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Title Guide to international legal research
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Formatted contents note TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>CHAPTER 1<br/>INTRODUCTION<br/>OF MAPS, STORIES, AND TAPESTRIES: RESEARCHING<br/>INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC LAW IN THE AGE OF<br/>GLOBALIZATION<br/>§ 1.01 Introduction: The Peutinger Map and Globalization, Old and New<br/>§ 1.02 What is International Law?<br/>[1] Tenninology<br/>[2J Sources of International Law<br/>§ 1.03 International Law's Story<br/>[1] Why History Matters<br/>[2] The Law of Nations in the Ancient and Classical Periods<br/>[3] From the. Middle Ages to Westphalia<br/>[4] The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries<br/>[5] The Twentieth Century to Today<br/>§ 1.04 Sources and Resources in International Legal Research<br/>[1] Treaties<br/>[2] Customary International Law<br/>[3] Customary Rules and Treaties<br/>[4] "General Principles"<br/>[5] Case Law of International Tribunals<br/>[6] Case Law of Municipal Courts<br/>[7] "Soft" Law<br/>§ 1.05 Conclusion: From a Map to a Tapestry?<br/>CODIFIED LAW<br/>CHAPTER 2<br/>PRIMARY SOURCES<br/>§ 2.01 Constitutions<br/>[1] Foreign Constitutions: A Research Primer for the International Lawyer<br/>[a] About Constitutions<br/>[b] Proving Constitutions in Court<br/>[c] Researching National Constitutions<br/>[i] Identifying Useful Materials<br/>[ti] Locating Constitutions<br/>[iii] Research by Time Frame<br/>[iv] Research-Simplified and Summarized<br/>v <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>[A] Primary Research<br/>[B) Secondary Research<br/>[2] Annotated Bibliography of Constitution Collections<br/>[a] The Major Collections<br/>[b) Constitutions Before World War II<br/>[c) Constitutions Between World War II and the Late 1970s (by<br/>Region)<br/>[i) Africa/Asia<br/>[ii] Australia<br/>[iii] Europe<br/>[iv] Latin AmericanlNorth America<br/>[d) Communist Constitutions<br/>[e) Comparative and Analytical Studies<br/>[t] Miscellaneous Collections<br/>§ 2.02 Treaties<br/>[1] Sources of Information on Treaty Research<br/>[2] Indexes to Treaties and Treaty Collections<br/>[a] Bibliographies of Collections<br/>[b) Indexes to Comprehensive Collections<br/>[c) Indexes to Select Treaty Collections<br/>[3] Non-Collection Treaty Sources<br/>[a] Gazettes<br/>[b) Other Sources<br/>[4] Collection of Treaties<br/>[a] Historical Collections<br/>[b) Multilateral Collections<br/>[i) United Nations<br/>[ii] Western Hemisphere<br/>[iii] Western Europe<br/>[iv] Other Regions<br/>[c) National Collections<br/>[d) Specialized Collections<br/>[5] Status of Treaties<br/>[6] United States Treaty System<br/>[a] Treaty Sources<br/>[b) Indexes<br/>[c) Other Sources of Information<br/>§ 2.03 Statutes<br/>§ 2.04 Supplemental Legislative Materials/Legislative History<br/>[1] Legislative History References<br/>vi <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>[a] General Accounting Office<br/>[b] Union List<br/>[c] Congressional Prints<br/>[d] United States Code Congressional and Administrative News<br/>[e] Digest of Public General Bills and Resolutions<br/>[f1 Congressional Information Service<br/>[g] Congressional Record Index<br/>[h] Congressional Quarterly Almanac<br/>[i] American Landmark Legislation<br/>[j] Legislative Histories Indexed Guide<br/>[k] Major Legislation of the Congress<br/>[1] House Calendars<br/>[2] The Legislative Process<br/>[a] Forms of Legislation<br/>[i] Bills<br/>[ii] Joint Resolutions<br/>[ill] Resolutions<br/>[iv] Concurrent Resolutions<br/>[b] Tracking Legislation<br/>§ 2.05 Administrative and Regulatory Materials<br/>[1] Administrative Regulation Reporters<br/>[2] Administrative Regulation Gazettes<br/>[3] Decisions of the United States Federal Administrative Agencies<br/>[a] Maritime and Aviation Law<br/>[b] Taxation<br/>[c] Patents and Trademarks<br/>[d] Miscellaneous<br/>CASE LAW<br/>§ 2.06 Overview<br/>§ 2.0!:,.Decisions of International Tribunals<br/>§ 2.0S' becisions of National Courts<br/>§ 2.09 Arbitration<br/>§ 2.10 United States Case Law<br/>CHAPTER 3<br/>SECONDARY SOURCES<br/>SERIALS<br/>§ 3.01 Mass Media<br/>[1] Television<br/>vii <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>[2] Daily Newspapers<br/>[3] Mass Circulation Periodicals<br/>§ 3.02 Bulletins and Newsletters<br/>[1] General<br/>[2] Geographic<br/>[a] Asia and Australia<br/>[b] Eastern Europe and the Fonner Soviet Union<br/>[c] Latin America<br/>[d] Middle East<br/>[e] United States<br/>[f] Western Europe<br/>[3] Subject<br/>[a] International Trade<br/>[b] Copyright<br/>[c] Legal Education and Studies<br/>[d] Taxation<br/>[e] Unification of Private Law<br/>§ 3.03 Periodicals<br/>§ 3.04 Periodical Indexes<br/>§ 3.05 Annuals<br/>[1] Annual Collections<br/>[2] Proceedings<br/>[3] Yearbooks<br/>§ 3.06 Loose-Leaf Services<br/>[1] General Loose-Leaf Services<br/>[a] Foreign Legal Systems<br/>[2] Topical Loose-Leaf Services<br/>[a] Banking law<br/>[b] Competition Law<br/>[c] Constitutions<br/>[d] Copyright Law<br/>[e] Design Law<br/>[f] Environmental Law<br/>[g] Patent Law<br/>[h] Securities Law<br/>[i] Tax Law<br/>[i] Comprehensive Services<br/>[ii] Regional Services<br/>[A] Africa<br/>[B] Asia and the Pacific<br/>viii<br/>I..,<br/>': /' <br/>TABLE OF CONfENfS<br/>[C) Europe<br/>[D) Latin America<br/>[iii] National Services<br/>[j] Telecommunications<br/>[k] Trade and Investment<br/>[1] Trade Secrets<br/>[m] Trademarks<br/>en] Miscellaneous<br/>[3] Regional and National Loose-Leaf Services<br/>§ 3.07 Digests<br/>[1] United States<br/>[2] Great Britain<br/>[3] Switzerland<br/>[4] France<br/>ANALYTICAL TOOLS<br/>§ 3.08 Textbooks, Casebooks, and Classics<br/>[1] Classics<br/>[2] Standard Texts<br/>[3] Other Texts<br/>[4] Documentary Supplements<br/>[5] Restatement of Foreign Relations Law<br/>§ 3.09 Legal Encyclopedias and Dictionaries<br/>[1] Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Dealing Specifically with International<br/>Law<br/>[a] Comprehensive Sources<br/>[i) Encyclopedias of International Law<br/>[ii] Dictionaries of International Law<br/>[iii] Additional Sources on International Law<br/>[b) Specialized Dictionaries and Encyclopedias on International Law<br/>[i) Private International Law<br/>[ii] Public International Law<br/>'. [iii] Other Specialized Sources on International Law<br/>I.;' [2] General Legal Dictionaries and Encyclopedias<br/>[a] Legal Dictionaries<br/>[b) Legal Encyclopedias<br/>[i) Post-World War IT Encyclopedias<br/>[ii] Older Legal Encyclopedias<br/>[3] Diplomacy, International Affairs, and Political Science<br/>[a] Diplomacy<br/>ix <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>[iJ The Language of Diplomacy<br/>[iiJ Dictionaries of Diplomacy<br/>[iiiJ Dictionaries for Diplomats and Consuls<br/>[ivJ Dictionaries for Conferences<br/>[b J International Affairs and Political -Science<br/>[iJ International Affairs<br/>[iiJ Political Science<br/>[iiiJ Social Science<br/>[4 J General Sources<br/>[5J Additional Resources on International Law<br/>raj Citators<br/>[b J Additional Dictionaries and Encyclopedias<br/>[ c] Almanacs<br/>CHAPTER 4<br/>RESEARCH TOOLS<br/>PRACTICE AND RESEARCH AIDS<br/>§ 4.01 Practice Manuals and Formbooks<br/>[lJ International Business Law<br/>raj Patent and Trademark Law<br/>[b] General Business Law<br/>[2] Foreign Court Systems<br/>[3] Miscellaneous<br/>§ 4.02 Handbooks, Manuals, and Guides<br/>[1] General Manuals and Guides<br/>[2] Non-Current Manuals and Guides<br/>[3] Foreign Affairs, International Relations, and Diplomacy<br/>[4] Government<br/>raj Publications<br/>[b J Other Sources<br/>§ 4.03 Bibliographies of International Law<br/>[1J Bibliographies of Bibliographies<br/>[2] General Bibliographies<br/>[3] Current Bibliographies<br/>[4] Non-American National Bibliographies<br/>[5] Subject Bibliographies<br/>[6] Related Bibliography<br/>REFERENCE SOURCES<br/>x <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>§ 4.04 Organizations<br/>[1] United States Government Agencies<br/>[2] Private Organizations<br/>[3] The Library of Congress and University Libraries<br/>[a] Library of Congress<br/>[b) University Libraries<br/>§ 4.05 Document Systems: United States Government<br/>[1] Guides to Finding Government Documents<br/>[2] Congress<br/>[3] Judiciary<br/>[a] Reporters<br/>[i) Federal Courts<br/>[ii] State Courts<br/>[iii] Federal Agencies<br/>[b) Digests<br/>[i) Federal Digests<br/>[ii] State Digests<br/>[4] Executive Branch<br/>[a] The President<br/>[b) The Executive Departments<br/>[c) Government Periodicals and Subscription Services<br/>[i) From the Supreme Court of the United States<br/>[ii] About the Congress<br/>[iii] From the White House<br/>[iv] Executive Branch Regulations<br/>[v] About the Diplomatic Community in the United States<br/>[vi] Treaties<br/>[vii] About Trade Matters<br/>[viii] About Economics and Business<br/>[ix] About International Relations and Foreign Affairs<br/>[x] Catalogs and Checklists<br/>[d) Selected List of Government Documents, Bibliographies, and<br/>Manuals<br/>. GOMPUTER DATABASES AND THE INTERNET<br/>§ 4.06 Searching the Internet<br/>§ 4.07 International Legal Resources<br/>[1] General Resources<br/>[a] General Lists of Treaties/Statutes/Constitutions<br/>[b) Lists of International Law Links<br/>xi <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>[c] United States Government Resources<br/>[2] Areas of Law<br/>[a] Armed Conflict<br/>[b] Criminal Law<br/>[c] Development<br/>[d] Diplomatic Relations<br/>[e] Environmental<br/>[n Human Rights<br/>[g] Immigration and Asylum Law<br/>[h] Intellectual Property<br/>[i] Maritime<br/>[j] Trade and Commerce<br/>[3] Journals and Law Reviews<br/>[a] Lists of Publications<br/>[b] Student-Edited Publications<br/>[c] Other Publications<br/>CHAPTER 5<br/>GEOPOLITICAL REGIONS<br/>RESEARCH BY GEOGRAPHIC-GEOPOLITICAL REGIONS<br/>§ 5.01 Africa: Focusing on Nigeria<br/>[1] Primary Sources<br/>[a] Constitutions<br/>[i] Print Material<br/>[ii] Internet Sources<br/>[iii] Focusing on Nigeria<br/>[A] Print Material<br/>[B] Internet Sources<br/>[b] Treaties<br/>[i] Print Material<br/>[A] Indexes<br/>[B] Text<br/>[ii] Internet Sources<br/>[iii] Focusing on Nigeria<br/>[c] Legislation<br/>[i] Print Material<br/>[ii] Internet Sources<br/>[d] Administrative Regulations<br/>[i] Print Material<br/>[ii] Internet Sources<br/>xii <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>[e] Case Law<br/>[i] Print Material<br/>[A] Official Reporters<br/>[B] Unofficial Reporters<br/>[ii] Internet Sources<br/>[2] Secondary Sources<br/>[a] Print Materials<br/>[i] Mass Media<br/>[ii] Periodicals<br/>[iii] Annuals<br/>[iv] Analyses, Bibliographies, Dictionaries, Histories, Hornbooks,<br/>Methodologies, Textbooks<br/>[v] Business and Investment<br/>[b] Internet Sources<br/>§ 5.02 Asia<br/>[1] General Asian Sources<br/>[a] Print Material<br/>[b] Internet Sources<br/>[2] Japan<br/>[a] Primary Sources<br/>[i] Constitutions<br/>[ii] Treaties<br/>[iii] Legislation<br/>[A] Criminal Code (Keibo)<br/>[B] Code of Criminal Procedure (Keiji soshoho)<br/>[C] Civil Code (Minpo)<br/>[D] Code of Civil Procedure (Minju Soshoho)<br/>[E] Commercial Code (Shoho)<br/>[F] Uncodified Statutes<br/>[G] Agency Laws<br/>[iv] Case Law<br/>[A] Pre-1947 Case Reports<br/>[B] Casebooks/Commercial Reporters<br/>[C] Books Containing English Translations of Cases<br/>[v] Administrative Agencies<br/>[vi] Competition Law<br/>[vii] Business law<br/>[b] Secondary Sources<br/>[i] Media<br/>xiii <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>[iiI Bulletins, Newsletters, Periodicals, Annuals, Loose-Leaf:<br/>Services, and Digests<br/>[iii] Encyclopedias<br/>[iv] Treatises<br/>[v] Internet Resources<br/>[3] The Republic of Korea<br/>[a] Primary Sources<br/>[il Constitutions<br/>[iiI Treaties<br/>[iii] Legislation<br/>[iv] Case Law<br/>[vI Competition and Business Law<br/>[b] Secondary Sources<br/>til Media<br/>[iij Periodicals<br/>[iii] Treatises<br/>[iv I Internet Sources<br/>§ 5.03 South Asia: Focusing On India and China<br/>[1] Historical and Political Background<br/>[2] Legal Background<br/>[3] India<br/>[a] Primary Sources<br/>til Constitution<br/>[iij Legislation<br/>[AJ Print Sources<br/>[B] Internet Sources<br/>[iii] Case Law<br/>[AJ Print Sources<br/>[BI Internet Sources<br/>[b] Secondary Sources<br/>[il Newspapers<br/>[iiI Treatises<br/>[iii] Internet Resources<br/>[4] China, including Hong Kong<br/>[a] Primary Sources<br/>[iJ Constitutions (Xian Fa)<br/>[iiI Treaties<br/>[iii] Legislation<br/>[ivJ Case Law<br/>[v] Internet Sources<br/>xiv <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>[b) Secondary Sources<br/>[i) Media<br/>[ti] Bulletins, Newsletters, Periodicals, Annuals, Loose-Leaf<br/>Services, and Digests<br/>[iii] Treatises, Books, and Other General Materials<br/>§ 5.04 Russia and the Former Soviet Union<br/>[1] Legal Encyclopedias and Dictionaries<br/>[a] Current Sources<br/>[b) Historical Sources<br/>[2] Primary Sources<br/>[a] Constitutions<br/>[i) Books<br/>[ti] Internet Sources<br/>[iii] Historical Materials<br/>[b) Treaties<br/>[c) Legislation<br/>[i) General Sources<br/>[ti] Historic Materials<br/>[iii] Legislative Materials<br/>[A] Newspapers<br/>[B) Other Sources<br/>[d) Administrative and Regulatory Materials<br/>[e) Case Law<br/>[i) Primary Sources<br/>[ti] Books<br/>[iii] Historical Materials<br/>[3] General Secondary Sources<br/>[a] Mass Media<br/>[b) Periodicals<br/>[c) Analytical Tools<br/>[i) Topical<br/>[A] Historical Legal Analysis<br/>[B) International Law<br/>[C] Specialized Topics<br/>[ti] Bibliographies<br/>[d) Treatises<br/>[e) Databases<br/>[f] Internet Sources<br/>§' 5.05 The European Union<br/>I [1] Depository Libraries '<br/>xv <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>[2] General EU Information<br/>[a] European Union Centers<br/>[b] Office for Official Publications<br/>[c] The European Commission's Washington Delegation<br/>[3] Treaties<br/>[a] Founding Treaties<br/>[b] Amendments<br/>[4] Legislation<br/>[a] Researching the Legislative Process<br/>[b] Legislative Institutions<br/>[i] The European Commission<br/>[ii] The Council<br/>[iii] The European Parliament<br/>[iv] Economic and Social Committee<br/>[v] Committee of the Regions<br/>[c] Official Journal<br/>[d] Legislative Documents<br/>[e] Directory of Community Legislation in Force<br/>[5] Electronic Databases<br/>[a] EUR-Lex<br/>[b] CELEX<br/>[c] PreLex<br/>[d] European Parliament Legislative Observatory: OEIL<br/>[e) SCADPlus<br/>[6] European Institutions<br/>[a] European Council<br/>[b) European Court of Justice<br/>[c) European Court of Auditors<br/>[d] European Investment Bank<br/>[e] European Ombudsman<br/>[7] Sources<br/>[a] Web sites of the Commission<br/>[b] Agencies<br/>[c) Newsletters<br/>[d) Books<br/>[e] Internet Sources<br/>§ 5.06 International Organizations<br/>[1] General Guides<br/>[2] The United Nations<br/>[a] Introduction<br/>XVI <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>[i] General Assembly<br/>[ii] Security Council<br/>[iii] The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)<br/>[iv] Trusteeship Council<br/>[v] International Court of Justice<br/>[vi] Secretariat<br/>[b] Identification of Documents<br/>[i] The Sales Code<br/>[ii] Official Records Designation<br/>[A] Meeting Records<br/>[B] Annexes<br/>[C] Supplements<br/>[D] International Court of Justice and Secretariat Documents<br/>[iii] Symbols<br/>[A] Leading Elements:<br/>[B] Secondary Elements<br/>[c] Locating U.N. Documents<br/>[i] Indexes<br/>[ii] Press Releases<br/>[d] Secondary Sources<br/>[i] Handbooks, Manuals, and Guides<br/>[A] United Nations<br/>[B] League of Nations<br/>[ii] Internet Sources<br/>[3] Regional Organizations<br/>[a] The Organization of American States (OAS)<br/>[i] Structure<br/>[ii] Reference Sources and Document Systems<br/>[A] OAS Technical Reports<br/>[B] OAS Informational and Technical Publications<br/>[C] OAS Official Records<br/>[iii] Internet Sources<br/>[b] African Union<br/>[i] Structure<br/>[ii] Publications<br/>[iii] Internet Resources<br/>[c] Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)<br/>[i] Structure<br/>[ii] OECD Publications<br/>[iii] Internet Sources<br/>xvii <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>[d] Asia: Association of South East Asian Nations and Asia-Pacific<br/>Economic Cooperation<br/>[i] Internet Sources<br/>[4] International Tribunals<br/>[a] Decisions of International Tribunals<br/>[b] Arbitration<br/>[c] General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade<br/>[d] North American Free Trade Agreement<br/>[5] Secondary Sources<br/>[a] Bulletins<br/>[b] Yearbooks<br/>[c] General Loose-Leaf Services<br/>[d] Practice Manuals and Formbooks<br/>§ 5.07 The Middle East<br/>[1] Constitutions, Laws, and Treaties<br/>[2] Select Introductory Texts on Islamic Law<br/>[3] Middle East Periodicals<br/>[4] Egypt<br/>[a] Primary Sources<br/>[i] Constitution<br/>[ii] Treaties<br/>[iii] Legislation<br/>[iv] Administrative Regulations<br/>[v] Case Law<br/>[b] Secondary Sources<br/>[i] Mass Media<br/>[ii] Business and Investment Laws<br/>[A] Loose Leaf<br/>[B] Books<br/>[iii] Studies in Egyptian Law<br/>[5] Iran<br/>[a] Primary Sources<br/>[i] Constitutions<br/>[ii] Treaties<br/>[iii] Legislation<br/>[iv] Case Law<br/>[b] Secondary Sources<br/>[i] Mass Media<br/>[ii] Business and Investment Laws<br/>[iii] Studies of Iranian Law<br/>xviii <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>[6] Israel<br/>[a] Primary Sources<br/>[i] Constitutions<br/>[ii] Treaties<br/>[iii] Legislation<br/>[iv] Case Law<br/>[b] Secondary Sources<br/>[i] Mass Media<br/>[ii] Bulletins and Periodicals<br/>[iii] Bibliographies, Indexes, and Introductions to Israeli Law<br/>[iv] Business and Investment Laws<br/>[v] Studies in Israeli Law<br/>[7] Saudi Arabia<br/>[a] Primary Sources<br/>[i] Constitution<br/>[ii] Legislation<br/>[iii] Administrative Regulations<br/>[iv] Case Law<br/>[b] Secondary Sources<br/>[i] Mass Media<br/>[ii] Studies in Saudi Arabian Law<br/>[iii] Business and Investment Laws<br/>[A] Loose-Leaf<br/>[B] Books and Internet Sites<br/>§ 5.08 Latin America: Focusing on Mexico and Brazil<br/>[1] Primary Sources<br/>[a] Constitutions<br/>[i] Mexico<br/>[ii] Brazil<br/>[b] Treaties<br/>[c] Legislation<br/>[i] Mexico<br/>[d] Case Law<br/>[i] Mexico<br/>[il] Brazil<br/>[e] Business and Competition Laws<br/>[i] Mexico<br/>[f] Administrative Agencies<br/>[i] Brazil<br/>[2] Secondary Sources<br/>xix <br/>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>[a] Mass Media<br/>[b) Bulletins, Newsletters, Periodicals, Handbooks, Annuals, LooseLeaf Services, and Digests<br/>[c) Yearbooks<br/>[d) Dictionaries<br/>[e) Miscellaneous Materials on Latin America
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