This Week in the Law Library ... September 8, 2025

This week in the Law Library we’re teaching AI & the Law, Canvas Grading & Rubrics, Researching Secondary Sources, Researching Legislative History & Statutory ZInterpretation, Advanced Legal Research, Researching Case Law and Using Citators, and celebrating Global Engagement Week.

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

AI & the Law

• 10:40am - 12:05pm
• Profs. Laura Dixon-Caldwell, Shannon Kemen, Ashley Russell, and Michael Whiteman

Technology Tuesdays

• Canvas Grading & Rubrics
• 12:15pm - 1:15pm
• Zoom
• Shannon Kemen, Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian​

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Lawyering I, Cohort 4

• 9:00am - 10:25am
• Researching Secondary Sources
• Susan Boland, Associate Director

Legislation & Statutory Interpretation Seminar Class

• 3:00pm - 4:15pm
• Researching Legislative History & Statutory Interpretation
• Susan Boland, Associate Director

Advanced Legal Research Civil Litigation

• 3:05pm - 4:05pm
• Laura Dixon-Caldwell​, Instructional & Reference Services Librarian​

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Lawyering I, Cohort 6

• 9:00am - 10:25am
• Room 240
• Researching Cases & Using Citators
• Ron Jones Electronic Resources Instructional Services Librarian

AI & the Law

• 10:40am - 12:05pm
• Room 235
• Profs. Laura Dixon-Caldwell, Shannon Kemen, Ashley Russell, and Michael Whiteman

Lawyering I, Cohort 3

• 10:40am - 12:05pm
• Room 245
• Researching Cases & Using Citators
• Ashley Russell, Instructional & Reference Services Librarian

Join the Law Library in the College of Law's celebration of Global Engagement Week. Stop by the Law Library Services Suite to check out our display on International and Foreign Law research. Learn about all the opportunities for global engagement at UC Law and help us welcome our new LLM and JD international students during the Global Engagement Fair this Monday in the Atrium. Attend the Lawyers Change the World lecture by alumn Barbara J. Howard, President-Elect of the American Bar Association on Tuesday. Hear Professor Natale Seron from the University of Deusto (Spain) discuss "Human Rights Impact Litigation." On Thursday hear from other UC Law students reporting back on their experiences abroad.

In honor of Global Engagement Week, our featured resources are all about International & Foreign Law.

• Principles of International Law (Concise Hornbook)
  • Available via the West Academic Study Aid subscription, this fully-updated third edition provides a comprehensive survey of public international law, with useful references throughout to current events, classic and contemporary cases and scholarship. It is designed as a stand-alone text or as a complement to all the major casebooks on the topic. The first part of the book addresses how international law is created, interpreted and enforced; the second part focuses on the interface of international law and national law; and the final part covers key subject matter areas: human rights, injury to aliens, the law of the sea, international environmental law, international criminal law, and the use of force.
• Examples & Explanations: International Law
  • Available via the Aspen Learning Library subscription, this text begins with an introduction to the main principles and sources of international law and then covers specific areas of international law, covering a wide array of topics from human rights and extradition, to the law of the sea and the laws of war. From start to finish this text offers a succinct but comprehensive overview of public international law.
• Understanding International Law
  • Available through the Lexis Nexis Digital Library study aid subscription, this text explains what international law is, why it exists, and the basic subjects it covers. The law of treaties is given particular attention. Understanding International Law also provides introductory coverage of topics of current relevance, such as terrorism, international criminal law, use and applicability of international law in United States courts, and the law governing the use of military force.

HeinOnline Foreign and International Law Resources

This HeinOnline database contains in-depth publications of the American Society of International Law and prominent Yearbooks from around the world, including the Hague Permanent Court of International Justice series and much more.

Advanced Legal Research: Foreign, International & Comparative Law Guide

As the world grows more globally interconnected, International law becomes more important. This guide will give you a quick introduction to International, Foreign, and Transnational Law.

Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law

This major online reference work contains 1,700+ peer-reviewed articles on every aspect of the substance of international law. Written by an incomparable team of over 900 scholars and practitioners led by Professor Anne Peters, this comprehensive resource is essential for anyone researching or teaching international law. It was founded in 2004 by Rüdiger Wolfrum, building on the prior encyclopedia published by Rudolf Bernhardt from 1981 to 2003.

Introduction to International & Foreign Law Research

This video introduces the researcher to international and foreign law. It covers the differences between International, Foreign, Comparative, and Transnational law. It discusses a research strategy and introduces research guides and background resources for beginning your research. The video is 8:43 minutes long and features closed captioning.

World Legal Information Institute (LII)

The World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) is a free, independent and non-profit global legal research facility developed collaboratively by Legal Information Institutes and other organisations. It contains 1834 databases from 123 jurisdictions via 14 Legal Information Institutes. It's a great place to find links to foreign and international law materials.

Posted September 8, 2025 by Susan Boland

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