U.S., International and Foreign Law Resources – SJD Colloquium University of Michigan Law Library Xiaomeng Zhang September 21, 2010

We Will Discuss: General Overview (Scope of this Presentation) -General Library Information and Research Strategies -US Legal Resources : 1.Congressional Documents/Legislative History Materials 2.US Legal History Materials -International Law Resources: 1.Treaties; 2.Documents of Major International Organizations; 3.International Courts and Arbitration Decisions; 4.International Economic Law; International Trade and Investment Law -Foreign Law Sources: Legislations and Cases -Comparative Constitutional Law 2 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

General Research Tips Law Library Catalogs and Services : -Three Library Catalog Systems: -WorldCat and Inter-Library Loan -Other Document Delivery Services: 7-Fast, Request, & “Get This” 3 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

General Research Tips General Research Strategies -Start with Secondary Resources 1.Research Guides: UM Law Library websites etc. –US Legal Research Guides: –International Law: (Research Guide by ASIL) –Foreign Law: Foreign Law Guide: 2.Monographs and Treatises : –UM Law Library Catalog Search: by KW, Subject etc. –Book Lists: –E-Books: E-Resources, Google Book/Hathi-Trust; Catalogs 3.Law Review and Journal Articles –UM Law Library Catalog Search: By Journal Title; By subject –E-Resources Databases: Major E-resources List (Hein, IFLP, Article Linker) etc. 4 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

United States Legal Research Resources US Legal Research Resources -US Legislative History Materials and Congressional Documents 1.Start with our Research Guide: cuments/uslegmats.pdf - Start from Compiled Legislative Histories Collection (Hein etc) cuments/uslegmats.pdf 2.LexisNexis Congressional: GPO Access: 4.Thomas.loc.gov: 5.Foreign Relations/Policy: (Research Guide  ) Hein 5 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

United States Legal Research Resources US Legal Research Resources -US Legal History Materials 1.Start with our Research Guide: %20legal%20history%20resources.pdf %20legal%20history%20resources.pdf 2.LLMC Digital: 3.Early English Books online: Making of Modern Law: Legal Treaties: American Memory: Library of Congress: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

International Law Resources International Law Resources: -International Law: EISIL: -International Law Source: Treaty 1.Find Treaty by Organization 2.Find Treaty by Country: WorldLii: Official Government Gazettes: personal.umich.edu/~graceyor/doctemp/gazettes/index.htmhttp://www- personal.umich.edu/~graceyor/doctemp/gazettes/index.htm Search Library Catalog: by Subject (Gazettes – [country]; [country] – foreign relations – treaties) 3.Find Treaty by Subject: 7 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

International Law Resources Find Treaty by Organization D - Frequently Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

Documents of International Organizations -Organizations’ websites (full text or not; publication info.) List of Inter-governmental organizations: Non-Governmental Organizations: Yearbook of International Organizations: in paper UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

Documents of International Organizations Finding United Nations Documents : UNHCR Executive Committee, Refugee Women and International Protection Report, 36th Session, U.N. Doc A/AC. 96/673 (1985). -Start with an Index: Access UN: to get the document number and other info UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

Document of International Organizations Finding United Nations Documents : UNHCR Executive Committee, Refugee Women and International Protection Report, 36th Session, U.N. Doc A/AC. 96/673 (1985). -United Nations Documents ( ): Microfiche UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

Document of International Organizations Finding United Nations Documents : UNHCR Executive Committee, Refugee Women and International Protection Report, 36th Session, U.N. Doc A/AC. 96/673 (1985). -ODS: UN Official Document System: (1993-) -UN Document Symbol Guide: Search Library Catalogs by author, title or keyword 12 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

Documents of International Organizations Finding GATT/WTO documents -Paper: Basic instruments and selected documents ( ; 1995-) 1.Dispute Settlement Reports: 2.WTO Analytical Index: Guide to WTO Law and Practice: -Online: Official Document System -GATT Digital Library: : -WorldTradeLaw.net: aw aw 13 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

International Court Decisions Decisions of International Courts and Tribunals -Websites: Project on International Court and Tribunal: (List of major International Courts and Tribunals) World Lii: International Courts and Tribunals Collection: (not in PDF though) -E-Resources Page: Investment Arbitration Reporter Investment Claims 14 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

International Court Decisions Decisions of International Courts and Tribunals -Use Research Guides and/or Bluebook: locate title of law reports/case reporters  search library catalogs 15 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

General Foreign Legal Research Strategies Starting with Secondary Resources: -Research Guides: e.g. Foreign Law Guide: General Introduction Titles of Major Publications 1.Cases: Law Reports/Case Reporters 2.Legislation: Statutes/Session Laws English translations Catalog Search -Search the Catalog by title or by subject (Law – [country name]; Session Law – [Country name]; or Law Reports – [Country Name]) 16 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

Use Foreign Law Guide 17 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

Use Foreign Law Guide 18 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

Foreign Law Resources Locating Full text of Foreign Legal Sources Using Online Resources: -Legislature and Judicial Websites: Codes, Laws, Cases etc Nations of the World: Law Library E-Resources Page: Taiwanhttp://umil.iii.com/search/y%20-%20e.g 1.HeinOnline: English Reports; Israel Law Reports 2.Lexis and Westlaw 3.Lexis Japan, Westlaw China; Lexis Canada 4.Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foreign Primary Law on the Web: Global Courts: 19 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

Comparative Constitutional Law “ My work on reasonable accommodation concerns discrimination law and rights theory, in a comparative constitutional perspective” -Research Guides/Workshop Materials: Researching Comparative Constitutional Law -Hein Online World Constitutions Illustrated -Book Lists: 20 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

Final Tips Research Guides -Foreign Law Guide: -EISIL: -MLaw Library Research Guides: -NYU Globalex: -Georgetown Law Library: -Duke, Harvard, Columbia Law Library etc. Reference Desk: -In Person: 9am to midnight, 7 days a week, except major holidays -By Phone: Chat: -Research Consultation (by Appt.) 21 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY