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Public International LawResearch Workshop

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Research Center

Jootaek Lee

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I. Sources of International Law

• Art. 38(1), the Statute of ICJ– A. International Treaties, Conventions,

Agreements, etc.– B. International Customs– C. General Principles of Law– D. Interpretation by International Courts

subject to the provisions of Article 59.• 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

governs the law of treaties

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II. Multilateral and Bilateral Treaties

• Research GoalsA. Text of TreatiesB. The status of individual countriesC. Reservations and implementation of

individual countries

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II.A. Text of Treaty• Indexes

–Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary General

–EISIL (Electronic Information System for International Law)

–Access UN (1966-2007)

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II.A. Text of Treaties: Online Databases and Books

• United Nations Treaty Collection• European Conventions and Agreements

• The Organization of American States (OAS) Treaty Series

• Fletcher School Multilaterals Project

• LEXIS

• WESTLAW: combined treaties.

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II.A. Text of Treaties: Online Databases and Books (Continued)

– World Trade Organization (WTO)– North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Secretariat– International Law Commission (ILC)– United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP):ECOLEX– Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO):Legal Office– United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights

(UNHCHR)– United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)– United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea– International Labor Organization (ILO): ILOLEX– World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

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II.B.C. Status, Ratifications & Reservations

• Status– Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secr

etary-General

• Reservations and Declarations• Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General• European Treaty Series

• In the United States, the Congressional Record (Washington: Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor).

– The Library of Congress: Thomas

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II. Implementation and Court Interpretations

- International Law Reports (London: Butterworth & Co., 1956-)

- Westlaw (INT-ICJ),

- Also, posted on the court's website

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III. Bilateral Treaties

– LEXIS: U.S. Treaties in Force– WESTLAW– Thomas:

• http://thomas.loc.gov/home/treaties/treaties.htm

– Heinonline:• http://heinonline.org/HOL/Index?collection=ustreaties

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