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Making the Connection in the Caribbean… to the Rest of the World

Making the Connection in the Caribbean… to the Rest of the World. Making the Connection in the Caribbean…to the Rest of the World. Lyonette Louis-Jacques University of Chicago Law Library llou@midway.uchicago.edu ACURIL, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 4, 2003. How to Make the Connection.

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Making the Connection in the Caribbean… to the Rest of the World

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  1. Making the Connection in the Caribbean… to the Rest of the World

  2. Making the Connection in the Caribbean…to the Rest of the World Lyonette Louis-Jacques University of Chicago Law Library llou@midway.uchicago.edu ACURIL, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 4, 2003

  3. How to Make the Connection Websites Databases Reference Tools People Sources

  4. Criteria for Deciding What to Connect to (or Whom!) • Trustworthy? • Well-organized? • Useful content? Has or knows stuff you need? • Convenient? • Known/familiar? • Updated regularly? • Annotated? Evaluated? • Aesthetically pleasing?

  5. Websites: Start with Your Own or Make Your Own • You know where things are in it • You know what’s in it (who’s on your team) • You know what its strengths are or what the game plan is • You can trust it

  6. Lyo’s Personal Page for International Legal Research

  7. Bill Schwesig’s D’Angelo Law Library International Page

  8. University of the West Indies Law Library

  9. UWI’s CariLaw (Caribbean Law Project)

  10. UWI’s QUICKLAW Subscription

  11. UWI’s Legal Resources Links Page

  12. Connect to the Best Information: Go Straight to the Source

  13. Remember that Agencies Are on Your Team (Domestic, Foreign, and International) • UK & U.S. • United Nations • Other Inter-Governmental Organizations (IGOs) • Regional Organizations • Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) • Foreign Governments

  14. Connect to Your Local Team (Local Government Agencies)

  15. And Don’t Forget Your Foreign Team!

  16. Precisa (Mexican government on the Net)

  17. Legifrance (French laws)

  18. HMSO (UK Legislation Page)

  19. THOMAS (Access to U.S. bills and laws)

  20. LC’s Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) http://www.loc.gov/law/glin/

  21. U.S. Dep’t of State: Country Reports, Trade, Commerce, and International Law

  22. Canada’s DFAIT/AECI

  23. Connect to IGO Websites: They’ve Got Everything; They’re the Best!

  24. United Nations Treaty Collection

  25. Really Current Status of Multilateral Treaties!

  26. United Nations Documentation Centre

  27. OAS’ Legal Information Search Page

  28. OAS’ Foreign Trade Information System (SICE)

  29. World Bank’s Law and Justice Page

  30. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

  31. EUR-Lex: European Union Law Webpage

  32. The Universe of Legal Information Is in the Caribbean Right At Your Fingertips! (Miss Universe participants at Trinidad and Tobago)

  33. If You’re Not Sure Where to Begin… • Check to see what’s in your own library first • Think globally, act locally…first

  34. Presenting… • Major Websites for Foreign and International Legal Research

  35. Cornell’s Legal Information Institute: International Law in a Nutshell • Law about…(by topic/subject) • Foreign Relations Law of the U.S. • International Law • International Trade • Law by source or jurisdiction • Recommended readings!

  36. Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (LII)

  37. LLRX.com (UK law guides and more)

  38. LLRX.com’s Foreign Law Research Guides

  39. LawLinks: Legal Information on the Internet

  40. BAILII (British and Irish Legal Information Institute)

  41. Inner Temple Library’s AccessToLaw Page

  42. eagle-i (e-access to global legal information)

  43. U.S. Marci Hoffman’s Guide Other Stefanie Weigman’s Guide Treaties

  44. ASIL’s E-Resource Guide for International Legal Researchers (and “Joe Public”) • Direct links to treaty texts • Human Rights • International Economic Law • Treaties • International Commercial Arbitration, and more!

  45. ASIL’ Guide to IL Research on the Net

  46. NYU: Focus on Foreign Law Databases, and More! • Annotated links to databases of primary law • Evaluated, selected by Foreign Law Librarian • Updated frequently • On target contents • Codes, legislation, treaties, constitutions

  47. New York University’s FCIL Research Page

  48. Harvard’s Research Guides

  49. National Laws By Subject (Harvard)

  50. Australian Treaties Library (Multilaterals from 1856)

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