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1 Reference Tools & Secondary Sources F Dictionaries, Citation Guides F Directories, Encyclopedias, Yearbooks F Research Guides & Bibliographies

2 Bieber’s – legal abbreviations

3 “Menz.”

4 Noble’s – law reporters abbreviations

5 “M.L.R.”

6 Montreal law reports

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8 World Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations country-by-country especially helpful if reading many materials from a particular jurisdiction

9 bundesgesetzblatt

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11 Directories An article refers to an organization as “ICCTA” - what is it?

12 directory of 1000’s of international organizations

13 Helpful Tools

14 Reynolds & Flores

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17 Commercial laws of the middle east

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21 I’m looking for a case decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in New Zealand Where are their decisions reported? Does the Law Library have this set? Check GAVEL!!

22 New zealand law reports

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24 A couple of helpful resources….

25 Restatement of the Law, 3rd on Foreign Relations

26 Hague Academy, Recueil des Cours or Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law Location = Rusk Center Library in Rusk Hall “The best-know names in international law have taught at the Hague Academy of International Law. The Academy courses are collected in a publication, the Collected Courses, which appears in five to seven volumes per year.” Note: the courses are published in English and French Note: includes index volumes; also indexed in IFLP.

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28 Yearbooks of International Law

29 Yearbook and international law

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31 International Legal Materials (I.L.M.)

32 Excellent resource for timely access to full text of international agreements, domestic legislation, court decisions very selective often translated often w/ commentary

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35 Research Guides check Gavel Web law reviews library literature

36 Research guides research* and human rights

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38 Research guides: on the Web (e.g., www.llrx.com)

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40 GlobaLex - at NYU's Global Law School Program

41 Sample from GlobaLex guide to researching Dutch Law

42 Research Guides: in law reviews

43 Research guides: in library literature

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