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International Law & Organization
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Selected Reference Materials
Aust, Anthony. Handbook of International Law. Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Reference 341 A932h*** Fox, James R. Dictionary of International and Comparative Law, 3rd ed. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, 2003.
Reference 341.03 F791d 2003*** Grant, John P. and J. Craig Barker, ed. Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2nd ed. New York: Oceana Publications, Inc., 2004.
Reference 341.03 G762pHarper, F.J., ed. Treaties and Alliances of the World, 7th ed. Detroit: Gale Research, 2002.
Reference 341.2 T484a*** Kritzer, Herbert M., ed. Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002.
Reference 340.03 K92L v.1-4Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest. New Providence, NJ: Martindale-Hubbell, 2005.
Reference 341.026 M385iOsmanczyk, Edmund Jan. Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements, 3rd ed. New York : Routledge, 2003.
Reference 341.2303 O83e v.1-4*** West's Encyclopedia of American Law. Detroit: Thomson/Gale, 2004.
Reference 348.7303 W538e v.1-13*** = Recommended Resource
Government Documents
Trexler Library receives approximately 30% of the materials published by the United States government. These are cataloged and can be found by searching the Trexler Library Catalog. The following are a few titles that might be particularly useful:
Cumulative Digest of United States Practice in International Law. Washington, DC: Office of the Legal Adviser, Dept. of State, 1993-
Docs. S 7.12/3:981-88/BK.1-3Digest of United States Practice in International Law. Washington, D.C. : Office of the Legal Adviser, Dept. of State, 1974-
Docs. S 7.12/3:
Library owns 1973-1980Hackworth, Green Haywood. Digest of International Law. Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 1940-1944.
Docs. S 7.12:943/
Library owns v.1-8*** Treaties in Force: A List of Treaties and other International Acts of the United States in Force on .... Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1944-
Docs. S 9.14:
Library owns 1956-present
Issues Online: Search the library catalog by titleUnited States. United States Treaties and other International Agreements. Washington, D.C. : Dept. of State, 1952-
Docs. S 9.12:1
Library owns v.1-United States. Treaties and other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776-1949 compiled under the direction of Charles I. Bevans. Washington: Dept. of State, 1968-76.
Docs. S 9.12/2:
Library owns v.1-13Whiteman, Marjorie M. Digest of International Law. Washington, U.S. Dept. of State, 1963-73.
Docs. S 7.12/2:
Library owns v.1-10*** = Recommended Resource
Articles: Databases & Indexes
SEARCHING FOR ARTICLES
See a list of all databases at via the Library Homepage -- Articles A-Z (in the Find box).
Legal and International Relations Databases
Index to Legal Periodicals
An index to journal articles from 1981 to the present in all areas of law.LexisNexis Academic
Indexes and provides full-text of major national and international newspapers (English Language editions only), newswires, select journals and magazines, and legal publications. Updated daily. Dates of coverage vary by publication.
LexisNexis Academic: Legal Research (Choose Legal tab from main LN Academic screen.)
• Secondary Literature: Legal News and Law Reviews
• US Case Law: Federal and State
• US Administrative Law: Codes and Regulations
• International Law: Canadian Law, EU Law, and the Commonwealth of Foreign Nations Law.CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
Scholarly source for theory and research in international affairs since 1991. Includes working papers, conference proceedings, books, journals, policy briefs, maps, and country data.PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
Top source for International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Public Affairs resources. Indexes select articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and statistical directories, from 1972 to the present.Legal Scholarship Network (http://www.ssrn.com/lsn/index.html)
A free database of scholarly working papers and selected published articles. Much of the full-text is available without restriction. Other articles can be requested via Interlibrary Loan.General / Interdisciplinary Databases
Academic Search Premier
Large and diverse database that covers most academic disciplines, including International Relations and Comparative Politics. Contains both scholarly and non-academic resources. Includes many articles in full text.JSTOR
Contains several full-text international law journals, such as The American Journal of International Law.OmniFile (WilsonWeb)
Multi-disciplinary database providing the complete content--indexing, abstracts, and full text--from six of Wilson's full-text databases (including The Index to Legal Perodicals).
GETTING THE ARTICLES
- When searching for articles, you may find the full-text of an article linked in the database.
- If not, you need to search the Trexler Library Catalog to see if we own the journal in which the article is published.
- Most databases have a Get It link embedded. Click the link to check our holdings.
- Otherwise, search the catalog by journal title. Verify that we have online, print, or microform access to the year/volume you need.
- If we do not own the journal you need, request the article via Interlibrary Loan.
- Some databases have a Request on Interlibrary Loan link embedded. Click the link to fill out the form. Click Submit.
- Otherwise, use the Interlibrary Loan Journal Article Request Form (Library Homepage -- ILL (in the Services & Forms box) -- Articles request form). Fill out the form with as much information as possible. Ask for help, if you have questions.
Selected Websites
Gateway Sites
African Studies Internet Resources (Columbia University)
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Country Pages, African Studies Center (University of Pennsylvania)
http://www.africa.upenn.edu//Home_Page/Country.htmlThe ILM (International Legal Materials) Links List (American Society for International Law)
http://www.asil.org/ilmlinks.htm
A list of Internet resources covering: International Organizations; Government Bodies; International Courts and Tribunals; National Governments and Courts; and Media, Corporations, Search Engines, NGOs.ISN: International Relations and Security Network
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/
A gateway for International Relations. In the Research and Publications section (left sidebar), pay particular attention to: the Links Directory (http://www.isn.ethz.ch/pubs/ll/) -- International Law link; ***LASE Limited Area Search (http://www.isn.ethz.ch/pubs/lase/) on International Relations; and the FACTS Database (http://www.isn.ethz.ch/pubs/first/) that searches for statistics on military, security, and demographics by country.LANIC: Latin America Network Information Center (University of Texas at Austin)
http://lanic.utexas.edu/Legal Information Institute, Law by Source: Global (Cornell University)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/world/
The LII collection of world legal materials gathers, country by country, continent by continent, the Internet-accessible sources of the constitutions, statutes, judicial opinions, and related legal material from around the globe (excluding the U.S. material held in the LII's other collections). It also holds resources and document collections of International Law.Middle East Department (University of Chicago)
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/mideast/Political Database of the Americas (Georgetown University)
http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Research Guides (Duke University School of Law Library)
http://www.law.duke.edu/lib/research_guide.html
Covers Federal and International Law. Comprehensive coverage.WashLaw Web: Foreign and International Law (Washburn University School of Law Library)
http://www.washlaw.edu/forint/index.html
This site provides a tremendous number of links as well as access to foreign and international legal resources and research tools. It's especially strong on finding legal materials from specific countries (i.e. Nigerian law).World Legal Information Institute
http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/215.html
Organized by country and then by subject.Primary Sources: Treaties and Other Documents
Amnesty International Library (Online Documentation Archive)
http://web.amnesty.org/library/engindexAvalon Project (Yale University)
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htmInternational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Databases on International Humanitarian Law
http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList2/Info_resources:IHL_databases
• Treaty Database: http://www.icrc.org/ihl
• National Implementation Database: http://www.icrc.org/ihl-natProject Diana: Online Human Rights Archive
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diana/University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/Tufts University Multilaterals Project
Search for multilaterial conventions by subject, chronologically, or using a keyword search feature.
http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multilaterals.htmlSpecific Courts and Legislative Bodies
Foreign Affairs Online--International Law--Courts
http://www.people.virginia.edu/%7Erjb3v/il.html#CourtsEuropean Union On-line: http://europa.eu.int/
• EUR-LEX: European Union Law Portal: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/International Court of Justice
http://www.icj-cij.org/United Nations: http://www.un.org/english/
• UN International Law Page: http://www.un.org/law/index.html
• UN Treaty Collection: http://untreaty.un.org/English/treaty.asp
Citing Your Sources
Chicago/Turabian Style
The Chicago manual of style, 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.027 C632m (at Reference Desk)Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Reference Desk Reserve 808 T929m 1996 (at Reference Desk)Trexler Library handout on using Chicago style: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/chicago_example.pdf
This and other style guide handouts available from the library website. Library Homepage -- Citation Guides (in the Research Help box).Writer's Handbook (Writing Center, University of Wisconsin--Madison)
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.htmlLegal Citations
The Bluebook : a uniform system of citation, 17th ed. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Law Review Association, 2000.
Reference Desk Reserve 347.30847 B658a (at Reference Desk)
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