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Global Legal Research, Part II

Global Legal Research, Part II. Lyonette Louis-Jacques. Foreign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law D’Angelo Law Library, University of Chicago Law School November 8, 2011. World legal systems. “Foreign” law Civil law / Common law

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Global Legal Research, Part II

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  1. Global Legal Research, Part II Lyonette Louis-Jacques Foreign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law D’Angelo Law Library, University of Chicago Law School November 8, 2011

  2. World legal systems • “Foreign” law • Civil law / Common law • Muslim law / Customary law/ Mixed legal systems • Comparative law • “International” Law • Public international law • Private international law

  3. Foreign & International Law: Major Databases

  4. LexisNexis

  5. LexisNexis: International Law

  6. LexisNexis: China Law Database

  7. LexisNexis: Russia (Garant) & Israel

  8. Westlaw & WestlawNext

  9. HeinOnline • United Nations Law Collection (U.N.T.S., L.N.T.S.) • Treaties and Agreements Library (U.S.T., I.L.M., TIAS) • World Constitutions Illustrated • International/Non-U.S. law journals • Foreign and International Law Resources Database (FILRD) • Israel Law Reports/Israel Law Review

  10. HeinOnline: Treaties

  11. HeinOnline: Constitutions

  12. International Law Reports (Justis)

  13. Oxford Reports on International Law

  14. vLex Global (134 jurisdictions!)

  15. Foreign & International Law: Free Websites

  16. Legifrance

  17. French codes in English translation

  18. German Law Archive (iuscomp)

  19. UN Treaty Collection

  20. UN Resolutions/Documents

  21. Official Document System (UN)

  22. AVL (UN International Law Library)

  23. Eur-Lex (European Union Law)

  24. WTO Documents Online

  25. World Legal Information Institute

  26. Foreign & International Law: Research Aids & Citation Tools

  27. Foreign Law Guide (Reynolds/Flores)

  28. Globalex

  29. The Bluebook: Foreign/International

  30. International Comparative Legal Guide

  31. International Encyclopaedia of Laws

  32. Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations

  33. ASIL Electronic Resource Guide

  34. Peace Palace Library

  35. Some research tips Books & Journal Articles IL Research Nutshell • Law Journals • WL/WLNext TP-ALL, JLR • LexisNexis journals • Non-Law Journals • JSTOR • Articles Plus • Google Scholar • Books • Google Books • Google Web • Open WorldCat • Max Planck EPIL • Parry & Grant IL Dictionary

  36. Questions? Don’t forget to: Ask-A-Law-Librarian! Lyonette Louis-Jacques Foreign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law llou@uchicago.edu

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