1. Foreign and International Legal Research Saskia Mehlhorn, Visiting Foreign and International Law Librarian, March 2011

2. Foreign and International LawBasic Concepts SourcesResearching International LawResearching Foreign Law O’Quinn SubscriptionsFree reliable online resources

3. Foreign and Int’l Law, Defined and Distinguished

4. What is Foreign Law? Foreign Law = Law of the country Research requires access of foreign legislation, jurisdiction, commentaries and scholarly work

5. Common and Civil Law Countries

6. What is International Law? International Law governs the relations between countries Referred to as public international law Not Private International Law Supranational Law is part of International Law

7. History of International Law Iusgentium Commercial Transaction 17th century move to ius ad bellum 20th century ius ad bellum rejected Founding of International Organizations

8. Basic Concepts of Int’l Law

9. Sovereignty Signatory nations are equal Traditionally parties were mostly nations. NGO’s, IGO’S, Multinational corps Authority of International Law largely depends upon voluntary participation of states In some areas judicial and quasi-judicial tribunals are available

10. Sources of Int’l Law

11. Article 38(1) ICJ Statute International conventions Customary law General principles of law Scholarly work Case law

12. Article 38(1) ICJ Statute 1. The Court, whose function is to decide in accordance with international law such disputes as are submitted to it, shall apply: a. international conventions, whether general or particular, establishing rules expressly recognized by the contesting states; b. international custom, as evidence of a general practice accepted as law; c. the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations; d. subject to the provisions of Article 59, judicial decisions and the teachings of the most highly qualified publicists of the various nations, as subsidiary means for the determination of rules of law.

13. Researching Int’l Law

14. Where to start?

15. International Law

16. Treaty Research Ratification and Implementation Process What is the difference between a treaty and an executive agreement? Where to find treaties?

17. Treaty Research

18. International Trade Law UNCITRAL – United Nations Commission on International Trade Law WTO – World Trade Organization OECD – Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development

19. UNCITRAL

20. WTO

21. OECD

22. International Organizations United Nations International Criminal Court International Court of Justice

23. United Nations

24. International Criminal Court

25. International Court of Justice

26. Regional Organizations Organization of American States North American Free Trade Agreement European Union Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation African Union

27. OAS

28. NAFTA

29. EU

30. APEC

31. African Union

32. Researching Foreign Law

33. Where to start?

34. GLIN

35. GLM

36. LOC Research Guides

37. O’Quinn Subscriptions

38. Start with a search in the library catalog! We have excellent resources available and the fastest way to find them is with a search in the online catalog.

39. CIAO

40. BNA Reporter Int’l Trade

41. LawInfo China

42. Hein Online

43. UN Treaties Collection

44. Index to Foreign Legal Publications

45. Kluwer Arbitration

46. Free reliable online sources

47. Cornell’s Wex

48. NYU Law F&I Research

49. HG by Lex Mundi

50. Legislation Online

51. Thank You!