Tag: Resources
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Research Methods
Research Methods for Sociology Sociologists use nearly all the methods of acquiring information that are used in the other social sciences and the humanities, from advanced mathematical statistics to the interpretation of texts. They also rely heavily on primary statistical information […]
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Legal Encyclopedias
Legal encyclopedias provide (generally) a brief, integrated statement of the law. They pull together an enormous body of legal literature, definitions, rules, and practice points derived mainly from case law. Indexes and cross-references are provided. Sections may be written by experts or by […]
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Legal Treatises
Introduction The term treatise, in the Common law systems, usually refers to an in-depth scholarly work on a particular subject area. As law encyclopedias, Restatements of the Law, American Law Reports and law journal articles, legal treatises are […]
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International Criminal Law. Bibliography
International Criminal Law . Bibliography Reference works William A. Schabas (ed.), International Criminal Law , ( 3 vols) 2012 Christopher Safferling, International Criminal Procedure, 2012 Bartram S. Brown (ed.), Research Handbook on International Criminal Law, 2011 Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni (ed.), International Criminal Law (3rd ed.), 2008 Antonio Cassese, International Criminal Law (2nd ed.), 2008 Robert…
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Arbitration resources
Arbitration resources See <a title="Permalink to Arbitration Organizations worldwide “href=”https://www.lawi.us/arbitration-organizations-worldwide/”rel=”bookmark/”> Arbitration Organizations worldwide – Arbitgration – Arbitration 2 – Blateral Investment Treaties Arbitration books by year: 2012 – Challenge and Disqualification of Arbitrators in International Arbitration, Daele (ed) 2012 – The Core Standard of International Investment Protection, Diehl 2012 – The Energy Charter Treaty: The…
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Verdicts and Settlements
Verdicts and Settlements Verdict, as defined by Black’s Law Dictionary, is “a jury’s finding or decisions on the factual issue of a case. Loosely, in a nonjury trial, a judge and resolution of the issue of a case.”(8th edition) As trial decisions are not officially reported, a legal researcher cannot rely on the regular case…
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How to search legal journal indexes?
How to search legal journal indexes? The recommended method for finding law journal articles is to use an index. Indexes allow searching by author, title, subject, and keyword. Many also include abstracts of articles, and online indexes usually link to the full-text of selected articles. Coverage in legal journal indexes is more comprehensive, both in…
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What is a law review?
What is a law review? Strictly speaking, a law review is a student-edited publication which is produced under the auspices of a law school and which publishes both pieces written by legal scholars and student-written articles and notes. Law reviews may be general in scope or devoted to specialized subject areas. Law review articles which…
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American Jurisprudence (encyclopedia)
American Jurisprudence (Am. Jur., encyclopedia) American Jurisprudence (Am. Jur.) is one of the most important country -wide United states Legal encyclopedias , similar somewhat to Corpus Juris Secundum , also now published by West. It is a very practice oriented encyclopedia that is less comprehensive that Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.) but, as a result, is…
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Corpus Juris Secundum 2
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.) Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.) is published by West and gives far more case citations (and is more difficult to use) than American Jurisprudence (encyclopedia). Attention is paid to providing citations that highlight jurisdictional differences. C.J.S. gives cross-references to other West publications and to West topic and key numbers. The print version…
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American Law Reports (ALR)
American Law Reports(ALR) American Law Reports (A.L.R.) are a series of reporters begun in 1919 which contain articles, usually referred to as “Annotations “(in fact, they’re detailed law review articles) on over 27,000 different Legal topics , written by practicing lawyers. Each article discusses the issue in detail and provides extensive citations to relevant judicial…
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Legal Dictionary
Legal Dictionary “When [legal professionals] look up a word in a dictionary and they often do they are as likely as not to select a poor dictionary.” – Max Radin (“A Juster Justice, a More Lawful Law,” ) What Is a Legal Dictionary? A legal dictionary provides the legal definition of a word or term.…
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International law today
International law today International law emerged as a functional necessity, as a set of rules for the Westphalia state system. International law spread from its Eurocentric base to become a global framework, especially after the break-up of colonial empires and the creation of numerous new states. The chief role of international law is to accommodate…