGO NGO papers articles

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Foreign Law

• Law of other countries
• Civil vs. common law systems
• Few primary law collections available
• Official languages, few translations
• Constitutions, statutes, regulations, caselaw,
  Official Gazettes

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Country Reports

• Start with getting background information on
  systems of government, institutions, language
• State Dept. http//www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
• Library of Congress http//www.loc.gov/rr/internat
  ional/portals.html
• Europa World Databases _at_ Emory
• CIA World Factbook https//www.cia.gov/

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Links to Government Sites

• Emory Ready Reference
• Law Library of Congress http//www.loc.gov/law/he
  lp/guide/nations.html
• Cornell LII
• NWU agency links http//www.library.northwestern.
  edu/govinfo/resource/internat/foreign.html

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Topical Sources

• Digest of Commercial Laws of the World K1005.4
  .D54
• Foreign Law Guide (Electronic Resources)
• Harvard metapages
• NYU Globalex http//www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/
  
• Worldlii http//www.worldlii.org/catalog/272.html

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Primary Sources

• Foreign Law Guide (Electronic Resources)
• Foreign Primary Law on the Web
• Constitutions of Countries of the World
  (Electronic Resources)
• LC GLIN http//www.glin.gov
• Worldlii http//www.worldlii.org
• Government Gazettes Online

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Translations

• Foreign Law Guide (Electronic Resources)
• Institute for Transnational Law
• IATE (EU Terminology database) http//iate.europa.
  eu/iatediff/
• Trans-Lex http//www.trans-lex.org/
• Remember translations may not be official,
  reliable, current, or even available

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United Kingdom

• Hansell Rm Ranges 375-378
• Halsburys Statutes (codified), Laws
  (encyclopedia)
• OPSI Statutes http//www.opsi.gov.uk
• UK Statute Law database http//www.statutelaw.gov.
  uk/
• BAILII caselaw legislation http//www.bailii.o
  rg
• House of Lords judgements
• Lexis Westlaw

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Collections

• Emory collections mostly UK, Canada, Australia
• Westlaw UK and Commonwealth countries, Mexico
• Lexis UK and Commonwealth countries, Mexico,
  France