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E-resources for Master Students in International Law. Martine Basset Céline Vilmen Librarians 17 March 2011. Content:. -Reading a reference -Retrieving: - an article - a treaty - an international case-law - the national and international practice
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E-resources for Master Students in International Law Martine Basset Céline Vilmen Librarians 17 March 2011
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
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
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
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)
Retrieving a journal article Essential data: author, title of the article, journal, volume, date, pageFirst step-> A to Z E-journals list -> HeinOnline / Ingenta -> Westlaw -> Lexis Nexis Second step -> Library catalogue Third step -> Interlibrary Loan
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
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)
Retrieving national practice -> International Yearbooks (HeinOnline)-> Web (Government)-> Westlaw-> Lexis Nexis
Retrieving international practice -> United Nations Documents (ODS.un.org)-> WTO (WorldTradeLaw.net)-> EU Law (Eur-lex)
Boolean search And State AND contracts « State contracts » AND investment AND oil (State contracts NOT investment) AND IRAN Not Or « State contracts » OR « investment contracts »
Retrieving the doctrine Essential data: Books (author, title, publisher, date)-> Library catalogue (+ classification)-> E-books-> RCADI
Reference management -> Zotero-> Endnote catherine.brendow@graduateinstitute.ch
More questions? martine.basset@graduateinstitute.chceline.vilmen@graduateinstitute.ch