Introduction to International Law Research Amy Burchfield November

Introduction to International Law Research Amy Burchfield November 20, 2007

There’s a Difference, You Know n International Law n Foreign Law n Comparative Law n Public International Law n Private International Law

Sources of International Law: Art. 38(1) of the ICJ Statute The Court shall apply: n a. international conventions n b. international custom n c. the general principles of law n d. judicial decisions and the teachings of the most highly qualified publicists

And the Oscar Goes To… (Actors in International Law) States n IGOs n Natural Persons & Groups n

Treaties n n ICCPR UNCLOS ICERD CBD n n Kyoto ICESCR CISG TRIPS For more background on treaties, check out this Researching Treaties Tutorial: http: //www. ll. georgetown. edu/tutorials/intl/index. cfm

International Courts & Tribunals PICT: Project on Int’l Courts & Tribunals : http: //www. pict-pcti. org/ n n n ICJ ICC ECJ ECHR Inter. Am CHR ICTR n n n ICTY SCSL Cambodia WTO Appellate Body Iraqi Tribunal Notice all those abbreviations? Well…

There’s Some Latin & French Thrown in There, Too n n n jus ad bellum jus in bello jus cogens ex aequo et bono uti possidetis erga omnes n n compromis refoulement travaux rapporteur

It’s Everywhere Family law n Business transactions n Transnational litigation n Taxation n Environmental regulations n It’s in Ohio … n

Top Ten Research Tools n n n EISIL ODS ILM Foreign Law Guide Treatises n n n AJIL Current Awareness Research Guides Citation Dictionaries & Encyclopedias