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Introduction to Foreign and International Legal Research

Introduction to Foreign and International Legal Research. Comparative and International Law (Walsh) April 2010 Mary Whisner. Overview. Basic introduction Foreign International Research exercise due next week Want to learn more? E579 International and Foreign Law Research. Definitions.

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Introduction to Foreign and International Legal Research

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  1. Introduction to Foreign and International Legal Research

    Comparative and International Law (Walsh) April 2010 Mary Whisner
  2. Overview Basic introduction Foreign International Research exercise due next week Want to learn more? E579 International and Foreign Law Research
  3. Definitions Foreign Law Comparative Law International 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 ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources in International Law, http://www.asil.org/resource/home.htm Globalex (NYU), http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/
  6. 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
  7. Class exercise Use Foreign Law Guide and MH Int’l Law Digest Compare entries for South Africa legal history, structure of govt? info about taking depositions? bankruptcy? regulation of smoking?
  8. Constitutions Constitutions of the Countries of the World Constitution Finder, U. Richmond, http://confinder.richmond.edu
  9. Finding Foreign Legal Materials Online: Commercial LexisNexis Westlaw Other services
  10. Finding Foreign Legal Materials Online Law Lib. Cong. Guide to Law Online, http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide.php Globalex, http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex Class exercise: choose a country (Costa Rica, Israel, Sudan) and compare.
  11. International Law Examples Public international law Private international law
  12. Sources of International Law International conventions International custom, as evidence of a gen. 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
  13. Piracy Books: library catalog Articles: LegalTrac American Society of International Law, www.asil.org
  14. Gallagher Law Library University of Washington School of Law Box 353025 Seattle WA 98195-3025 http://lib.law.washington.edu We are happy to have our guides used by other libraries, librarians, and legal researchers. Before copying or adapting one of our guides, please contact Cheryl Nyberg (cnyberg at uw.edu) to obtain permission. Then give appropriate attribution, such as: "Adapted from a guide by Mary Whisner at the Gallagher Law Library website." 
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