Marci Hoffman Berkeley Journal of International Law August 2010 International & Foreign Law Source Collecting

Overview Getting Started Some General Sources Step 1: Review Sources Step 2: Abbreviations Step 3: International Legal Sources Step 4: Foreign Legal Sources Step 5: Books and Journal Articles Step 6: Electronic Sources Step 7: Newspaper Articles Step 8: Copying

Getting Started What you need:  The text of the article  Source collection list  A bit of time and patience  Keep track of what you have done Why do I need the article  Decipher the jurisdiction of a source being cited  Put the source in context Take a few moments to review materials from this training!

Reading Citations Basics of citation: [volume number] abbreviation of source [page number] Journal article: Philippe Sands, Searching for Balance: Concluding Remarks, 11 N.Y.U. E NVTL. L.J. 198, 202 (2002) author’s name, title of article, [volume number] abbreviation of journal [page on which article begins] [page that contains cited information] (year of publication) Treaty: Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Mar. 20, 1952, 213 U.N.T.S. 262 name of treaty, date of signing, [volume number] abbreviation of source [first page of the treaty]

General Sources Library’s website, see Student ResourceswebsiteStudent Resources  International & Foreign Law Source Collecting International & Foreign Law Source Collecting LawCat  Melvyl (UC system-wide, no law records since July 2007) Melvyl  OskiCat (UCB only, no law) OskiCat  WorldCat WorldCat Research Guides Databases Access to subscription databases  off-campus off-campus

LawCat Some records in LawCat say “Request to Retrieve.” These items are still available, but you must fill out a Paging Request Card at the Patron Services desk. Here’s more information. information

Step 1: Review Sources Primary Sources  Treaties and international agreements  Foreign law  International case law  Documents from IGOs Secondary Sources  Books  Articles  Reports  Newspaper articles  Other sources

Step 2: Abbreviations Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations Bieber’s Dictionary The Bluebook (19 th ed. 2010) Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations (2 nd ed.) Noble’s International Guide to Law Reports World Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations International Citation Manual

Step 3: International Sources Treaties & International Agreements  EISIL EISIL  Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments  UN Treaties on HeinOnline UN Treaties on HeinOnline Note: treaty, agreement, protocol, MOU, convention, accord, covenant  treaties See Table 4 of The Bluebook.Table 4

Example Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, done at Vienna on 23 May 1969 (entered into force 27 Jan. 1980) Arts. 31(3)(c), 115 U.N.T.S. 331  HeinOnline HeinOnline  115 is the volume  331 is the page  Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments

Step 3: International Sources United Nations Documents (U.N. Doc.)  UN Documentation Centre UN Documentation Centre  Official Document Service (ODS) Official Document Service  UNBISnet UNBISnet See rule 21.7 and Table 3 of The Bluebook for help deciphering UN abbreviations.Table 3

Example UNSC Resolution 808 (1993), S/RES/808(808), 22 Feb  UN Documentation Centre UN Documentation Centre  UNBISnet UNBISnet  ODS ODS  International Law page on UN website International Law

Step 3: International Law European Union Materials  Eur-Lex European Court of Justice Eur-Lex European Court of Justice  LexisNexis  Westlaw See rule and Table 3 of The Bluebook for help deciphering EU material.Table 3

Example European Commission, Green Paper – Promoting a European Framework for Corporate Social Responsibility, COM (2001) 366 FINAL (July 18, 2001).  Eur-Lex Eur-Lex  COM documents are preparatory acts LexisNexis Westlaw

Step 3: International Law International Case Law  Sources vary, but start w/ court or tribunal’s website  PCIJ, ICJ, ECHR, ICSID, ILO…  International Law Reports International Law Reports  Oxford Reports on International Law Oxford Reports on International Law  International Courts & Tribunals Library International Courts & Tribunals Library  Many reporters available in print

Example Middle East Cement Shipping and Handling Co. S.A. v. Arab Republic of Egypt, ICSID Case No. ARB/99/6, Award (12 Apr. 2002) ¶107.  ICSID website ICSID website  Investment Claims Investment Claims  ICSID Review (search LawCat)

Step 4: Foreign Law Sources Foreign Law Guide A Selective List of Guides to Foreign Legal Research Other databasesdatabases Websites  WorldLII WorldLII  CANLII  AUSTLII

Example The Netherlands became the first country to grant full marriage rights to same-sex couples in 2001 under the Act Opening the Institute of Marriage, Burgerlijk Wetboek [BW] [Civil Code] art. 30:1 (Neth.). Foreign Law Guide  Information on sources for laws by topic  Sources may be print or electronic (free & fee-based) See Table 2 of The Bluebook for help with citations from foreign jurisdictions.Table 2

Example George Uy v. Sandiganbayan, et al., G.R. Nos , March 20, 2001 (en banc).  Often need the article to determine the jurisdiction  The Bluebook The Bluebook  The Court’s website

Step 5 : Books & Articles Books  LawCat  Melvyl  OskiCat Book Chapter  Signal that it’s a chapter – “in”  Saland, International Criminal Law Principles, in The International Criminal Court: The Making of the Rome Statute 189, 198 (Roy Lee ed., 1999).  Search LawCat for the title: The International Criminal Court: The Making of the Rome Statute.

Example Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, (K.A. Appiah and H.L. Gates eds., 1999).  LawCat LawCat  OskiCat OskiCat  Melvyl Melvyl

Step 5: Articles Law Journal Databases  LegalTrac  Index to Legal Periodicals  HeinOnline LexisNexis Westlaw E-Journal Titles A-Z

Example Andrew Newcombe, The Boundaries of Regulatory Expropriation in International Law, 20 ICSID REV., FILJ 1 (2005).  LawCat -- title search: ICSID Review LawCat Mankiw and Swagel, Antidumping: The Third Rail of Trade Policy 84 Foreign Affairs at 107.  E-Journal Titles A-Z E-Journal Titles A-Z

Other steps Step 6: Electronic sources  Consider the source -- use best electronic source available Step 7: Newspaper articles  LexisNexis  Westlaw  Other databases  Web Step 6: Copying  Title pages  Page numbers

Other Tips Many sources are not:  available in English  available electronically Use The Bluebook as a guide  follow the examples Google is just one tool – not the only tool Ask the librarians for help!