Introduction to International Legal Research Comparative and International Law (Prof. Eddy) April 2011 Mary Whisner, Reference Librarian

Overview Basic introduction – Definitions, sources of law – Explore some websites and other sources Want to learn more? – E579 International and Foreign Law Research

Definitions International Law Foreign Law Comparative Law

Thoughts on Research Strategy Preliminary analysis Secondary sources Primary materials Nonlegal materials Challenges

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

International Law Examples Public international law Private international law

Sources of International Law International conventions International custom, as evidence of a general 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

Sources of International Law UN Charter Statute of the International Court of Justice Statute of the International Court of Justice (annex to UN Charter) Art. 38 lists sources of law ICJ may also decide ex aequo et bono (“according to what is equitable and good”)

Treaties Treaties, conventions, pacts, international agreements Constitutive documents of international governmental organizations

United Nations UN Charter Structure and Organization (note links on left) Structure and Organization – Organizational chart Organizational chart Exercise: – Find the provisions of the UN Charter that govern military interventions – Find the latest two Security Council Resolutions on Libya

Other IGOs NATO – North Atlantic Treaty North Atlantic Treaty – NATO and Libya NATO and Libya – Special Focus – NATO and Libya Special Focus – NATO and Libya African Union League of Arab States (Arab League) League of Arab States – in Arabic – Pact of the League of Arab States (Yale) Pact of the League of Arab States

More on IGOs Guide List (from Northwestern) List

Finding Treaties Treaties, conventions, pacts, international agreements Research clues Gallagher guide Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments (U Minn) Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments

UN Treaties U Minn. Frequently Cited Treaties & Other International Instruments U Minn. Frequently Cited Treaties & Other International Instruments Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary General Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary General EXERCISE: Find the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Is Libya a participant? If so, any reservations? How about the US?

US Treaties United States Treaties in Force HeinOnline Treaties and Agreements LibraryTreaties and Agreements Library

Judicial Decisions Gallagher guide

Armed Intervention Books: library cataloglibrary catalog Articles: LegalTrac, HeinOnline Restatement of Foreign Relations – LexisNexis LexisNexis – Westlaw Westlaw

News and Commentary LexisNexis, Westlaw Real Clear World Today’s Front Pages (Newseum) UW Libraries Electronic Newspapers and News –e–e.g., search Middle East sources in Access World News for libya and security council resolution 1973 International law blogs

Wrap Up Sources of international law: treaties, custom, general principles, cases, teachings IGOs – established by treaties; websites include pubs, press releases, official docs Treaties Secondary sources: books, scholarly articles, news. Remember to get non-US perspectives.

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