1. E-resources for PhD Students in International Law Martine Basset Céline Vilmen Librarians 16 November 2010

2. Content: -Reading a reference -Retrieving: - an article - a treaty - an international case-law - the national and international practice - introduction to the boolean search - the doctrine -Reference management

3. Reading a reference 1/3 Article in a book: Islamic Capital Markets: a Growing Area for Investments Mahlknecht, Michael / World Scientific / In: Current Issues in Islamic Banking and Finance : Resilience and Stability in the Present System / ed. Angelo M. Venardos, ISBN 9789812833921/ 2010

4. Reading a reference 2/3 Article in a periodical: Humanitarian Limits to Sovereignty: Common Concern and Common Heritage Approaches to Natural Resources and Environment.Stec, Stephen / In: International Community Law Review; vol. 12, afl. 3, pag. 361-389 / 2010

5. Reading a reference 3/3 Article in a periodical (reference with an acronym) Thomas M. Franck, The Emerging Right to Democratic Governance, 86 Am. J. Int'l L. 46 (1992) -> Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations (http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk)

6. Retrieving a journal article Essential data: author, title of the article, journal, volume, date, page First step -> A to Z E-journals list -> HeinOnline / Ingenta -> Westlaw -> Lexis Nexis Second step -> Library catalogue Third step -> Interlibrary Loan

7. Retrieving a treaty Essential data: participant, date of conclusion, title (eventually date of entry into force, treaty type, subject term) -> United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) and League of Nations Treaty Series (LNTS) -> International Legal Materials (ILM) (HeinOnline) -> Subject guide

8. Retrieving an international case-law Essential data: case name, Court, date -> Reports of International Arbitral Awards -> International Court of Justice (ICJ) -> Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals -> Oxford Reports on International Law (ICC) -> International law reports -> Investment claims -> International Chamber of Commerce dispute settlement -> Westlaw (American Courts)

9. Retrieving national practice -> International Yearbooks (HeinOnline) -> Web (Government) -> Westlaw -> Lexis Nexis

10. Retrieving international practice -> United Nations Documents (ODS.un.org) -> WTO (WorldTradeLaw.net) -> EU Law (Eur-lex)

11. Boolean search And Not Or State AND contracts « State contracts » AND investment AND oil (State contracts NOT investment) AND IRAN « State contracts » OR « investment contracts »

12. Retrieving the doctrine Essential data: Books (author, title, publisher, date) -> Library catalogue (+ classification) -> E-books -> RCADI

13. Reference management -> Zotero -> Endnote catherine.brendow@graduateinstitute.ch catherine.brendow@graduateinstitute.ch Online registration : http://graduateinstitute.ch/corporate/page9852.html

14. More questions? martine.basset@graduateinstitute.ch celine.vilmen@graduateinstitute.ch