1. Locating International Decisions Margaret Clark Reference Librarian FSU College of Law Research Center October 2007

2. Sources of International Law Article 38, Statute Establishing the ICJ Primary Sources International conventions International custom General principles Secondary Sources Judicial decisions Teachings of publicists

3. Judicial Decisions Defined by Article 59, ICJ Statute as: Decisions of international tribunals Decisions of national courts addressing international law Keep in mind: Binding only on the parties Not precedential

4. Decisions of International Courts Tools for finding cases: Secondary Sources Digests Reporters & Internet sites of specific courts Multinational sources Subject-specific compilations

5. International Courts: Digests World Court Digest HUDOC – European Court on Human Rights Portal HUDOC International Law Reports (ILR)

6. International Courts: Digests International Law Reports Available only in print Best source for full text opinions in English Best source for finding recent decisions ICJ International courts and tribunals Administrative Tribunal ILO National Courts From 1919 to present KZ 199.I58 (1 st floor of Library)

8. International Courts: Internet sites International Court of Justice European Court of Justice Inter-American Court of Human Rights Special Court for Sierra Leone Many more listed in handout!

9. International Courts: Compiled Sources International Legal Materials Available in print and electronic Hein Online (use for browsing) Lexis, Westlaw (use for searching) Internet – Table of Contents

10. International Legal Materials (ILM) In print / Westlaw / Lexis / Internet / HeinOnline

12. International Courts: Compiled Sources Journals summarizing decisions American Journal of International Law European Journal of International Law Human Rights Law Journal

14. Human Rights Cases (Westlaw, Lexis) International Trade Law Reports International Environmental Law Reports Global War Crimes Tribunal Collection International Courts: Subject-specific compilations

17. Decisions of national courts Free Internet source Coverage varies among all courts Few courts go back to 1940’s Most have cases from 1990’s

18. Decisions of national courts International Law in Domestic Courts (ILDC) Database International Law in Domestic Courts Available from Law Library List of Databases contains English translations from over 65 jurisdictions Also contains scholarly commentary on important points of international law. Cases date back to 2000 can be searched by country, keyword or full text search.

19. Decisions of national courts Foreign Law Guide Not free Guide to foreign law sources International Legal Materials Library of Congress Nations of the World Free, Internet Browse by country

21. Decisions of National Courts National yearbooks summarize cases African Yearbook on International Law British Yearbook on International Law Chinese Yearbook on International Law and Affairs Yearbook on United Nations Law Search online catalog under subject headings: 1.“international law” + yearbooks 2.“international law” + yearbooks + [country]

24. Decisions of national courts Collections of court reports American International Law Cases British International Law Cases International decisions in U.S. American Law Reports, Federal West digest International Law 221 Treaties 385

25. Research Guides ASIL Research Guides - General ASIL Research Guides Guide to Researching the ICJ – Specific Guide to Researching the ICJ Cornell Legal Research Engine

26. Cornell Legal Search Engine

27. Project on International Courts and Tribunals

28. Questions?