Contents -- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms -- About the Authors -- Part One: Getting Started -- Chapter One Introduction -- I. Basic Concepts -- A. National Law -- B. Private International Law -- C. Comparative Law -- D. Public International Law -- E. Transnational Law -- F. Supranational Law -- G. Soft Law -- II. Types of Legal Materials Used in Research -- A. Primary Law Sources -- 1. Constitutions/Charters -- 2. Statutes/Codes -- a. Official Gazettes -- b. Session Laws -- c. Codified Law -- d. Compilations or Official Codifications -- e. Compilations of Specific Laws -- 3. Administrative Rules/Regulations -- 4. Court Decisions -- a. Decisions of National Courts -- b. Decisions of International Courts and Tribunals -- 5. Treaties and International Agreements -- 6. Customary Law -- a. Public International Law -- b. Domestic Customary Law -- B. Background and Secondary Sources -- 1. Books and Serials -- 2. Periodicals and Yearbooks -- 3. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Abbreviations -- C. Electronic Sources -- D. Finding Tools -- E. People and Organizations -- III. Sources of Law -- Chapter Two English Translations -- I. About Translations -- A. Currentness -- B. Online Translators -- II. Finding Translations -- A. Introduction -- B. Translations of Laws and Codes -- 1. Strategies -- 2. Subject Collections -- 3. Lists of Translations -- 4. Research Guides -- 5. Government Websites -- 6. Periodical Articles -- 7. Library Catalogs -- 8. Settling for Summaries -- C. Court Decisions -- D. Experts -- E. Translation Services -- III. Conclusion -- Chapter Three Effective Web Research -- I. Introduction -- II. Web Searching -- A. What's on the Free Web -- B. Information Quality and Bias -- 1. Quality -- 2. Bias -- C. Special Problems with International and Foreign Sources -- 1. English as a Second Language -- 2. Style -- 3. Unfamiliarity.

III. Using Search Engines Effectively -- A. Constructing Searches -- B. Iterative Searching -- C. Multiple Search Engines -- D. Capturing Information and the Invisible Web -- E. Up-to-Date Information -- F. Advanced Search Features -- 1. Domain and Site Restrictions -- 2. Excluding Terms -- 3. Synonyms -- 4. Search Operators -- IV. Blogs and Electronic Discussion Lists -- A. Blogs & Twitter -- 1. RSS Feeds and RSS Readers -- 2. Finding Useful Blogs -- 3. Searching Blog Content -- 4. Twitter -- B. Electronic Discussion Lists -- C. Contacting Experts -- V. Wikis -- A. What is a Wiki? -- B. Using Wikis in Research -- VI. Resource & Citation Management Tools -- Part Two: Commentary and Analysis -- Chapter Four Introductory and Background Sources -- I. Introduction -- II. Research Guides and Bibliographies -- A. Basic Research Guides -- B. Guides on the Web -- C. Country-Specific Research Guides -- III. Abbreviations and Acronyms -- A. Basic Sources -- IV. International and Foreign Law Terms and Phrases -- A. English-Language Publications -- B. Foreign-Language Equivalents -- V. Background Information on an International or Foreign Legal Concept -- A. Some General Sources -- B. Legal Encyclopedias -- 1. International and Comparative Law Encyclopedias -- 2. Foreign Jurisdiction Legal Encyclopedias -- VI. Information about Foreign Legal Systems -- A. Legal Systems -- B. General Reference Sources -- VII. Background Information on International Organizations -- VIII. Journal Literature -- IX. Citing International and Foreign Legal Materials -- X. Current Awareness Sources -- Chapter Five Beyond Background Sources: Books, Journal Articles and More -- I. Introduction -- II. Bibliographic Databases and Online Catalogs -- III. Journal Literature -- A. Legal Journal Indexes -- B. Law-related Journal Indexes -- C. Full-text Journal Articles.

D. Other Web Resources -- IV. Working Papers, Reports and other Scholarly Publications -- Part Three: International Law -- Chapter Six Treaties and International Agreements -- I. Introduction -- II. US Treaties and Agreements -- A. Introduction -- B. Ratification and Implementation of US Treaties and Agreements -- 1. Outline of the Treaty-Making Process -- 2. Outline of the Agreement-Making Process -- C. Forms of Publication -- D. Indexes and Finding Tools -- E. Full-Text Sources -- 1. Historical Sources -- 2. Current Sources -- F. Status, Updating and Ratification Information, and Amendments -- G. Background Information (Legislative Histories and Treaty Interpretation) -- H. US Treaties and Agreements on the Web -- 1. US Government Websites -- 2. Other Websites -- III. Treaties where the United States is not a Party and Multilateral Treaties -- A. General Sources for Treaties and Agreements -- B. Bilateral Treaties (Where United States is Not a Party) -- C. Multilateral Treaties -- 1. Indexes and Finding Tools -- 2. Full-Text Sources -- D. Signatories, Status, Ratification, Reservations -- E. Implementing Legislation -- F. Background Information (Commentary, Treaty Interpretation and Travaux Préparatoires) -- G. Treaty Collections on the Web -- H. Treaties by Popular Name -- I. Treaty Citations -- J. Research Guides -- Chapter Seven Customary International Law, Generally Recognized Principles, and Judicial Decisions -- I. Introduction -- A. Research Guides -- B. Customary International Law -- 1. What Is Customary International Law? -- 2. Evidence of State Practice -- a. Records of a State's Foreign Relations and Diplomatic Practices -- b. Legislation Concerning a Country's International Obligations -- c. Practice of Intergovernmental Organizations -- 3. Locating the Evidence -- a. International Digests -- b. Repertories.

c. Yearbooks of States, Organizations and Topics -- d. Some Specific Sources -- C. General Principles -- D. Judicial Decisions and Writings of Publicists -- 1. Judicial Decisions of International Tribunals -- a. Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) -- b. International Court of Justice (ICJ) -- c. Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) -- d. European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) -- e. Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) -- f. Other International Courts and Tribunals -- g. Other Useful Websites -- h. Print Collections and Digests -- 2. Court Decisions of an Individual State (Country) Concerning Its International Obligations -- 3. Writings of Publicists -- a. Treatises -- b. Periodicals -- c. Publications of Scholarly International Law Associations -- Part Four: Foreign and Comparative Law -- Chapter Eight Foreign Law -- I. Introduction -- II. Locating Primary Law -- A. Where to Start -- B. Introductory Works on Specific Countries -- C. Constitutions -- 1. Collections of Constitutions -- 2. Relevant Journals -- D. Legislation -- E. LexisNexis and Westlaw -- F. English-Language Sources -- 1. Topical Collections -- 2. Country or Region Collections -- 3. Selected Websites -- III. Case Law -- IV. Other Sources of Law -- V. Foreign Law Subscription Databases -- VI. Citing to Foreign Law -- VII. Periodical Literature and Other Sources -- Chapter Nine Comparative Law -- I. Introduction -- II. Secondary Sources -- A. General Works -- B. Specific Works -- C. A Few Good Compilations -- D. Selected Comparative Law Journals -- III. In Practice -- IV. Research Guides -- Part Five: International Organizations -- Chapter Ten International Organizations -- I. Generally -- A. Definitions -- B. Background Information -- C. Bibliographies and Research Guides -- D. Publications and Information -- 1. How to Find Documents -- 2. Journal Articles.

3. The Web -- 4. LexisNexis and Westlaw -- 5. Words of Caution -- Chapter Eleven United Nations -- I. Introduction -- II. Research Guides -- III. Background Information -- IV. Documents and Publications -- A. UN Legal Documentation -- B. Document Indexes -- C. Resolutions -- D. Treaties -- E. International Court of Justice -- F. Other Tribunals -- G. Journal Literature -- H. Current Awareness -- I. Other Websites -- Chapter Twelve The European Union -- I. Introduction -- A. Sources of EU Law -- 1. Treaties (Primary Legislation) -- 2. Regulations (Secondary Legislation) -- 3. Directives (Secondary Legislation) -- 4. Decisions (Secondary Legislation) -- B. EU Law-Making Institutions -- 1. European Commission -- 2. European Parliament -- 3. Council of Ministers (Council of the European Union) -- C. European Court of Justice -- D. Research Strategies and Information Sources -- 1. Finding a Known EU Document -- a. Legislation -- b. Cases -- 2. Finding Relevant Law -- 3. Tracking a Legislative Proposal -- 4. Finding National Implementing Laws -- 5. Finding EU Court Decisions by Topic -- E. Other Useful EU Research Sources -- F. Guides to EU Research -- Chapter Thirteen Regional International Organizations -- I. Council of Europe -- A. Introduction -- B. Committee of Ministers and Its Documentation -- C. Parliamentary Assembly and Its Documentation -- D. European Court of Human Rights and Its Documentation -- E. Venice Commission -- F. Additional Research Strategies -- II. African Union -- A. Introduction -- B. Organization -- C. Research -- D. Research Examples -- III. Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe -- A. Introduction -- B. Organization -- C. Research -- 1. OSCE Website -- 2. Beyond the Website -- IV. Organization of American States -- A. Introduction -- B. Organization -- C. Research -- 1. Resolutions and Declarations -- 2. Treaties.

3. Documents of Inter-American Court of Human Rights and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.