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.........Research Guide on
.Resources for International Law

...............................for use with
Fundamental Perspectives on International Law ..............(5th ed. Thomson-West, 2006)

.....................by William R. Slomanson
................All rights reserved. 1999-2008

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CONTENTS:
.....Research guides
.....Treatises
.....Periodicals/indexes
.....On-line computerized sources
.....CD-ROM
.....Treaties
.....Judicial decisions
.....Encyclopedias/yearbooks
.....Coursebooks
.....Summaries
.....Bibliographies
.....Document delivery services
.....Videos
Last rev.: 12/04/07

Research Guides:
ABA Section of Int'l Practice, The International Lawyer's Deskbook (Chicago: Amer. Bar Ass'n, 1996) (two dozen individually-authored chapters on navigating the maze of US, foreign, and international rules applicable to international transactions and disputes)
E. Beyerly, Public International Law: A Guide to Information Sources (London/New York: Mansell, 1991)
J. Gamble, International Law and the Information Age, 17 Michigan J. Int'l L. 747 (1996)
George Washington University Journal of International Law and Economics, Guide to International Legal Research (3rd ed. Charlottesville, VA: Lexis Law Pub., 1998)
C. Germain, Germain's Transnational Law Research: A Guide for Attorneys (Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY: Transnational Juris, 1991)
International Law Symposium, 76 Law Library Journal 421–570 (1983) (covering most phases of international legal research)
L. O'Conner, International and Foreign Research: Tips, Tricks, and Sources, 28 Cornell Int'l L.J. 417 (1995)
S. Perkins, Guide to Researching International Human Rights Law, 24 Case Western Reserve J. INt'l L. 379 (1992)
S. Rosenne, Practice and Methods of International Law (London/New York: Oceana, 1984)
A. Sprudzs, International Legal Research Perspectives (Buffalo, NY: Hein, 1988)

Treatises: Scholarly publications are a useful starting point for one who is unfamiliar with International Law or the general topic being researched. The treatise author has undertaken painstaking efforts to collate, digest, and present a large body of complex material so that the reader may readily grasp the essentials. The following table presents the major scholarly publications from various countries, written or translated into English. The foreign entries are usually available from US publishers or distributors.
Country	..................................... Author/Title/Publisher/Year
Australia	S. Blay, Public International Law: An Australian Perspective (Melbourne: Oxford Univ. Press, 1997); D. Grieg, International Law (2nd ed. London: Butterworths, 1976); I.A. Shearer, Starke's International Law (11th ed. London: Butterworths, 1994).
Canada	H. Kindred (ed.), International Law: Chiefly as Interpreted and Applied in Canada (6th ed. Edmond Montgomery, 2000) and documentary supplement.
Caribbean	B. Ramcharan, Caribbean Perspectives on International Law and Organizations (Dordrecht, Neth.: Martinus Nijhoff, 1989).
China	J. Cohen & H. Chiu, People's China's and International Law: A Documentary Study (Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press, 1974).
European Community	J. Steiner, Textbook on EEC Law (4th ed. London: Blackstone Press, 1994).
Finland	V. Heiskanen, International Legal Topics (Helsinki: Finnish Lawyers' Publishing, 1992) (emphasizing municipal law interface, sanctions, and force)
Hungary	H. Bokor-Szego, Questions of International Law: Hungarian Perspectives (Dordrecht, Neth.: Martinus Nijhoff, 1986); P. Chandra, International Law (Maujpur Delhi: Vikas, 1985).
India	Bismal N. Patel (ed.), India and International Law (Martinus Nijhoff: 2005); R. Hingorini, Modern International Law (2nd ed. New Delhi/Dobbs Ferry, NY: IBH Pub. & Oceana, 1984).
Italy	A. Cassese, International Law (2d ed. Oxford, Eng.: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005); A. Cassese, International Law in a Divided World (Oxford, Eng./New York: Clarendon Press, 1986).
Latin America	C. Fenwick, International Law (4th ed. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1965) (Latin American perspectives provided by former Director of Department of Legal Affairs of Pan American Union).
Mexico	M. Seara Vazquez, Derecho Internacional Publico (10th ed. Editorial Porrua, 1991) (Spanish language).
Netherlands	P. Malanczuk, Akehurst's Modern Introduction to International Law (7th ed. London, Routelege, 7th rev. ed.); H. Panhuys, et al. (ed.), International Law in the Netherlands (Alphen aan den Rijn, Neth./Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sijthoff & Oceana, 1978) three volumes.
Nigeria	U. Umozurike, Introduction to International Law (Ibadan, Nig.: Spectrum Law Pub., 1993); C. Okeke, The Theory and Practice of International Law in Nigeria (Enugu, Nig.: Fourth Dimension, 1986).
Philippines	J. Coquia & M. Santiago, International Law (Quezon City, Philippines: Central Professional Books, 1998).
Russia	V. Grabar, The History of International Law in Russia, 1647–1917: A Bio-Bibliographical Study (Oxford, Eng./New York: Clarendon Press, 1990); G. Tunkin, International Law: A Textbook (Moscow: Progess, 1982) (1986 translation); G. Tunkin, Theory of International Law (Cambridge, MA: Harv. Univ. Press, 1974).
South Africa	J. Dugard, International Law: A South African Perspective (Ndabeni, So. Africa: Juta, 1994).
Swaziland	P. Bischoff, Swaziland's International Relations and Foreign Policy: A Study of a Small African State in International Relations (Bern/New York: Peter Lang, 1990) (emphasizes international relations).
Sweden	I. Detter, International Law (Stockholm: Stockholm Inst. Res. Int'l Law, 1991).
Third World	F. Snyder & S. Sathirathai (ed.), Third World Attitudes Toward International Law: An Introduction (Dordrecht, Neth.: Martinus Nijhoff, 1987).
Trade Law	R. Bhala & K. Kennedy, World Trade Law: The GATT-WTO System, Regional Arrangements, and U.S. Law (Charlottesville, VA: Lexis Law Pub., 1998).
United Kingdom	I. Brownlie, Principles of Public International Law (6th ed. Oxford, Eng., 2003); M. Shaw, International Law (5th ed. Cambridge, Eng.: Camb. Univ. Press, 2003); J. O'Brien, International Law (London: Cavendish, 2002); T. Hiller, Principles opf Public International Law (2d ed. London, Cavendish, 1999); R. Jennings & A. Watts (ed.), Oppenheim's International Law (9th ed. Essex, Eng.: Longman, 1992); R. Wallace, International Law (3rd ed. London: Street & Maxwell, 1997); M. Dixon, Textbook on International Law (3d ed. London: Blackstone Press, 1996).
United States	W. Slomanson, Fundamental Perspectives on International Law (5th ed. Fort Worth, TX: Thomson/West, 2006); M. Janis, An Introduction to International Law (4th ed. NYC: Aspen, 2003); T. Burgenthal & S. Murphy, Public International Law (3d ed., Thomson-West, 2002); T. Van Dervort, International Law and Organization: An Introduction (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1997); G. von Glahn, Law Among Nations: An Introduction to International Law (7th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1996); O. Schachter, International Law in Theory and Practice (Dordrecht, Neth./Boston: Martinus Nijhoff, 1991); W. Levi, Contemporary International Law: A Concise Introduction (2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1991); L. Chen, An Introduction to Contemporary International Law: A Policy-Oriented Perspective (New Haven, CT: Yale Univ. Press, 1989); R. Falk, et al. (ed.), International Law: A Contemporary Perspective (Boulder, CO: Westview, 1985); G. Maris, International Law: An Introduction (Lanham, MD: Univ. Press of Amer., 1984).
Yugoslavia	B. Jankovic, Public International Law (Dobbs Ferry, NY: Transnat'l, 1984) (University of Belgrade).
Special Compilations (numerous chapters and contributors from all regions of the world)	K. Wellens (ed.), International Law: Theory and Practice: Essays in Honor of Eric Suy (The Hague, Neth.: Martinus Nijhoff, 1998); N. Al-Nauimi & R. Meese (ed.), International Legal Issues Arising Under the United Nations Decade of International Law (The Hague, Neth.: Martinus Nijhoff, 1995); N. Jasentuliyana (ed.), Perspectives on International Law (London: Kluwer, 1995); M. Bedjaoui (ed.), International Law: Achievements and Prospects (Paris/Boston: UNESCO & Martinus Nijhoff, 1991); R. Macdonald (ed.), Essays in Honour of Wang Tieya (Dordrecht, Neth.: Martinus Nijhoff, 1994).
One form of "treatise" requires special mention. Each year, students travel to famous learning centers where experts from all over the world give summer courses in International Law. These offerings are later published in bound volumes. The most prominent is offered at The Hague, in the Netherlands--established in 1923 by the Hague Academy of International Law. The resulting publication, published in both French and English, is the annual Recueil des Cours. Probably the next most well known is the annual summer program of lectures at the Institute of International Public Law and International Relations of Thessaloniki (Greece)--which began to publish its lectures in 1973. The resulting publication is the Thesaurus Acroasium. Unlike the above Recueil, the Greek counterpart delivers and publishes its lectures only in English.

Periodicals/Indexes: Legal The above treatises are more comprehensive than the law-related articles found in periodicals. Those books provide a general approach to the entire field of International Law. Periodical literature, on the other hand, is more narrow. The author tends to analyze one finite issue or area of the law. When seeking more detailed information about a particular issue, the researcher should investigate this form of literature. .....One should, of course, consult the various indexes to periodical literature. The Index to Legal Periodicals is available in all law schools--at or near the library reference desk. Most law schools also carry the Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals. Canadian materials may be accessed through the Index to Canadian Legal Periodical Literature (as of 1961). .....Each of these works provides monthly lists of the many articles written both in the US and in other English-speaking countries. .....Undergraduate/Graduate The Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature is the standard reference work for most research--not limited to legal topics. It lists articles from journals incorporating international topics, such as the American Political Science Review. .....ANAMAPSS, or Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences is available on WESTLAW (see below), beginning with Volume 543 (1996). It contains articles, notes, symposium contributions, etc., on a number of subject areas. .....Original Documents Several "periodicals" carry recent treaty documents, diplomatic exchanges, and full-text or excerpted foreign judicial opinions and international tribunals. Pertinent examples include the following sources carried by most midsized libraries: .....International Legal Materials, published by the American Society of International Law in Washington, DC (also available in on-line format in Westlaw and Lexis)--for details, including cumulative indexing, click here; .....Inter-American Legal Materials, published by the American Bar Association's Section of International Law and Practice in Chicago, IL, from 1984 to 1992 (further publication temporarily delayed). .....The following table contains a representative sampling of periodicals containing scholarly articles on comparatively finite themes in International Law:
Country of Origin	............................................. Scope of Coverage
Canada	Canada-United States Law Journal, published by the Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law (Cleveland, OH). Coverage includes topics in international trade and maritime matters.
China	China Law Reporter, published by the American Bar Association's Section of International Law and Practice. Its primary contribution to the literature is timely articles and documents on legal problems and institutions in the PRC.
European Community	Common Market Law Review, published by Martinus Nijhoff (Netherlands), containing articles and court decisions by the Court of Justice of the European Communities.
India	Eastern Journal of International Law, published by the Eastern Centre of International Studies (Madras), concentrating on human rights.
Japan	Law in Japan, published by the Japanese American Society for Legal Studies (Tokyo), emphasizing Japanese-American relations.
Netherlands	Encyclopedia of Public International Law, published by Max Plank Institute of Heidelberg, Germany/Elsevier Science (Amsterdam/New York), consisting of five volumes and over 1,300 articles covering every facet of International Law; Netherlands International Law Review, published by Martinus Nijhoff (Netherlands), containing legal articles on various issues arising under International Law.
Socialist Nations	Review of Socialist Law, published by the University of Leiden (Netherlands), emphasizing the legal systems of socialist countries and how they relate to those of other countries.
South Africa	Comparative and International Law Journal of South Africa, published by University of South Africa (Pretoria), analyzing international issues affecting South Africa.
South Korea	Korea and World Affairs, published by the Research Center for Peace and Unification of Korea (Seoul).
United Kingdom	Anglo-American Law Review, published by Barry Rose Law Periodicals, (Chichester, Eng.), covering a variety of issues arising in the context of US and English international practice; International Business Lawyer, published by the International Bar Association of London, containing articles and summaries of English caselaw on international commercial matters; International and Comparative Law Quarterly, published in Oxford, analyzing all facets of International Law affecting the English Commonwealth and the European Community; Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, by Oxford University, addressing the interface of law with other disciplines.
United States	Approximately eight hundred law and law-related journals are published in the US. Many of these contain articles on International Law. About eighty of these journals are specialized journals, whose names include the terms "International," "Transnational," or "Comparative." The most prominent is the American Journal of International Law (Wash., D.C.). A full-text online version is available for $15.00 from June through December, 1999. .....The on-line and hardcopy versions of Index to Legal Periodicals provide monthly indexing to articles appearing in these journals. One may also consult the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature in graduate and undergraduate libraries.

On-Line Computerized Sources: An unprecedented surge of electronic information expanded the online capacity for researching International Law, starting in the 1990s. This portion of this electronic Research Guide highlights some of the more useful resources available in most libraries and via personal computer links. .....Legal Databases Westlaw and Lexis terminals resembling a personal computer exist in most, if not all, law schools. The specialized console permits access to system contents by entering a word or phrase on the screen. Each system publishes a pamphlet listing of all available databases and a general softbound guide for new users. .....Most law schools employ student research assistants who provide training to other students wishing to use these relatively user-friendly systems. If there is no available training assistant, the computer terminals have user guides (Westlaw—"Westmate Tutorial") for quickly learning enough detail to access the particular system and its respective databases. These systems are now available on the Internet. Westlaw: <http://www.westlaw.com>, click on westlaw.com (password required) & Lexis: <http://www.lexis.com/research> (password required). .....Both systems are available to full time law school professors and law students at no charge. Law forms and libraroes pay a user fee for these online services. Passwords are available through Westlaw and Lexis instituional representatives at the law school--usually a law student who works part time for these companies on his or her own campus. .....Some of the more popular International Law cites are:
..................................................................... WESTLAW
ASIL	American Society of International Law--selected documents
EXFORLAW	Directory of Experts on Foreign Law
ILM	International Legal Materials--treaties, foreign cases, selected documents
INT-ICJ	International Court of Justice Cases
INTLENVL	International envirnmental instruments
INTNEWS	International News--variety of source newspapers, journals, newsletters, wires provided by Dow Jones
PAIS	Public Affairs Information Service International--index to public policy literature of business, economics, finance, law, international relations, government, political science, and other social sciences
USTREATIES	US treaties beginning in 1979
WTO-DEC	WTO & GATT Panel Decisions
LEXIS
AJIL	American Journal of International Law
ASIL	American Society of International Law documents
ECJ	European Court of Justice cases
ECJ/ECHR	European Court of Human Right cases
ECTY	European Community treaties
FORREL	Third Restatement of US Foreign Relations Law
ILMTY	Treaties printed in International Legal Materials
ITARS	International Traffic in Arms Regulations
NAFTA	North American Free Trade Agreement

CD-ROM:
The compact disk–read only memory technology has appeared in academic, business, and home-office settings throughout the world. This technology is available in many institutions and through commercial computer vendors, as a means of integrating the related objectives of keeping current and preserving library shelf space. For example, a large number of volumes was once required to maintain an on-campus legal library of all cases published—even in just one state. With the availability of CD-ROM technology, one disk can store the same amount of information as 100 hardbound volumes.
.....Infotrac is one of the most complete, readily accessible, and user-friendly CD-ROM products (provided by Information Access Corporation of Foster City, CA). It contains materials on all academic disciplines. A special Infotrac console, resembling a personal computer, permits access to its contents by entering a word or phrase. In a law school library, the related LegalTrac database on the Infotrac console thereby retrieves citation information on all of the legal periodicals and newspapers containing the user-entered word in their title. (Neither is a full-text service.) Coverage in the LegalTrac portion of Infotrac began in 1980, and is updated monthly.
.....Infotrack for college students is available on the Internet: click here (password required).
.....The Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) is available in CD-ROM format. A visit to the reference librarian or card catalogue should determine what CD-ROM offerings are available at the particular institution. Most medium (250,000 volumes) to large-sized libraries will have PAIS in either CD-ROM or print format.
.....The Index to Legal Periodicals is available in CD-ROM format in the larger law school library collections (and from SilverPlatter Information of Norwood, MA). The Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals is also available in this format, usually at the same location within the library.
Oceana Publications in New York City publishes United States Treaties & International Agreements on CD-ROM. This format thus provides many thousands of pages of US treaty documents, dating from 1783 to present.
.....TIARA, or Treaties and International Agreements Researchers' Archive, contains 9,000+ treaties to which the US is a party, from 1783 to the present--all on one CD-ROM and for about $1,000.00 per year. Contact information: Oceana Publications, Dobbs Ferry, NY--800 831 0758. See also <http://www.oceanalaw.com>.
.....There are many other law-related CD-ROM products available. Probably the best resource for ascertaining what is published in this particular format is the softbound book by Arlene Eis, Directory of Law-Related CD-ROMS (Teaneck, NJ: Infosources Publishing, 199_). CD-ROMs are published by various companies on a variety of topics, including Eastern Europe, European Community, government documents, international trade, Latin America, legal bibliography, legal periodicals, maps, treaties, United Nations, and various countries.

Treaties:
Treaties series have been published by the League of Nations and the United Nations. The League of Nations published treaties from 1920 to 1946 in its League of Nations Treaty Series: Treaties and International Engagements Registered with the Secretariat of the League (LNTS)—found in some midrange library collections and in all larger collections. The UN publishes treaties in the United Nations Treaty Series: Treaties and International Agreements Registered or Filed and Recorded with the Secretariat of the United Nations (UNTS)--approximately 1,500 volumes. This latter series contains the full text of treaties since 1946. All treaties are supposed to be registered (see text § 8.2). UNTS is indexed, although the indexing does not appear until approximately ten years after publication date.
.....Each treaty in UNTS is assigned a sequenced number when it is submitted for publication. Unfortunately, the treaties do not appear in chronological order of adoption. Treaty No. 19941, for example, is a 1966 treaty. Treaty No. 19942 is a 1978 treaty. The absence of convenient indexing makes UNTS hard to use for up-to-the-minute research projects. The researcher must invest the necessary time to review the table of contents in each recent volume of UNTS to obtain the list of treaties in that particular volume.
.....Several sources help to reduce the drudgery of treaty research. One is Peter Rohn's World Treaty Index (WTI), a five-volume work available in many libraries (and from ABC-Clio of Santa Barbara, CA). Unlike other sources, WTI includes treaties in force when the US is not a party. Igor Kavass's A Guide to the United States Treaties in Force–is a source for obtaining recent US treaty information (published by William Hein Company of Buffalo, NY).
.....Another source for obtaining the full text of recently concluded treaties is International Legal Materials (ILM), published by the American Society of International Law of Washington, DC, since 1961. The society has published three indexes, entitled International Legal Materials: Cumulative Index for the years 1962 to 1969, 1970 to 1979, and 1980 to 1989. There is also an annual index in the rear of the final bimonthly issue of each year. The contents of most major treaties are now listed on the outside front cover as "Documents Highlights." Because the UNTS is typically published years after a treaty is ratified, ILM is a more up-to-date source for locating treaties and other forms of international agreements, such as US presidential executive agreements. It also contains the major diplomatic exchanges between various nations.
.....Regional treaty series are useful for finding the content of International Law, particularly for those countries that do not comply with the UN Charter requirement to provide a copy of all treaties to the UN. While ILM contains the text of certain Latin American treaties, a special series is separately published for that region. Inter-American Legal Materials has been published by the American Bar Association's Section of International Law and Practice from 1984 to 1992 (publication temporarily suspended). In the Western Hemisphere, the Organization of American States (OAS) published the Pan American Union Treaty Series from 1934 to 1956. The OAS now publishes the Organization of American States Treaty Series. In Western Europe, the Council of Europe publishes the treaties of approximately twenty European nations in both the European Treaty Series (official reporter) and the European Conventions and Agreements (Strasbourg, France). The treaties contained in these series cover the years from 1949 to the present.
.....The other regional treaty series is published in Africa in the French language. Accords et Conventions de l'Union Africaine et Malgache, first published in 1967, is comparatively limited in scope. It contains diplomatic exchanges and materials on technical assistance between developing African nations. More recent African materials are available in Basic Documents of African Regional Organizations, a multivolume work published by Oceana in Dobbs Ferry, NY. Oceana also publishes Basic Documents of Asian Regional Organizations and Instruments of Economic Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. These series by Oceana contain subject indexes.
.....Other formats for treaty research are discussed elsewhere in this appendix (Westlaw, Lexis, Internet, CD-ROM).
.....Several countries publish national treaty series. US treaties, for example, are contained in three standard print format sources (as well as the DSTATE database on Lexis). One is Treaties in Force: A List of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States in Force as of January 1, 19__, published by the US Department of State. Each annual paperback volume is arranged in two parts. Part 1 contains bilateral agreements by country, with subject headings for each topic. Part 2 lists multilateral agreements to which the US is a party. A second source for US treaties is United States Treaties and Other International Agreements (UST), published by the US State Department since 1950. This is the official publication for each agreement to which the US is a party. The William S. Hein Company publishes the other print format service called A Guide to the United States Treaties in Force. This publication has a convenient "Subject Reference Index" for each topic appearing in the Guide's listings.
.....The State Department has another publication that carries the same treaties as those published in the UST. US treaties are published in numerical order of their publication—in an unofficial pamphlet form—in the Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS). The numerical order of the treaties contained in this series does not correlate with their chronological dates, however. There is no relationship between the sequence of treaties in pamphlet form and the official bound volumes of UST.
.....An efficient method for locating a US treaty on a particular subject is to use the comprehensive indexes, called the United States and Other International Agreements Cumulative Index, 1776--1949 and the UST Cumulative Indexing Service, 1976--present. These publications index materials contained in UST and TIAS. This indexing system consists of several volumes. The most useful is the final volume containing the "Subject Index."

Judicial & Arbitral Decisions:
This source of International Law is drawn from the decisions of international courts, arbitral tribunals, and national courts. Judicial opinions are typically collected and published in a series called a "reporter." The most comprehensive collection of judicial opinions and arbitrations is published in the worldwide English-language publication called the International Law Reports (ILR), by Grotius Publications in Cambridge, Eng. (1919–present). In addition to bound volumes, ILR also publishes its companion Consolidated Indexes and Tables. The title for early volumes in this series was the Annual Digest of Reports of Public International Law Cases.
.....The decisions of the Permanent Court of International Justice are published in the Hague Permanent Court of International Justice Publications--Series A: Judgments (The Hague, Netherlands) and in Hudson's World Court Reports published by Oceana Publications (New York). The decisions of the International Court of Justice appear in the International Court of Justice Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders (also in Westlaw on-line database system).
.....Arbitral decisions are reported in United Nations Reports of International Arbitrational Awards, published by the UN. It contains arbitrations decided under auspices of the UN. The decisions of a number of arbitral tribunals involving the US are reported in International Arbitrations--History and Digest of the International Arbitrations to Which the United States Has Been a Party. This collection contains many important arbitrations prior to the twentieth century.
.....Decisions of national courts on issues involving International Law are published in the various local reporters. In the US, such cases can quickly be found by using the West Publishing Company's "Key Numbers" in the West National Reporter system of case reporting. To find a case containing a particular issue, the researcher should first consult West's General Digest and West's Decennial Digest. Cases containing international issues during the period 1981 through 1986, for example, are located by turning to Volume 27 of the Ninth Decennial Digest, Part 2, at page 328. The subheadings within the topic "International Law" are listed with related key numbers. This system assigns a number to a specific issue that has appeared in all cases in the US from 1981 through 1986. The listed number for "Sources and Scope" of International Law is "2." The researcher can then turn to the case digests beginning on page 330 of Volume 27 under West Key Number 2 for all cases decided in US courts expressly referring to "sources" of International Law. This research methodology is explained in the front of Volume 27 at page III.
.....Alternative formats for researching judicial opinions are discussed in other portions of this Appendix--Westlaw, Lexis, and the Internet.
.....Specialized case reporters contain only international law cases. The US Government Printing Office produces the United States Court of International Trade Reports on issues involving international commerce. Oceana (New York) publishes a series called American International Law Cases, containing cases decided in various US courts since 1971. Oceana previously published the nine-volume set of British International Law Cases, containing international law issues decided in English courts from 1964 through 1970.

Encyclopedias/Yearbooks:
.....IL: Encyclopedias and yearbooks contain a variety of materials on International Law, including articles, documents, and recent developments. The prominent encyclopedias appear in several languages, including French and German. The major English-language encyclopedia is the Encyclopedia of Public International Law, compiled by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Germany (published by North Holland Publishers of Amsterdam). Since 1981, this institute has published the work of scholars on every aspect of International Law.
.....UN: The handy one-volume work is E. Osmanczyk, The Enclyclopedia of the United Nations and International Relations (2nd ed. New York: Taylor and Francis, 1990)--3rd ed. in progress. This 1,200 page book contains numerous treaties, bibliographical references, country descriptions, and general historical events.
.....Yearbooks are often prepared and published by the major legal society within a particular country. That society's members therein comment on International Law, as interpreted by their local decisionmakers. A listing of major yearbooks is available in Volume 10 of the Fordham International Law Journal, Summer 1987 Supplement, at page 965–67.
.....The annual Yearbook of the United Nations summarizes decisions made by the various organs of the UN, especially those characterized by the UN as being inadequately covered by the world press. The researcher should consult both the contents page at the front and the rear indexes at the back of each UN Yearbook for specific subject areas.

Coursebooks: Although "casebooks" or "coursebooks" for academic courses are not direct sources of International Law, they can be useful research tools. Each contains a collection of materials, information on customary State and organizational practice, key cases, and excerpts from other scholarly writings. Casebooks are also useful for the researcher who wants to consider the author's organizational approach to the field of International Law or some issue within this discipline. Unlike legal treatises or judicial decisions, academic coursebooks do not assume that the reader is a lawyer or an experienced researcher. .....There are also specialized international texts covering particular topics—rather than the entire field of International Law. They contain cases, correspondence, and documents designed for use in the more advanced courses (English language):
Country (author's nationality) or Theme:	Author/Title/Publisher/Date:
Arbitration / Int'l Litigation	T. Varady, et al., International Commercial Arbitration (St. Paul: West, 1999); W. Reisman, et al., International Commercial Arbitration: Cases, Materials and Notes on the Resolution of International Business Disputes (Westbury, NY: Foundation, 1997); R. Weintraub, International Litigation and Arbitration: Practice and Planning (2nd ed. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 1997); G. Born & D. Westin, International Civil Litigation in United States Courts (3nd ed. Deventer, Neth.: Kluwer Law & Taxation, 1996); L. Teitz, Transnational Litigation, Charlottesville, VA: Michie, 1996); A. Lowenfeld, International Litigation and Arbitration (St. Paul: West, 1993); J. Lookofsky, Transnational Litigation and Commercial Arbitration: A Comparative Analysis of American, European, and International Law (Copenhagen: Transnational Jurist, 1992).
Australia	D. Anton, P. Mathew & W. Morgan, International Law: Cases and Materials (Oxford Univ. Press: 2005)
Canada	H. Kindred, et al., International Law: Chiefly as Interpreted and Applied in Canada (6th ed. Toronto: Edmond Montgomery Pub., 2000); L. Green, International Law Through the Cases (4th ed. Toronto: Carswell, 1978).
China	J. Cohen & H. Chiu, People's China and International Law: A Documentary Study (Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press, 1974) [two volumes].
Conflict of Laws	S. Symeonides et al., Conflict of Laws: American, Comparative, International (St. Paul, WestGroup, 1998).
European Community	A. Levasseur, A. Raynouard, R. Scott & M. Wathalet, Vol. 1 & 2, The Law and Order of the European Union: A New Constitutional Order (Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2001 and 2006); K. Kole & A. D'Amato, European Union Law Anthology (Cinn., OH: Anderson, 1998); S. Weatherill, Cases & Materials on EEC Law (London: Blackstone Press, 1992); G. Berman, et al., Cases and Materials on European Community Law (St. Paul, MN: West, 1992).
Foreign Relations	C. Bradley & J. Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials (New York: Aspen, 2003); T. Franck & M. Glennon, Foreign Relations and National Security Law (2nd ed. St. Paul: West, 1993).
Human Rights	S. Joseph, J. Schultz, & M. Castan, The International Covenant on Civil And Political Rights: Case, Materials, and Commentary (2nd ed. Oxford, Eng.: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004); L. Henkin, et al., Human Rights (New York: Foundation Press, 1999); R. Wallace, International Human Rights: Text & Materials (London: Street & Maxwell, 1997); H. Steiner & P. Alston, International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics, Morals (Oxford, Eng.: Clarendon, 1996); F. Newman, International Human Rights: Law, Policy, and Process (2nd ed. Cinc., OH: Anderson, 1996); R. Lillich, International Human Rights: Problems of Law, Policy, and Practice (2nd ed. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1991).
Immigration	T. Alexander & D. Martin, Immigration: Process and Policy (St. Paul: West, 1985).
International Business/Economics	R. Folsom, et. al, International Business Transactions: A Problem-Oriented Coursebook (7th ed. St. Paul: West, 2004); J. Jackson, W. Davey & A. Sykes, Legal Problems of International Economic Relations: Cases, Materials, and Text (3d ed. St. Paul, West, 1995); D. Vagts, Transnational Business Problems (Mineola, NY: Foundation Press, 1986).
International Criminal Law and Extradition	M. Bassiouni, International Criminal Law: Procedural and Enforcement Mechanisms (2d ed. Ardsley, NY: Transnational Publishers, 1999); J. Paust, et al., International Criminal Law: Cases and Materials (2d ed. Duram, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2000); M. Bassaouni, International Extradition: United States Law and Practice (3rd ed. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana, 1996).
International Environment	E. Weiss, et al., International Environmental Law and Policy (Gaithersburg, NY: Aspen, 1998); D. Hunter, et al., International Environmental Law and Policy (New York: Foundation Press, 1998); L. Guruswamy, International Environmental Law and World Order: A Problem-Oriented Coursebook (St. Paul: West, 1994); P. Birnie & A. Boyle, International Law and the Environment (Oxford, Eng.: Clarendon, 1992)
International Organizations	M. Scharf, The Law opf International Organizations (Durham, NC: Carolina Acad. Press, 2001); F. Kirgis, International Organizations in Their Legal Setting (2nd ed. St. Paul: West, 1993).
International Trade	E. Petersmann (ed.), International Trade Law and the GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement System (London: Kluwer, 1997); J. Barton & B. Fisher, International Trade and Investment: Regulating International Business (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1986).
Russia	G. Tunkin, International Law: A Textbook (Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1982) [1986 English trans.]
United Kingdom	D. Harris, Cases and Materials on International Law (5th ed. London: Street & Maxwell, 1998); M. Dixon & R. McCorquodale, Cases & Materials on International Law (4th ed. London: 2003).
United States	W. Slomanson, Fundamental Perspectives on International Law (5h ed. Fort Worth, TX, Thomson-West, 2006); V. Epps, International Law (3d ed. Durham, NC: Carolina Acad. Press, 2005); W. Reisman, et al., International Law in Contemporary Perspective (New York: Foundation, 2004); C. Blakesley, E. Firmage & S. Williams, The International Legal System: Cases and Materials (Foundation, 5th ed. 2001); M. Janis & J. Noyes, International Law: Cases and Commentary (2d ed. St. Paul, MN: West, 2001); R. August, Public International Law: Text, Cases, and Readings (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1995); H. Steiner, et al., Transnational Legal Problems: Materials and Text (4th ed. Mineola, NY: Foundation Press, 1994); L. Henkin, et al., International Law: Cases and Materials (4th ed. St. Paul: West, 2001); D. Partan, The International Law Process: Cases and Materials (Durham, NC: 1992); G. von Glahn, Law Among Nations (7th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1996); B. Carter & P. Trimble, International Law (4th ed. NYC: Aspen, 2003); B. Weston, et al., International Law and World Order: A Problem-Oriented Coursebook (3rd ed. St. Paul: West, 1997); J. Sweeney, C. Oliver & N. Leech, The International Legal System: Cases and Materials (4th ed. Westbury, NY: Foundation Press, 1995);

Summaries:
Sean Murphy, Concise Hornbooks: Principles of International Law (St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West: 2006) David Bederman, International Law Frameworks (2d ed. Foundation: 2006) Sean Murphy & Thomas Buergenthal, Public Internatrional Law in a Nutshell (3d ed. St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West: 2006) Stephen McCaffrey, Understanding International Law (LexisNexis: 2006)

Bibliographies:
A number of periodicals occasionally publish bibliographies on specialized subjects. These are not readily accessible without searching individual print-format shelved periodicals. One source may improve access to international materials via a bibliographic format--Juergun Goedan's International Legal Bibliographies: A Worldwide Guide and Critique (Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY: Transnational, 1992) (John Pickron's English translation). This is the successor edition to the author's 1975 German-language publication Die internationaln allgemein juristischen Fachbibliographien.
.....The quintessential comparative law bibliography is the late Charles Szladitz publication, A Bibliography on Foreign and Comparative Law (1972-1983). This work is supposed to be continued by Columbia University's Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law.

Document Delivery Services:
The Law School Library of Columbia University houses one of the largest academic law libraries in the US and the world. In 1994, it commenced the operation of its "Document Delivery Service." Researchers anywhere can call (800) 332-4529 for a print, facsimile, or telephonic version of cases, treaties, academic writings, etc.--subject to certain copyright requirements. There is a $25 minimum fee for this service, plus expenses, which may include the cost of expressing or mailing larger documents to the caller.

Video/Audio Resources:
Some companies produce excellent, informative videos. While the term "One picture is worth a thousand words" may be overstating their value, they are a good resource for useful insight about various components of International Law. The most prominent are listed below:
Seton Hall Law School ten-tape series International Law Video Course available from American Society of International Law (when in stock). Telephone (202) 939-6000. You can also seek copies from the producer, WTL Productions (Primos, PA) by calling 610 565 3099.
Video Learning Programs for Global Business, Big World Inc., Boulder, CO. Website: Click here. Telephone: (800) 682-1261. Focus: Doing Business in ....
University of Georgia Radio Series, The Individual in a Global Society, sponsored by ASIL and the Dean Rusk Center, is now available on line in audio format at the Series web site: Click here (Real Player program required, which can be downloaded for free--click here).
The European Union Free Educational Videos series (5 videos) is available from Karol Media (Wilkes-barre, PA) at 800 608 0812. For more information, see the EC website at <http://www.eurunion.org>.

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