Researching International Economic Law at Georgetown and Beyond

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Researching International Economic Law at
Georgetown and Beyond
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Complex Nature of the Topic

• Wide variety of topics issues
• Tremendous amount of information
• Print
• Electronic
• Interdisciplinary nature

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Where to Start

• Law Librarys Homepage
• GULLiver (the online catalog)
• Subscription Databases
• Access from Off-Campus
• Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
• Resources for International Researchers
• Web Collections
• International Legal Research Tutorial
• International Research Guides

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Where to Start, Contd.

• Research Guides
• From GATT to the WTO (Law Library)
• International Trade Law (Law Library)
• Other International Guides (Law Library)
• Revised Guide to International Trade Law Sources
  on the Internet (LLRX.com)
  
• WTO/GATT Research (LLRX.com)
• Other Subject Guides (Lauinger Library)

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Locating Books Articles

• GULLiver (the online catalog)
• Journal Articles
• Indexes
• Cross-disciplinary Sources
• Full-text Sources
• Lexis Westlaw
• Other Sources

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Treaties Agreements

• Print Sources
• Research Guides (GATT/WTO, international trade or
  treaty research guide)
  
• Electronic Sources
• United Nations Treaty Collection (GULC only)
• Worldtradelaw.net
• WTO Web Site
• Trade and Related Agreements
• Lexis Westlaw

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GATT/WTO Documentation

• GATT Documents
• Microfiche (including UR documents)
• BISD (print electronic)
• WTO Web Site (limited GATT documents)
• WTO Documents
• WTO Web Site
• Other
• From GATT to the WTO Research Guide

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Other Documentation

• UN Documents
• Research Guide
• UN Web Site
• Print microfiche
• Consult Research Guide
• UNCITRAL
• OECD
• World Bank

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Dispute Settlement

• NAFTA
• OAS Foreign Trade Information System
• NAFTALAW.ORG
• Canada
• U.S.
• Print Sources
• International Trade Research Guide

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Dispute Settlement, Contd.

• GATT WTO
• OAS Trade Information System
• GATT
• WTO
• Worldtradelaw.net (GULC only)
• WTO Web Site
• U.S. Briefs
• Print Sources
• From GATT to WTO Research Guide

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U.S. Government Information

• United States Trade Representative
• International Trade Administration
• Market Access Compliance
• International Trade Commission
• THOMAS (legislative information)
• GPO Access (legislative information)
• Congressional Universe (legislative history -
  GULC only)

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Other Sources of Information

• BNA publications (GULC only)
• International Trade Reporter Daily
• WTO Reporter
• China Trade Extra (GULC only)
• CountryWatch (GULC only)
• EIU (GULC only)
• Inter-Am Database (GULC only)
• World Trade Online (GULC only)

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Commentary Analysis

• Global Environment and Trade Study
• Global Trade Negotiations
• Institute for International Economics
• International Centre for Trade and Sustainable
  Development
  
• World Trade Online (GULC only)
• Legal Scholarship Network (GULC only)

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Current Awareness

• World Trade Online (subscription db print --
  Inside U.S. Trade)
  
• International Trade Daily (subscription db)
• WTO Reporter (subscription db)
• Newspapers (Journal of Commerce, NYT, Wall Street
  Journal, Financial Times)
  
• BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest

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Using the Bluebook

• The Bluebook, 17th ed.
• Provide enough information so someone else can
  find the source
  
• Be consistent
• See how others are citing to the same material

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Some Tips

• Dont wait until the last minute
• Make notes during the research process
• Stay on point
• Research assistance
• Research Guides
• Research Consultations

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Web Sites to Remember

• Law Librarys Homepagehttp//www.ll.georgetown.ed
  u/
  
• GULLiver (online catalog)http//gull.georgetown.e
  du/
  
• International Research Guideshttp//www.ll.george
  town.edu/learn/tools_index.cfm
  

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Web Sites to Remember, Contd.

• Subscription Databases (GULC only)http//www.ll.g
  eorgetown.edu/connect/browse_alpha.cfm
  
• Access from Off-Campus (GULC only)(need G0-Card
  ID password)http//www.ll.georgetown.edu/connec
  t/remote_access.cfm
  
• Journal Indexeshttp//www.ll.georgetown.edu/conne
  ct/journal_indexes.cfm