International legal research in a nutshell / Marci B. Hoffman (Lecturer in Residence and Associate Director, Law Library, University of California, Berkeley School of Law), Robert C. Berring, Jr. (Walter Perry Johnson Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law)
Publisher's description: This Nutshell provides a basic introduction to international and foreign legal research for the non-specialist. It offers guidance through the unfamiliar pathways of research using international and non-US legal materials and demystifies the world of treaties and intern...
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| Language: | English |
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St. Paul, MN :
West Academic Publishing,
[2017]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Nutshell series.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction and basic concepts
- Some basics as you begin
- Foreign and comparative law
- Treaties and international agreements
- Customary international law and general principles of law
- International case law
- European Union
- United Nations
- Other international organizations
- Commentary and analysis
- General research strategies
- Source collecting and cite checking
- Staying ahead of the curve
- Appendix A. Comprehensive list of sources
- Appendix B. Websites containing national law
- Appendix C. Web treaty collections
- Appendix D. Planning your research and organizational tools.