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Marci HoffmanBerkeley Journal of International Law
August 2010mhoffman@law.berkeley.edu
International & Foreign Law Source Collecting
Overview
Getting StartedSome General SourcesStep 1: Review SourcesStep 2: AbbreviationsStep 3: International Legal SourcesStep 4: Foreign Legal SourcesStep 5: Books and Journal ArticlesStep 6: Electronic SourcesStep 7: Newspaper ArticlesStep 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. 262name 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 GuidesDatabasesAccess to subscription databases
off-campus
LawCatSome 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 AbbreviationsBieber’s DictionaryThe Bluebook (19th ed. 2010)Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations (2nd
ed.)Noble’s International Guide to Law ReportsWorld Dictionary of Legal AbbreviationsInternational 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-Lex
European 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
LexisNexisWestlaw
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 GuideA Selective List of Guides to Foreign Legal ResearchOther databasesWebsites
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
LexisNexisWestlawE-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
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