International Law and Organization
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Selected Reference Materials
Aust, Anthony. Handbook of International Law. Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Location: Online or search the library catalog by title to access (NOTE: Only one user allowed at a time.)
The 2005 edition is also available in print at 341 A932h.Bishop, William. International Law: Cases and Materials, 3rd ed. Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1971.
Location: Trexler Library 341 B622iDamrosch, Lori Fisler, et al. Basic Documents Supplement to International Law, Cases and Materials, 4th ed. St. Paul, MN: West Group, 2001.
Location: Trexler Library 341.026 I61L, 2002, Suppl.Damrosch, Lori Fisler, et al. International Law: Cases and Materials, 4th ed. St. Paul, MN: West Group, 2001.
Location: Trexler Library 341.026 I61L, 2001Fox, James R. Dictionary of International and Comparative Law, 3rd ed. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, 2003.
Location: Trexler Library 341.03 F791d 2003Grant, John P. and J. Craig Barker, ed. Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.
Location: Online or search the library catalog by title to accessHarper, F.J., ed. Treaties and Alliances of the World, 7th ed. Detroit: Gale Research, 2002.
Location: Trexler Library 341.2 T484aKritzer, Herbert M., ed. Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002.
Location: Trexler Library 340.03 K92L v.1-4Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest. New Providence, NJ: Martindale-Hubbell, 2005.
Location: Trexler Library 341.026 M385iMartindale-Hubbell Law Digest on CD-ROM. New Providence, NJ: LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell, 2008.
Location: Trexler Library Reference CD-ROMs 348.026 M385L (ask at Reference Desk)Osmanczyk, Edmund Jan. Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements, 3rd ed. New York: Routledge, 2003.
Location: Trexler Library 341.2303 O83e v.1-4Reimann, Mathias, and Reinhard Zimmerman, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Location: Trexler Library 340.2 O98hSlomanson, William R. Fundamental Perspectives on International Law, 3rd ed. Australia; United States: West/Thomson Learning, 2000.
Location: Trexler Library 341 S634fSmits, Jan M., ed. Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Pub., 2006.
Location: Trexler Library 340.203 E41evon Glahn, Gerhard. Law Among Nations: An Introduction to Public International Law, 7th ed. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1996.
Location: Trexler Library 341 V946L
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-
Location: U.S. Government Documents S 7.12/3:981-88/BK.1-3 (Level A)Digest of United States Practice in International Law. Washington, D.C. : Office of the Legal Adviser, Dept. of State, 1974-
Location: U.S. Government Documents S 7.12/3: (Level A)
Library owns 1973-1980Hackworth, Green Haywood. Digest of International Law. Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 1940-1944.
Location: U.S. Government Documents S 7.12:943/ (Level A)
Library owns v.1-8Treaties in Force: A List of Treaties and other International Acts of the United States in Force on .... Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1944-
Location: U.S. Government Documents S 9.14: (Level A)
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-
Location: U.S. Government Documents S 9.12:1 (Level A)
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.
Location: U.S. Government Documents S 9.12/2: (Level A)
Library owns v.1-13Whiteman, Marjorie M. Digest of International Law. Washington, U.S. Dept. of State, 1963-73.
Location: U.S. Government Documents S 7.12/2: (Level A)
Library owns v.1-10
Articles: Databases & Indexes
SEARCHING FOR ARTICLES
See a list of all databases via the Library Homepage -- Databases A to Z (in the Quick Links box).
Legal and International Relations Databases
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.Index to Legal Periodicals
An index to journal articles from 1981 to the present in all areas of law.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.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
• 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.PAIS International (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.
NOTE: PAIS Archive covers 1915 to 1976.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. NOTE: Narrow to law journals only via the Advanced Search page.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 -- Interlibrary Loan (in the Quick Links 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/index.htmlAmerican Society for International Law Electronic Resources
http://www.asil.org/electronic-resources.cfmCountry Pages, African Studies Center (University of Pennsylvania)
http://www.africa.upenn.edu//Home_Page/Country.htmlInternational and Foreign Law Community (LexisNexis)
http://www.lexisnexis.com/community/international-foreignlaw/ISN: International Relations and Security Network
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/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/
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/
Access to worldwide law.Primary Sources: Treaties and Other Documents
Amnesty International Library (Online Documentation Archive)
http://www.amnesty.org/en/libraryAvalon Project (Yale University)
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.aspInternational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Databases on International Humanitarian Law
• Treaty Database: http://www.icrc.org/ihl
• National Implementation Database: http://www.icrc.org/ihl-natProject Diana: Online Human Rights Archive
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/diana.aspUniversity 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/Specific 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/index_en.htm
• EUR-LEX: European Union Law Portal: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htmInternational 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.aspConference Papers
International Studies Association Paper Archive
http://www.isanet.org/paperarchive/
Citing Your Sources
Chicago/Turabian Style
The Chicago manual of style, 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Location: Trexler Library 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.
Location: Trexler Library 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.
Location: Trexler Library Reference Desk Reserve 347.30847 B658a (at Reference Desk)
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