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International Law Overview

1/23/2008 10:21:52 AM EST

Types of Legal Content Typically Relied Upon by International Law Practitioners

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Treaty Research (U.S. treaties, UN treaties, and other treaties, conventions, protocols, agreements where the U.S. is not a party)
Agency Decisions, Bulletins & Notices (U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission; U.S.-Canada Binational Panel, WTO)
International Tribunal Decisions (e.g., International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, European Court of Human Rights)
Caselaw (Reported and unreported decisions from the U.S., EU, Canada, and abroad, both general and specialized courts, e.g., U.S. Court of International Trade Digests are particularly useful in other countries though full text is preferred)
Legislation (constitution, codes, statutes, regulations, directives, decrees, notices, circulars, bills)
Official Gazettes/Journals (daily gazettes where a country’s laws are first published-predominantly found in civil law countries; e.g., Journal Officiel – France; Diario – Mexico)
Commentaries (treatises, legal encyclopedia, other analytical works, e.g., Doing Business in Japan, Halsburys Laws of England, Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest)
Directories or Law Lists (Key sources include the Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory, Canada Law List, Butterworths Law Directory (UK))
Dictionaries, Other Reference Works (e.g., Dahl’s Spanish-English Legal Dictionary)
Journals/Law Reviews (specialized journals, e.g., BNA International Environmental Reporter; university law reviews dealing with international law issues)
Forms & Precedents (e.g. Warrens Forms of Agreement, Atkins Court Forms UK))
News & Newsletters (international business news and newswires, e.g., Financial Times (UK), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Xinhua; and specialized newsletters, e.g., Tax Notes International, EUObserver.com )

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