LibGuides: International Law: Statutes & Practice Guides

Definitions

Duty: A tax imposed on a commodity or transaction, especially on imports.

Hague Convention: The short name for any one of the many numerous international conventions that address different legal issues and attempt to standardize procedures between countries.

International Agreement: A treaty or other contract between different countries, such as GATT or NAFTA.

International Law: The legal system governing the relationships between countries; more modernly, the law of international relations, embracing not only countries but also such participants as international organizations and individuals (such as those who invoke their human rights or commit war crimes.)

Neutral: A person or country taking no side in a dispute; esp., a country that is at peace and is committed to aid neither of two or more belligerents.

Sovereign state: A state that possesses an independent existence, being complete in itself, without being merely part of a larger whole to whose government it is subject.

Tariff: A schedule or system of duties imposed by a government on imported or exported goods.

Territory: A geographical area included within a particular government's jurisdiction; the portion of the earth's surface that is in a state's exclusive possession and control.

Treaty: An agreement formally signed, ratified, or adhered to between two countries or sovereigns; an international agreement concluded between two or more states in written form and governed by international law.

United Nations: An international organization established in 1945 to promote and ensure international peace and security, to promote friendly relations between countries, and to contribute in resolving international problems related to economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian conditions.

All definitions from Black's Law Dictionary (11th ed. 2019).

Statutes

International Law and Domestic Legal Systems by Dinah Shelton (Editor)
Call Number: K302 .I58 2011
ISBN: 0199694907
Publication Date: 2011-09-18
This book provides a systematic analysis of the domestic constitutional regime of over two dozen countries, setting out the status accorded to international law in those countries and its normative weight, as well as problems relating to its implementation. This country-by-country comparison allows the book to examine how the international legal order and domestic legal systems interact and influence each other.
The NAFTA and Other Trade Agreements Sourcebook by American Bar Association, Section of International Law Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: KDZ944.A35 N67 2014
ISBN: 1627224211
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
This is a two volume set that covers the important regional and international trade agreements that effect the U.S.
The Statute of the International Court of Justice by Andreas Zimmermann (Editor); Karin Oellers-Frahm (Editor); Christian Tomuschat (Editor); Christian Tams; Tobias Thienel
Call Number: KZ6275 .S735 2006
ISBN: 0199261776
Publication Date: 2006-06-01
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and plays a central role in both the peaceful settlement of international disputes and the development of international law. This comprehensive Commentary on the Statute of the International Court of Justice analyses in detail not only the Statute of the Court itself but also the related provisions of the United Nations Charter as well as the relevant provisions of the Court's Rules of Procedure.
Digest of United States practice in international law by Washington, D.C. : International Law Institute,
Call Number: KZ21 .R68
Publication Date: 2005 - 2011
Each annual volume compiles excerpts from timely and important documents, making it an invaluable resource for practitioners and scholars in the field.
An online version is available at http://www.state.gov/s/l/c8183.htm

Practice Guides

Guide to International Legal Research by Newark, NJ : LexisNexis Matthew Bender
Call Number: KZ1234 .G85 (Jeesup Collection)
Publication Date: 2003 -
The Guide to International Legal Research is an authoritative and comprehensive reference tool for law students and practitioners. Authored annually by The George Washington International Law Review, the Guide is designed to assist both novices and professionals with their international legal research.
Basic Documents in International Law by Ian Brownlie; Oxford University Press Staff (Editor); Q-Club Staff
Call Number: KZ64 .B37 2009
ISBN: 0199217718
Publication Date: 2009-01-05
The book provides an extensive collection of key materials covering all elements of the subject and incorporates all significant developments within this field that have occurred since the publication of the fourth edition in 1995.
Corporate Obligations under International Law by Markos Karavias
Call Number: K1315 .K37 2013
ISBN: 0199674388
Publication Date: 2014-01-28
This book examines the extent to which international law places obligations directly on corporate entities. It is often argued that corporations are bound by, inter alia, the same human rights and environmental obligations that states have. This book examines the source of these supposed obligations in treaty law, international custom, and in internationalized contracts, to determine whether they really can be transposed to corporations so easily.

Websites

American Society of International Law — The Electronic Resource Guide, often called the ERG, has been published online by ASIL since 1997. Systematically updated and continuously expanded, the ERG is designed to be used by students, teachers, practitioners, and researchers as a self-guided tour of relevant, quality, up-to-date online resources covering important areas of international law. The ERG also serves as a ready-made teaching tool at graduate and undergraduate levels.

European Union – Main website of the European union.

Library of Congress — The Guide to Law Online, prepared by the Law Library of Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online. It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information.

International Committee of the Red Cross — Links to international treaties and the states parties to those treaties.