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Court Decisions of an Individual State (country) Concerning its International Obligations

Look at court reports and special collections of court reports concerning international law issues. Search LawCat under the subject: international law--cases; [country]--law reports, digests, etc. The yearbooks mentioned above are also a good source for this information.

International Law Reports (Lauterpacht, ed., London: Butterworth, 1919-). Previous titles were Annual Digest of Public International Law Cases and Annual Digest and Reports of Public International Law Cases. Contains full text of cases, translated into English, from both national and international tribunals.

British International Law Cases (London: Stevens & Sons; Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, 1964-1970). Collection of British decisions on international law. Cumulative index.

Fitzmaurice, M., Landmark Cases in Public International Law (London; Boston: Kluwer Law International, 1998).

International Law in Domestic Courts (ILDC) (UCB only).
A collection of domestic cases in international law from over 60 jurisdictions

Some web sites:

  • WorldLII: Case Law Databases
  • WorldLII: Courts & Case-Law
  • Global Courts: Supreme Court Decisions Around the World
  • World Law Guide: Courts

Writings of Publicists

Look at scholarly works (treatises, journal articles, publications of scholarly associations, and articles in international law encyclopedias). These sources are generally the best place to start researching an international law topic since they can help you identify rules in other sources of international law, such as treaties.

Treatises

The writings of publicists abound in the Law Library. Listed below are some of the most important works. If looking for more works, search LawCat under the subject: international law. To locate such treatises in other languages, select the appropriate language from a keyword search or limit the original search by language.

Bowett's Law of International Institutions (Philippe Sands; Pierre Klein; D W Bowett, eds., 5th ed., London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2001) discusses the law and practice of international institutions.

Brierly, Law of Nations: An Introduction to the International Law of Peace (6th ed., Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1963).

Brownlie, Principles of Public International Law (6th ed., New York: Clarendon Press, 2003).

Buergenthal & Murphy, Public International Law in a Nutshell (3rd ed., St. Paul, MN: West Group, 2002).

Janis, An Introduction to International Law (4th ed., New York: Aspen Publishers, 2003) introduces the subject and explains the basic concepts and issues.

Jennings, Oppenheim's International Law (9th ed., London: Longmans, 1992).

Malanczuk, Akehurst's Modern Introduction to International Law (7th rev. ed., London: Routledge, 1997).

Shaw, International Law (5th ed., Cambridge: New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003).

Schwarzenberger, A Manual of International Law (6th ed., Milton, England: Professional Books, 1976).

Von Glahn, Law Among Nations: An Introduction to Public International Law (7th ed., Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1996).



Encyclopedia of Public International Law (Amsterdam: North Holland, 12 vols., 1981-1990). New edition (Amsterdam: New York: Elsevier North Holland, 1992-).

Journal Articles

Search LawCat under the subject: international law--periodicals. These are just a few, don't forget to search periodical indexes. International journals and yearbooks provide surveys of state practice by treaty as well.

American Journal of Comparative Law (Berkeley : American Association for the Comparative Study of Law, 1952-). Also available from Hein Online, JSTOR, Lexis and Westlaw.

Hague Academy of International Law, Recueil des Cours (Leyde, A.W. Sijthoff, 1923-). French and English.

International and Comparative Law Quarterly (London: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 1952-). Also available on HeinOnline.

Institute of International Law, Annuaire de l'Institut de Droit International (Paris: A. Pedone, 1877-). Library has 1947-. Reports of annual meeting; texts of resolutions.

European Journal of International Law (Firenze Ferrovia : European Journal of International Law, European University Institute, 1990-). Also available on HeinOnline.


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