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Global Legal Research, Part II
Lyonette Louis-JacquesForeign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in LawD’Angelo Law Library, University of Chicago Law SchoolNovember 8, 2011
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“Foreign” law Civil law / Common law Muslim law / Customary law/
Mixed legal systems Comparative law “International” Law
Public international law Private international law
World legal systems
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Foreign & International Law:
Major Databases
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LexisNexis: International Law
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LexisNexis: China Law Database
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LexisNexis: Russia (Garant) & Israel
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Westlaw & WestlawNext
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International/Non-U.S. law journals
Foreign and International Law Resources Database (FILRD)
Israel Law Reports/Israel Law Review
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
HeinOnline
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HeinOnline: Treaties
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HeinOnline: Constitutions
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International Law Reports (Justis)
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Oxford Reports on International Law
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vLex Global (134 jurisdictions!)
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Foreign & International Law:
Free Websites
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French codes in English translation
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German Law Archive (iuscomp)
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UN Treaty Collection
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UN Resolutions/Documents
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Official Document System (UN)
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AVL (UN International Law Library)
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Eur-Lex (European Union Law)
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WTO Documents Online
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World Legal Information Institute
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Foreign & International Law:
Research Aids & Citation Tools
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Foreign Law Guide (Reynolds/Flores)
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The Bluebook: Foreign/International
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International Comparative Legal Guide
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International Encyclopaedia of Laws
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Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
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ASIL Electronic Resource Guide
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Peace Palace Library
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Books & Journal Articles 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
IL Research Nutshell
Some research tips
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Questions?
Don’t forget to: Ask-A-Law-Librarian!
Lyonette Louis-JacquesForeign and International LawLibrarian and Lecturer in Lawllou@uchicago.edu