July 22, 2008
Compiled by: Jean Davis, Librarian and Adjunct Professor of Law,
Brooklyn Law School
Selecting A Paper Topic
Legal News, Blawgs, Bills, Regulations & Case Briefs/Pleadings/Arguments
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Selecting a Paper Topic
Legal News, Blawgs, Bills, Regulations & Case Briefs/Pleadings/Arguments
LEGAL NEWS SOURCES THAT COVER MANY TOPICS .................................................................................... 1
INDEXES OF BLAWGS ............................................................................................................................. 3
WEBSITES THAT AGGREGATE LAW FIRM NEWSLETTERS ............................................................................... 3
CONGRESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, HOT BILLS AND CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE REPORTS ............................. 4
REGULATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 4
CASE BRIEFS, MOTIONS, PLEADINGS AND ORAL ARGUMENTS ...................................................................... 5
INTERNATIONAL LAW NEWS ................................................................................................................... 6
EUROPEAN UNION LAW NEWS ............................................................................................................... 6
IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS ..................................................................................................................... 7
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION NEWS ....................................................................................................... 8
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW NEWS .......................................................................................... 9
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL LAW NEWS .................................................................................................... 9
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS ................................................................................................. 10
INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW/INTERNET LAW/E-COMMERCE NEWS ................................... 11
INTERNATIONAL TAX LAW NEWS ........................................................................................................... 13
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW NEWS ....................................................................................................... 13
LEGAL NEWS ABOUT CHINA: ISINOLAW .................................................................................................. 15
Legal News Sources that Cover Many Topics Jurist: Legal News & Research
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu
> International Version
> Topics
BNA’s Law School Professional Information Center
http://www.brooklaw.edu/librarylinks/dbjournals.php > BNA Products
Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases
http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html.
Subject-oriented Current Reports in BNA’s new platform include: Antitrust & Trade Regulation
Report; International Environment Reporter; International Tax Monitor; and International Trade
Reporter. United States Law Week also is available through BNA’s new platform. Current
Reports in the new platform offer: Hot Topics; Key Features; and the ability to Track Interests.
TIP: In most Current Reports, identify circuit court splits through search: circuit and split
TIP: United States Law Week includes: Key Feature: Circuit Splits; and Supreme Court Today.
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New:
Bloomberg Law Reports (BBLR) & Bloomberg Top Stories Law (TLAW)
http://www.bloomberg.com > Bloomberg Anywhere
Accessible to members of the BLS community who register with Bloomberg and receive B-units.
Contact to register: Pamela Haahr de Oribe [email protected]
Subject-oriented Bloomberg Law Reports (BBLR) include: Antitrust & Trade; Asia-Pacific Law;
European Law Journal; and Immigration Law. Also, one can search within a U.S.-focused report,
such as Securities Law, for a term like: international.
TIP: To search Bloomberg Law Reports, access “Bloomberg Law Search” page by typing: BBLS +
clicking: Enter. Follow path: United States > Secondary Sources > Bloomberg Law Reports.
Search one or all of these Reports.
New:
LexisNexis Web 2.0 Law Centers
http://www.lexisnexis.com/communities
LexisNexis is developing legal “communities” that provide data from blogs, RSS feeds, podcasts
and other Web 2.0 tools.
TIP: Explore practice areas such as Emerging Issues, International Law and International Rule
of Law. Depending on the sources that you select, you might need to enter your LexisNexis
user name and password. (Some linked sources are not available through law school licenses.)
New:
Westlaw WebPlus (BETA version)
Log on to http://lawschool.westlaw.com & click: Law School tab.
See: Search the Web [with Westlaw WebPlus BETA].
Westlaw has developed a Web search engine to provide data from blogs and data from
government, nonprofit, educational and commercial websites. Westlaw asserts that Westlaw
Web Plus focuses on “legally relevant information.”
TIP: In Westlaw WebPlus, use the drop-down menu to Search for: Legal Issue or News. For
example, your search terms could be: "international law" new developments
TIP: After you obtain Westlaw WebPlus search results, If you click tab: News Results, you can
sort results by date.
Westlaw Topical Highlights & Westlaw Bulletins (WLB, WLB-SCT)
http://lawschool.westlaw.com
> Directory > under “Legal Periodicals & Current Awareness,” click:
Highlights > Westlaw Highlights & Bulletins
> Westlaw Topical Highlights include: Antitrust.
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> Westlaw Bulletin—U.S. Supreme Court (WLB-SCT) includes:
category: International Law.
Law.com (American Lawyer publications)
http://law.com
> Supreme Court Monitor
> International News (can register for International News Alert)
> Newswire (can register for Law.com Newswire)
> Regional Legal Newsletters > New York Law Journal
E-mail:
Password:
LawKT.com
http://news.surfwax.com/law
Topix.net Law News (continually updated legal news from thousands of sources)
http://www.topix.net/law
Indexes of Blawgs Blawg
http://www.blawg.com > Legal Subjects and Areas
Justia Blawg Search
http://blawgsearch.justia.com > Blawg Directory
Bag and Baggage
http://bgbg.blogspot.com
Websites that Aggregate Law Firm Newsletters Mondaq (free, can register)
http://www.mondaq.com
Real Corporate Lawyer
http://www.realcorporatelawyer.com
Westlaw also
provides
recent issues +
archive of
New York Law
Journal &
other
American
Lawyer pubs.
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Congressional Activities, Hot Bills and Congressional Research Service Reports CQ Weekly (1 Ref. – JK 1 .C15)
or
http://www.brooklaw.edu/librarylinks/dbjournals.php > CQ Weekly (2008 only)
Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases
http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html.
Includes table: “Bills to Watch”
Congressional Universe
http://www.brooklaw.edu/librarylinks/dbjournals.php > Congressional Universe
Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases
http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html.
> Legislative Histories, Bills & Laws
Congressional Research Service Reports analyze hot topics before Congress.
Summaries (arranged by subject) of Congressional Research Service Reports:
http://www.pennyhill.com (no links to full-text, but BLS librarians can order Reports that are
unavailable at free websites)
and
http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/crs > Browse CRS Reports Archive by Subject
Full-text of many Congressional Research Service Reports at free websites:
http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/crs and http://www.opencrs.com
Regulations Regulations.gov
http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp
Search by U.S. federal agency to find proposed rules open for comment and comments.
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Case Briefs, Motions, Pleadings and Oral Arguments http://lawschool.westlaw.com
Database: BRIEF-ALL includes many briefs filed w/ U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals and many state high courts and intermediate appellate courts, including New York Court of Appeals and New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.
http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool > Legal > Briefs, Motions, Pleadings & Verdicts Includes databases: U.S. Supreme Court Briefs; and NY Federal & State Briefs, Motions, Pleadings & Other Court Filings.
http://www.bloomberg.com > Bloomberg Anywhere Accessible to members of the BLS community who register with Bloomberg and receive B-units. Bloomberg Dockets (DCKS) Select jurisdiction (such as: District Courts) > click: 91 Refine Search and enter search terms. Blue—document is available for viewing
Green—BLS students: PLEASE ask a BLS librarian for assistance before asking Bloomberg to obtain the document for you.
or Bloomberg Law Search (BBLS) > United States > Courts > Court Dockets Select All Court Dockets, Federal Court Dockets or State Court Dockets and enter search terms. Blue—document is available for viewing
Green—BLS students: PLEASE ask a BLS librarian for assistance before asking Bloomberg to obtain the document for you.
Courts might provide briefs at court websites. Attorneys of record in a case might provide briefs through e-mail. Find e-mail addresses of lawyers through free internet sources or legal directories such as Martindale Hubbell http://www.martindale.com.
Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records & Briefs (1832-1978)
http://www.brooklaw.edu/librarylinks/dbjournals.php > Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records & Briefs Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html.
http://lawschool.westlaw.com Database: SCT-ORALARG includes transcripts of oral arguments in cases heard before the U.S. Supreme Court from the 1990-91 term to the present.
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Oyez Project http://www.oyez.org/oyez/frontpage provides access to oral arguments in cases heard before the U.S. Supreme Court from October 1995 to the present. (Prior to October 1995: selected materials.) Courts might provide webcasts of oral arguments at court websites.
International Law News International Law in Brief http://www.asil.org
> Publications > Electronic > ILIB
International Law Update http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool
“Terms & connectors” query to obtain recent articles: load-date aft(april 2008)
International Justice Tribune http://www.justicetribune.com
BLS Library does not subscribe, but this homepage highlights recent judgments of international courts and tribunals.
United Kingdom Current Awareness: International Law http://lawschool.westlaw.com
United Nations Home Page http://www.un.org/english
Link: Conferences & Events Link: International Law (then select an institution and explore links to “new
developments” or “recent events”)
War Crimes Prosecution Watch http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/index.html > Link: Current Edition
European Union Law News Europa: Activities
http://europa.eu/pol/index_en.htm
See subject links in left frame.
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Europa: EU Press Room
http://europa.eu/press_room/index_en.htm
European Law Journal
http://www.bloomberg.com > Bloomberg Anywhere > European Law Journal
Accessible to members of the BLS community who register with Bloomberg and receive B-units.
EU Focus: Essential Developments in EU Law and Policy (Int’l. – KJE 925.5 C665)
Bi-weekly newsletter. Articles are arranged by subject.
European Current Law (Int’l. – KJC 30 E97)
Monthly digest of key legislation and cases--includes “Focus” articles on EU hot topics.
Lawtel EU
http://brooklaw.edu/librarylinks/dbjournals.php
> Lawtel > Lawtel EU
Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases
http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html.
United Kingdom Current Awareness: European Union
http://lawschool.westlaw.com
Immigration Law News American Immigration Lawyers Association http://www.aila.org
Bender’s Immigration Bulletin http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool or (Safe Harbor Clinic – P B 44)
Biweekly.
http://www.bloomberg.com > Bloomberg Anywhere > Immigration Law Accessible to members of the BLS community who register with Bloomberg and receive B-units.
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BNA’s Workplace Immigration Report http://www.brooklaw.edu/librarylinks/dbjournals.php > BNA Products > Workplace
Immigration Report
Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases
http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html.
Immigration Briefings http://lawschool.westlaw.com or (Safe Harbor Clinic – KF 4802 I43) Monthly. Interpreter Releases: Reports and Analysis of Immigration and Nationality Law http://lawschool.westlaw.com or (Safe Harbor Clinic – KF 4814 A437)
Weekly.
Siskind’s Immigration Bulletin http://www.visalaw.com/bulletin.html United Kingdom Current Awareness: Immigration http://lawschool.westlaw.com
International Arbitration News KluwerArbitration Accessible through BLS Library’s catalog, SARA, at http://brkl.brooklaw.edu.
Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases
http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html.
In SARA, enter title: kluwer arbitration (then, click: KluwerArbitration) The database might prompt you to enter your BLS e-mail address. Now, click dark blue tab: International Business > KluwerArbitration.com subscribers
> Newsletter (ITA Monthly Report) Since this database supports a limited number of simultaneous users, YOU MUST CLICK
log off to exit KluwerArbitration. International Arbitration: Mealey’s Litigation Report http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool
Monthly.
United Kingdom Current Awareness: International Commercial Arbitration http://lawschool.westlaw.com
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United Nations Commission on International Trade Law http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/index.html
Path: Working Group II (International arbitration and conciliation)
International Environmental Law News BNA International’s International Environment Reporter—Current Reports & BNA’s World Climate Change Report http://www.brooklaw.edu/librarylinks/dbjournals.php > BNA Products > (click on titles above) Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html. Environmental Law Prof Blog http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/environmental_law
International Financial Law News Bank for International Settlements (“International organisation which fosters cooperation among central banks and other agencies in pursuit of monetary and financial stability”) http://www.bis.org/index.htm
> Press and Speeches
BNA’s International Business & Finance Daily BNA International’s World Securities Law Report BNA’s Securities Regulation and Law Report (search: “international developments”) http://www.brooklaw.edu/librarylinks/dbjournals.php > BNA Products > (click on titles above) Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html. Institute of International Bankers http://www.iib.org
> Publications > Institute’s International Banking Focus Bimonthly. > Publications > Institute’s Annual Global Survey
International Financial Law Review http://www.iflr.com
Some materials are free, some materials require a subscription. I could obtain subscription materials for you through the reference desk pc.
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International Monetary Fund http://www.imf.org
> News
International Organization of Securities Commissions http://www.iosco.org
“IOSCO News” appears on main page.
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development http://www.oecd.org/home
“What’s New” appears on main page.
United Kingdom Current Awareness: Company/Commercial http://lawschool.westlaw.com United Kingdom Current Awareness: Corporate Business Highlights http://lawschool.westlaw.com United Kingdom Current Awareness: Finance and Banking http://lawschool.westlaw.com World Bank Group http://www.worldbank.org
> News; > Topics
International Human Rights News Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org Human Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org Human Rights Internet http://www.hri.ca Human Rights First http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/index.asp
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Lawtel Human Rights http://brooklaw.edu/librarylinks/dbjournals.php
> Lawtel > Lawtel Human Rights > Commentary (focus: UK and European Court of Human Rights)
Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights http://www.ohchr.org/english United Kingdom Current Awareness: Human Rights Highlights http://lawschool.westlaw.com
International Intellectual Property Law/Internet Law/ E-Commerce News BNA’s Internet Law News http://www.bna.com/ilaw
Free daily e-mail summary of developments compiled by Dr. Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa. It requires registration. This source is not offered through BNA’s Law School Professional Information Center. Focus: Worldwide.
BNA International’s World Communications Regulation Report BNA International’s World Intellectual Property Report BNA’s Biotech Watch BNA’s Computer Technology Law Report BNA’s E-Commerce Law Daily BNA’s Electronic Commerce & Law Report BNA’s Patent Trademark and Copyright Law Daily BNA’s Patent Trademark and Copyright Journal (add international to search queries) http://www.brooklaw.edu/librarylinks/dbjournals.php > BNA Products > (click on titles above) Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html.
Cybercrime Law Report http://lawschool.westlaw.com
Biweekly. Focus: U.S.
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Cyber Tech & E-Commerce: Mealey's Litigation Report http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool
Monthly. Reports include some international aspects.
Intellectual Property: Mealey’s Litigation Report http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool
Biweekly. Reports include some international aspects.
Franklin Pierce Law Center, IP Mall: IP Daily News http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/ip_daily_news.asp IP Law360: The Newswire for IP Professionals http://iplawbulletin.com/Public/Default.aspx United Kingdom Current Awareness: Intellectual Property http://lawschool.westlaw.com
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/index.html > Working Group IV (Electronic commerce) United States Patent and Trademark Office http://www.uspto.gov In the “Site Overview,” select: Global/International IP World Intellectual Property Organization http://www.wipo.int > News & Events World Trade Organization Electronic Commerce Gateway http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/ecom_e/ecom_e.htm World Trade Organization Intellectual Property (TRIPS) Gateway http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_e.htm
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International Tax Law News BNA’s International Tax Monitor
BNA International’s Tax Planning International Review & Forum
BNA International’s Tax Planning International Asia-Pacific Focus
BNA International’s Tax Planning International European Tax Service
BNA International’s Tax Planning International Indirect Taxes
BNA International’s Tax Planning International Transfer Pricing
http://www.brooklaw.edu/librarylinks/dbjournals.php > BNA Products > (click on titles above)
Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases
http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html.
Intertax (Circ. – K 9 N89)
Monthly. Updates on EU, US, and worldwide tax developments.
RIA International Taxes Weekly
http://lawschool.westlaw.com
Weekly.
Tax and Accounting Sites Directory: International Tax
http://www.taxsites.com/international.html
Tax Notes International
http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool or (Circ. – P T1715)
Weekly.
United Kingdom Current Awareness: Tax
http://lawschool.westlaw.com
International Trade Law News http://www.bloomberg.com > Bloomberg Anywhere > Antitrust & Trade
Accessible to members of the BLS community who register with Bloomberg and receive B-units.
BNA’s International Trade Reporter
BNA’s WTO Reporter
http://www.brooklaw.edu/librarylinks/dbjournals.php > BNA Products > (click on titles above)
Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases
http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html.
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Europa: Activities of the European Union: External Trade
http://europa.eu/pol/comm/index_en.htm
Europa: European Commission: External Trade
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/trade/index_en.htm
International Centre for Trade and Development, Bridges: Weekly Trade News Digest
http://www.ictsd.org/about/index.htm
WorldTradeLaw.net
http://www.worldtradelaw.net
Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases
http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html.
Some links beneath “In the News” are free.
Left frame links below: “Latest WTO Panel/AB Reports and Arbitrations” are free.
Dispute settlement commentaries are available through the BLS Library subscription.
World Trade Organization: News
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news_e.htm
News re. U.S. Perspectives on International Trade Law
U.S Trade Developments:
Inside U.S. Trade
http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool
Weekly.
U.S. Trade Representative
http://www.ustr.gov
U..S. International Trade Administration
http://trade.gov/index.asp
U.S. International Trade Commission
http://www.usitc.gov
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Legal News about China: Isinolaw http://www.isinolaw.com (single-user access)
Off-campus: follow Proxy Instructions for Access to BLS Library Databases
http://brkl.brooklaw.edu/screens/proxy.html.
> English > Enter into the Database
Blue tab “Secondary Resources” includes a searchable database of legal news and
Isinolaw Weekly. Blue tab “Specialized Sections” provides English translations of China’s
key laws, rules, etc. arranged by subject.
