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RESEARCHING REFUGEE AND ASYLUM LAW
Margaret Clark, Reference LibrarianFSU College of Law LibraryFebruary 2006
Refugee & Asylum Law Research
Choosing a topic Cutting-edge resources Where to start research Secondary sources Primary sources
Choosing a Topic Legal and major newspapers News Aggregators Press releases or news from IGO and
NGO web sites Loose-leaf services (online)
BNA’s U.S. Law Week M-B Immigration Bulletin
Cutting Edge Sources Alerting Services
CISNEWS Center for Immigration Studies
Scholarly papers Interpreter Releases
Cutting Edge Sources Alerting Services
CISNEWS Center for Immigration Studies
Migration News UC Davis Scholarly papers Interpreter Releases
Cutting Edge Sources Alerting Services Scholarly papers
CIAO database Google Scholar
Interpreter Releases
Cutting Edge Sources Alerting Services Scholarly papers Interpreter Releases
Weekly publication Summarizes fed & adm decisions “Hot Topics” Establish WestClip account Also in print KF 4802 .I68
Refugee and Asylum law
Research is challenging!
Field is multidisciplinary Research is found primarily in
gray literature Need for current information
Where to start?
Use research guides that organize the primary and secondary sources
By Elisa Mason Guide to Forced Migration Resources on the Web Guide to International Refugee Law on the Web
By others Research Guide to Aliens and the Law Asylum Case Research Guide
Books and treatises Journal articles Gray literature News sources Statistics Country Reports
Secondary Sources
Important Treatises Overview
AILA’s Asylum Primer, 3rd ed. Immigration Law and Procedure in a
Nutshell Loose-leafs
Immigration Law and Procedure, by Matthew Bender
Immigration Law Service, by West
WorldCat
What is WorldCat?Online catalog of books, periodicals, and electronic materials in libraries worldwide.
Most comprehensive resource for bibliographic information – offers 52 million bibliographic records. spans 4000 years of knowledge represents 400 languages
WorldCat identifies materials…
…owned by other libraries.
…you may want to obtain through Interlibrary Loan.
Westlaw Lexis Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Index to Legal Periodicals (ILP)
Locate articles 1980-to-date
FSU E-Resources by Subject International Studies Political Science
PAIS International Social Science Citation Index Wilson OmniFile
Locate articles in the Social Science with these tools:
What is Gray Literature? Academic papers Conference proceedings and papers Corporate documents Government documents Policy briefs Technical reports Theses and dissertations Working papers
Locate gray literature with these tools: CIAO Columbia International Affairs
Online Forced Migration Online U.N. High Commissioner for
Refugees site
Country Reports Many organizations publish reports on
country conditions.
In order to apply for asylum, persons must demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution. Find reports on country conditions to verify a claim using objective background information.
Handout: Country Reports and Conditions
Tools for locating statistics
Statistical Universe - LexisNexis Academic United States Committee for Refugees Handout: Statistical Sources
Primary sources
Treaties and conventions National legislation Case law Declarations,
recommendations, resolutions
Treaties and Conventions
Two Elements to Treaty Research
1. Finding Text• authoritative?• most recent?
2. Determining Status• who has signed and ratified treaty?• entered into force?• changed by subsequent protocols or
amendments?
Treaties and Conventions
Finding Text General Online Collections
• UN Treaty Collection • Status of Multilateral Treaties
Deposited with the Secretary-General
Treaties and Conventions
Finding Text Refugee Treaties –
• EISIL• U Minn Human Rights Library
Recent Treaties• International Legal materials ILM
• Lexis INTLAW lib; ILM file• Westlaw ILM database
Search Westlaw or LexisNexis REFLEG - UNHCR Foreign Law Guide
Aleph online (Login: IP Authentication)
Aleph print -- K38 .R49 1989 United States Immigration legislation
National legislation
Locating case law
Judicial and Administrative Decisions handout
World LII’s International Courts & Tribunals Project
Refugee Caselaw U. of Michigan Gender Asylum Case Law UC Hastings
Locating resolutionsBoth GA and SC Resolutions Official Document System of the United Nations UNBISNET Access UN
GA Resolutions: NOT legally binding General Assembly Resolutions U.N. Documentation: GA Research Guide
SC Resolutions: Binding on members Security Council Resolutions