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Books
Library Catalog
To search for books, journals, and audiovisual materials held by William & Mary libraries, use the LION catalog.
Search Tips:
- Subject Queries--international law and [specific topic, i.e., environment]; international policy
- Remember that individual jurisdictions can be searched, e.g. international law and Australia; international policy and Peru
Library of Congress Call Numbers for International Law: KZ64-; KZ118- (Treaties and other International Agreements); KZ199- (International Judicial Decisions); KZ235- (US Treaties); KZA1002- (Law of the Sea). Browse the shelves under these call numbers to locate relevant materials.
To search for materials from other libraries, use the Worldcat database on FirstSearch
Other Libraries - Links to other libraries and library catalogs available through the web
Selected Treatises
- Brownlie, Ian. Principles of Public International Law.
KZ3225 B76A37
- D'Amato, Anthony. International Law: Process and Prospect.
JX3091 D36
- Shaw, Malcolm N. International Law.
JX3275 S4I57
Journal Articles
Indexes to Journal Articles
Index to Legal Periodicals 
- Subject Queries--international law, international policy, international courts and tribunals
- Indexes articles from over 600 legal journals, bar association publications, and law reviews. Includes book reviews.
- Options for accessing this index include:
- Internet: Index to Legal Periodicals
- Print Coverage: 1886-Nov. 2000. No longer updated by library. Location: Reference (Index Table)
Legal Trac
- Subject Queries--international law - interpretation and construction, international law - cases
- Keyword Search--international law and [topic, e.g., human rights]
- Indexes articles from nearly 900 legal journals, bar association publications, law reviews, and legal newspapers. Includes book reviews.
- Options for accessing this index include:
- Internet: Legal Trac Updated daily.
- Current Legal Index Print Coverage: 1980-Present. Updated Monthly. Location: Reference (Index Table)
Looseleaf Services & Newsletters
Topical Services & Reporters
Note that the law library holds several looseleaf services that cover international issues in a section of the service, as well as looseleafs that treat specific aspects of international law. The latter category includes:
- European Union Law Reporter
- Reports on European Union laws and treaties that affect the EU. Included in this reporter are treaty texts, reports of activities of the Court of Justice, and an EU Update volume.
- Print Location: KJE949 C655
- International Trade Reporter
- This reporter is comprised of three parts - Current Reports, an Export Reference Manual, and an Import Reference Manual. The Current Reports volumes contain weekly summaries of topical information such as the status of domestic legislation with international trade implications, synopses of World Trade Organization resolutions, and summaries of foreign trade policy.
- Lexis BNA;INTRAD 1984-
- Westlaw BNA-ITR 1986-
- Print Location: Special Subj. KF6652 I65
Newsletters
- International Law News
- Published by the American Bar Association's Section of International Law and Practice. Contains casenotes and articles discussing current international developments. Also has a section covering private international law issues.
- Print Location: Reference (current year only)
- International Law Update
- Summarizes international and domestic tribunal actions that bear on international issues. Organized by topic (i.e., genocide) and indexed annually.
- Lexis INTLAW;ILAWUP 1993-
- Print location: Reference (current); Periodicals (bound)
- Newsletter (American Society of International Law)
- Contains short news articles and reports from international fora such as the United Nations and the International Court of Justice. Also lists upcoming international conferences of note. A regular feature is a summary of an international legal resource on the Internet. Options for accessing this newsletter include:
- Lexis INTLAW;ASILNW 1993-
- Print Location: Reference (current year only)
- Trade Regulation Newsletter
- Focuses on international trade barrier issues. Monthly.
- Print Location: Check Lion
Additional Resources
- Eis, Arlene L. Legal Looseleafs in Print (published annually)
Ref. KF1 L4
- Eis, Arlene L. Legal Newsletters in Print (published annually)
Ref. KF1 L44
W&M Electronic Databases
Lexis-Nexis
LEXIS-NEXIS: The International Law Library (INTLAW) includes treaties, case law, and legislation from the U.S. and other countries. Selected secondary sources include journal articles (e.g., Harvard International Law Journal 1993-.) and newsletters (e.g, American Society of International Law Newsletter 1993-).
Westlaw
The International and Other Countries' Laws Practice-Area Materials include current U.S. legislation and implementing acts, regulations, and court decisions. Selected treaty sources are available, including United States Treaties and Other International Act. Secondary sources include U.S. journal articles (e.g., Fletcher Forum of World Affairs Select Coverage 1991-; Full Coverage 1994-); and newspapers (e.g., European and C.I.S. Newspapers (Coverage varies by source)). It also contains materials organized by subtopic, such as international environmental law and intellectual property.
World Wide Web Resource
U.S. Department of State
The State Department is the foreign affairs agency for the United States. Its website provides information about US international policy and programs delineated by topic. The website also contains the Department's Current Treaty Ations, which indicates recent changes that affect treaties to which the United States is a party.
http://www.state.gov
United Nations
The United Nations website contains a searchable, although incomplete, database of treaties dating back to the inception of the UN. The website also links to various secretariats and UN program webpages, each with topic-specific content, including relevant UN treaties.
http://www.un.org
Fletcher Multilaterals Project
The Multilaterals Project website, at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, contains the texts of international multilateral treaties, including treaties in the fields of human rights, the environment, commerce and trade, and other areas. Although most of these date from the second half of the 20th century, the collection also includes historical texts, such as the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia and the League of Nations Covenant.
http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multilaterals.html
Find a Treaty
This is the law library's own treaty research guide. It contains links to various online treaty sources and indicates which treaty series in print contain which types of treaties.
http://www.wm.edu/law/lawlibrary/research/howto/findtreaty.shtml
Associations
ABA Section of International Law and Practice
An American Bar Association section that provides a national forum for lawyers working in all areas of international law.
http://www.abanet.org/intlaw/home.html
American Society of International Law
The ASIL web site contains links to resources such as the organization's Electronic Research Guide, a comprehensive Internet research tool that is broken into subtopics such as human rights law.
http://www.asil.org
http://www.asil.org/resource/home.htm (ASIL research guide)
The International Law Institute
ILI is an independent research and education center. Although the Institute's website does not contain much substantive material (such as treaty texts), the Useful Resources section contains many links to sites that do provide such information.
http://www.ili.org
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