Use
the Hastings Catalog to find books on your topic. If you find a book that looks
interesting, and you are not on campus, click on the call
number to browse titles on the shelf nearby. Of course, if you are on campus, browsing the shelves is a great way to find relevant books.
If
the book you want isn't in the Hastings Law Library, or you would
like to locate other books on your topic, use FirstSearch.
From the FirstSearch webpage select "WorldCat", an online database
containing information about books from most of the libraries in
the English-speaking world. When you find a book you want, click
on the "ILL" icon at the top of the page, and request that the book
be borrowed for you through our inter-library loan department.
• Search Lexis
full-text law reviewsANDWestlaw
full-text law reviews. Although there is a lot of overlap, you
should search both Lexis and Westlaw since their databases include
many different articles. [This search will cover most of the law
review articles written since the mid-1990s.]
Other Full-Text
Law Reviews & Non-Law Journals (NOT Lexis/Westlaw):
• If you have
a citation to an law review article that is not on Westlaw or Lexis (and is older
than the last year or two), you will probably be able to print a PDF version
of the article from Hein
On Line.
• If you have found an article in an index or mentioned in a bibliography, and would like to know where you can access a full-text version, start with Hastings Law Library's e-journal finder. This includes 1000's of law and non-law journals.
Index
Searches:
• Index Search #1 (Index to Legal Periodicals):
Search Index to Legal Periodicals and Books on Lexis (LAWREV:ILP)
OR Westlaw (ILP)
OR the Index
to Legal Periodicals & Books. [This search will cover many
more articles than the full-text law review search above, since
this index include almost every law review article written in the
United States since 1980.] If articles on your topic may have been
published prior to 1980, then make sure you search the historical
version of Index
to Legal Periodical and Books. You can search for articles
back to 1918 by selecting "Legal Periodicals Retro." [Note: The
retrospective index covering 1918-1980 is available only on this
subscription database and not on the Lexis or Westlaw versions mentioned
above.]
• Index Search #2 (LegalTrac):
Search Legal Resource
Index on Lexis (LAWREV:LGLIND)
OR Westlaw (LRI)
OR the LegalTrac
Internet database. [This search will include a few additional
journal articles that you won't be able to find using ILP (above).]
• Index Search #3 (Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals):
If articles
on your topic may have been published in a foreign legal journal, then
you may want to search
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals. This database is updated quarterly
and covers 1985 to present. If you need to locate articles published prior
to 1985, Hastings has the print Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
(1960 - present) in the 4th Floor Reading Room.
• Index Search #4 (Non-law indexes and journal finders):
If an article you have found is not in a law-related journal, and
not in one of the non-law online
resources at Hastings, you may want to search the online databases
collection at the San Francisco Public Library. You can check to
see if the journal issue you want is accessible from one of the
databases provided by the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL), by
searching their Periodical
Finder. Or you can search through the various SFPL
journal indexes. Any resident of California may apply for a
SFPL Library card to get online full-text access.
Working
Papers & Unpublished Articles:
•Legal Scholarship Network:
Search the online Legal
Scholarship Network. This is a searchable database of abstracts
of working-papers as well as articles accepted for publication.
Subscription
Databases: The Hastings Law Library subscribes to a number of
Internet-accessible resources that may be useful in your research.
All of our online resources are listed here.
You can access all of them on campus. Most of them also allow remote
access. If you are not on campus, and you click on the database,
you will be directed to this screen.
To use the database off-campus, enter your name as indicated on
your Hastings ID and your ID barcode number.
Free
Internet Resources: Many other useful online foreign and international
law resources are listed on this class webpage. Many of them are
listed in the "Int'l Law Research"
section, while others are listed with the subject-specific resources.
The
reference
librarians at Hastings are available to help you plan your research
strategy and to help you find the resources that might be useful
in writing your final class paper. If you want to meet to discuss
your research or have question about international law research,
send an email to
,
Int'l & Foreign Law Librarian.
International
Law Sources:
Here is a short list of some of the best
international law resources.
• EISIL - The Electronic
Information System for International Law (EISIL) is an excellent
place to start your international law research.
• ASIL Guide
- Electronic Resources for International law maintained by ASIL.
• International and Foreign Legal Research: A Coursebook - This book was ordered 1/11/2008
• Guide
to International Legal Research - KZ1234.G85 (Reference Desk)
• European Union - Europa,
EU
Courts,
EUR-Lex,
N-Lex,
Official Journal.
• GlobaLex
- An excellent collection of international law guides maintained
by NYU Law.
• LLRX - Excellent
collection of international law research guides.
• Law Library of
Congress - Includes the Global
Legal Monitor & the Guide
to Law Online.
• LII - Cornell
Legal Information Institute's collection of world legal materials.
•
Hastings Law Library Legal
Research Guide: UN Resolutions
• AccessUN
- This index to the UN documents in the Hastings micrographics collection
covers 1966-present. For older UN documents use the CD-ROM index listed
below. (Available on campus only.)
• Index to United Nations Documents and Publications -
This CD-ROM contains an index to UN documents from 1946 to present.
Once you find the UN document number using this index, you can locate
the full-text online, in print, or on microfiche. The CD is kept at
the circulation desk and must be used on the computers across from
the reference desk. Most UN documents from 1981-present are available
in the Readex UN Law Library Microfiche Collection filed at JZ5010
.U57 (ask a Reference Librarian for assistance, items must be paged
for you). The CD also includes selected full-text resolutions from
the General Assembly.
• United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) - This Internet database
includes a full-text
search of treaties and includes other
UNTS databases as well. (Available only from computers on campus.)
• United Nations
World Wide Web Homepage - While many of the UN documents you need
will be available online, for those hard-to-locate documents you may
need to use the Hastings UN micrographics collection. (Ask a Reference
Librarian for assistance, micrographic items must be paged for you.)
• United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Homepage
•
Commission on Human Rights: Country and Thematic Mechanisms, Resolutions,
and Decisions
• United Nations
High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR) Homepage - Includes a great
research
page with a collection of full-text databases representing the
most comprehensive and reliable refugee information available on the
Internet.
• Hastings UN links
• UN Documentation Page
• International
Labour Organisation
• NATLEX
is a continuously-updated database containing references to over 55,000
national laws on labour, social security, and related human rights,
with over 300 laws in full text. Records and texts in NATLEX are in
either English, French, or Spanish. Search by country or subject.
• Judgments of the Administrative Tribunal of the International
Labour Organisation K1704.23 .J83 (pageable)
INTERNATIONAL
CRIMINAL COURT
• The International
Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent court capable of
trying individuals accused of the most serious violations of international
humanitarian and human rights law, namely genocide, crimes against
humanity and war crimes. The treaty that established the ICC, the
Rome Statute, entered into force on July 1, 2002, and provisional
headquarters for the Court were opened shortly thereafter. Visit
the Coalition for the International
Criminal Court webpage to read recent documents, press releases,
and fact sheets.
• The Legislative History of the International Criminal Court, by Cherif M. Bassiouni
KZ6312 .L44 2005 (6th Stacks)
• BNA
International Trade Reporter - [Note: To access this database
off-campus, you are required to authenticate that you are a Hastings
student by entering your name and the barcode number from your Hastings
ID card.] The weekly report service provides comprehensive, current
information on developments affecting the trade and international
business policies of the US and major US trading partners. It includes
the latest news and trends in US trade policy, including regulatory,
legislative, and judicial developments, activities of the International
Trade Commission, Departments of State, Treasury, and Commerce,
World Trade Organization, and European Union. Each week there is
usually a "Country Checklist" for China. Hastings students who want
to receive a free weekly email update with the contents of this
report should sign-up here,
then click on "BNA news services."
• WorldTradeLaw.net
provides access to primary source documents related to international
trade law, including a full-text search engine for GATT/WTO decisions.
It also provides analyses of certain trade law issues through the
"Dispute Settlement Commentary" subscription service. This Commentary
includes summary and analysis of all new WTO Panel and Appellate
Body reports within 1-3 weeks after they are circulated to the WTO
Members. [Access limited to Hastings faculty, staff & students.]
• World Trade Organization
- Official WTO website
• NYU
Law Library WTO and GATT Research
• Hastings
Research Guide to International Commercial Arbitration
(.pdf)
,
Int'l & Foreign Law Librarian.