1. Introduction to International and Foreign Legal Research Comparative and International Law (Eddy and Ngugi) April 2010 Mary Whisner

2. Overview Basic introduction – International – Foreign Want to learn more? E579 International and Foreign Law Research

3. Definitions International Law Foreign Law Comparative Law

4. Thoughts on Research Strategy Preliminary analysis Secondary sources Nonlegal materials Challenges

5. Research Guides Gallagher: http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/fcil.html http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/fcil.html ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources in International Law, http://www.asil.org/resource/home.htmhttp://www.asil.org/resource/home.htm Globalex (NYU), http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/ http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/

6. International Law Examples Public international law Private international law

7. Sources of International Law International conventions International custom, as evidence of a general practice accepted as law General principles of law recognized by civilized nations Judicial decisions and teachings of the most highly qualified publicists of the various nations

8. Treaties Treaties, conventions, pacts, international agreements Research clues Gallagher guide

9. UN Treaties U Minn. Frequently Cited Treaties & Other International Instruments U Minn. Frequently Cited Treaties & Other International Instruments Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary General [problem w/ link] EXERCISE: Find the Kyoto Protocol. When was it signed? When did it enter into force? Is Ethiopia a party? Is the U.S.?

10. US Treaties United States Treaties in Force HeinOnline Treaties and Agreements LibraryTreaties and Agreements Library EXERCISE: – Find a bilateral treaty with Indonesia giving the U.S. the right to have a DEA agent in Jakarta. – What are the key provisions of the multilateral agreement on the conservation of polar bears?

11. Judicial Decisions Gallagher guide

12. Piracy Books: library cataloglibrary catalog Articles: LegalTrac American Society of International Law, www.asil.org www.asil.org Restatement – LexisNexis LexisNexis – Westlaw Westlaw

13. Overview of a Foreign Country’s System Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia Foreign Law Guide – Gallagher > Find a Legal Database Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest – Lexis > Legal > Find Laws by Country or Region > Search International Law Digests EXERCISE: Indonesia. Legal system? Min. age for marriage? Limits on child labor?

14. Constitutions Constitutions of the Countries of the World Constitution Finder, U. Richmond, http://confinder.richmond.edu http://confinder.richmond.edu

15. Finding Foreign Legal Materials Online: Commercial LexisNexis Westlaw Other services

16. Finding Foreign Legal Materials Online Law Lib. Cong. Guide to Law Online, http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide.php http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide.php Globalex, http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex Class exercise: choose a country (Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Indonesia) and compare what’s on the two sites.

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