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International & Foreign Law Source Collecting. Marci Hoffman Berkeley Journal of International Law August 2010 mhoffman@law.berkeley.edu. Overview. Getting Started Some General Sources Step 1: Review Sources Step 2: Abbreviations Step 3: International Legal Sources
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International & Foreign Law Source Collecting Marci Hoffman Berkeley Journal of International Law August 2010 mhoffman@law.berkeley.edu
Overview • Getting Started • Some General Sources • Step 1: Review Sources • Step 2: Abbreviations • Step 3: International Legal Sources • Step 4: Foreign Legal Sources • Step 5: Books and Journal Articles • Step 6: Electronic Sources • Step 7: Newspaper Articles • Step 8: Copying
Getting Started • What you need: • The text of the article • Source collection list • A bit of time and patience • Keep track of what you have done • Why do I need the article • Decipher the jurisdiction of a source being cited • Put the source in context • Take a few moments to review materials from this training!
Reading Citations Basics of citation: [volume number] abbreviation of source [page number] Journal article: Philippe Sands, Searching for Balance: Concluding Remarks, 11 N.Y.U. Envtl. L.J. 198, 202 (2002) author’s name, title of article, [volume number] abbreviation of journal [page on which article begins] [page that contains cited information] (year of publication) Treaty:Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Mar. 20, 1952, 213 U.N.T.S. 262 name of treaty, date of signing, [volume number] abbreviation of source [first page of the treaty]
General Sources • Library’s website, see Student Resources • International & Foreign Law Source Collecting • LawCat • Melvyl (UC system-wide, no law records since July 2007) • OskiCat (UCB only, no law) • WorldCat • Research Guides • Databases • Access to subscription databases • off-campus
LawCat Some records in LawCat say “Request to Retrieve.” These items are still available, but you must fill out a Paging Request Card at the Patron Services desk. Here’s more information.
Step 1: Review Sources • Primary Sources • Treaties and international agreements • Foreign law • International case law • Documents from IGOs • Secondary Sources • Books • Articles • Reports • Newspaper articles • Other sources
Step 2: Abbreviations • Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations • Bieber’s Dictionary • The Bluebook (19th ed. 2010) • Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations (2nd ed.) • Noble’s International Guide to Law Reports • World Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations • International Citation Manual
Step 3: International Sources • Treaties & International Agreements • EISIL • Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments • UN Treaties on HeinOnline • Note: treaty, agreement, protocol, MOU, convention, accord, covenant treaties • See Table 4 of The Bluebook.
Example • Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, done at Vienna on 23 May 1969 (entered into force 27 Jan. 1980) Arts. 31(3)(c), 115 U.N.T.S. 331 • HeinOnline • 115 is the volume • 331 is the page • Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments
Step 3: International Sources • United Nations Documents (U.N. Doc.) • UN Documentation Centre • Official Document Service (ODS) • UNBISnet • See rule 21.7 and Table 3 of The Bluebook for help deciphering UN abbreviations.
Example • UNSC Resolution 808 (1993), S/RES/808(808), 22 Feb. 1993. • UN Documentation Centre • UNBISnet • ODS • International Law page on UN website
Step 3: International Law • European Union Materials • Eur-LexEuropean Court of Justice • LexisNexis • Westlaw • See rule 21.8.2 and Table 3 of The Bluebook for help deciphering EU material.
Example • European Commission, Green Paper – Promoting a European Framework for Corporate Social Responsibility, COM (2001) 366 FINAL (July 18, 2001). • Eur-Lex • COM documents are preparatory acts • LexisNexis • Westlaw
Step 3: International Law • International Case Law • Sources vary, but start w/ court or tribunal’s website • PCIJ, ICJ, ECHR, ICSID, ILO… • International Law Reports • Oxford Reports on International Law • International Courts & Tribunals Library • Many reporters available in print
Example • Middle East Cement Shipping and Handling Co. S.A. v. Arab Republic of Egypt, ICSID Case No. ARB/99/6, Award (12 Apr. 2002) ¶107. • ICSID website • Investment Claims • ICSID Review (search LawCat)
Step 4: Foreign Law Sources • Foreign Law Guide • A Selective List of Guides to Foreign Legal Research • Other databases • Websites • WorldLII • CANLII • AUSTLII
Example • The Netherlands became the first country to grant full marriage rights to same-sex couples in 2001 under the Act Opening the Institute of Marriage, Burgerlijk Wetboek [BW] [Civil Code] art. 30:1 (Neth.). • Foreign Law Guide • Information on sources for laws by topic • Sources may be print or electronic (free & fee-based) • See Table 2 of The Bluebook for help with citations from foreign jurisdictions.
Example • George Uy v. Sandiganbayan, et al., G.R. Nos. 105965-70, March 20, 2001 (en banc). • Often need the article to determine the jurisdiction • The Bluebook • The Court’s website
Step 5 : Books & Articles • Books • LawCat • Melvyl • OskiCat • Book Chapter • Signal that it’s a chapter – “in” • Saland, International Criminal Law Principles, in The International Criminal Court: The Making of the Rome Statute 189, 198 (Roy Lee ed., 1999). • Search LawCat for the title: The International Criminal Court: The Making of the Rome Statute.
Example • Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, (K.A. Appiah and H.L. Gates eds., 1999). • LawCat • OskiCat • Melvyl
Step 5: Articles • Law Journal Databases • LegalTrac • Index to Legal Periodicals • HeinOnline • LexisNexis • Westlaw • E-Journal Titles A-Z
Example • Andrew Newcombe, The Boundaries of Regulatory Expropriation in International Law, 20 ICSID REV., FILJ 1 (2005). • LawCat -- title search: ICSID Review • Mankiw and Swagel, Antidumping: The Third Rail of Trade Policy 84 Foreign Affairs at 107. • E-Journal Titles A-Z
Other steps • Step 6: Electronic sources • Consider the source -- use best electronic source available • Step 7: Newspaper articles • LexisNexis • Westlaw • Other databases • Web • Step 6: Copying • Title pages • Page numbers
Other Tips • Many sources are not: • available in English • available electronically • Use The Bluebook as a guide • follow the examples • Google is just one tool – not the only tool • Ask the librarians for help!