Introduction to Foreign and International Legal Research Comparative and International Law (Walsh) April 2010 Mary Whisner.

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Introduction to Foreign and International Legal Research Comparative and International Law (Walsh) April 2010 Mary Whisner

Overview Basic introduction – Foreign – International Research exercise due next week Want to learn more? E579 International and Foreign Law Research

Definitions Foreign Law Comparative Law International Law

Thoughts on Research Strategy Preliminary analysis Secondary sources Nonlegal materials Challenges

Research Guides Gallagher: ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources in International Law, Globalex (NYU),

Overview of a Foreign Country’s System Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia Foreign Law Guide – Gallagher > Find a Legal Database Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest – Lexis > Legal > Find Laws by Country or Region > Search International Law Digests

Class exercise Use Foreign Law Guide and MH Int’l Law Digest Compare entries for South Africa – legal history, structure of govt? – info about taking depositions? – bankruptcy? – regulation of smoking?

Constitutions Constitutions of the Countries of the World Constitution Finder, U. Richmond,

Finding Foreign Legal Materials Online: Commercial LexisNexis Westlaw Other services

Finding Foreign Legal Materials Online Law Lib. Cong. Guide to Law Online, Globalex, Class exercise: choose a country (Costa Rica, Israel, Sudan) and compare.

International Law Examples Public international law Private international law

Sources of International Law International conventions International custom, as evidence of a gen. practice accepted as law General principles of law recognized by civilized nations Judicial decisions and teachings of the most highly qualified publicists of the various nations

Piracy Books: library cataloglibrary catalog Articles: LegalTrac American Society of International Law,

Gallagher Law Library University of Washington School of Law Box Seattle WA We are happy to have our guides used by other libraries, librarians, and legal researchers. Before copying or adapting one of our guides, please contact Cheryl Nyberg (cnyberg at uw.edu) to obtain permission. Then give appropriate attribution, such as: "Adapted from a guide by Mary Whisner at the Gallagher Law Library website."