Guides: Paper Topic Selection: International: Introduction

Tips for Brooklyn Law School (BLS) Students: Check Tables of Contents @ BrooklynWorks: Brooklyn Journal of International Law + Leverage Free Student Memberships in Bar Associations & ASIL

Tip for BLS students seeking to publish in Brooklyn Journal of International Law (BJIL): Check tables of contents of recently published BJIL volumes at BrooklynWorks: Brooklyn Journal of International Law + list of forthcoming BJIL articles/notes that BJIL editors can provide to you, because you cannot analyze the same law/legal issues.
Tips for all BLS students interested in international law:
- American Bar Association (ABA) law student membership is free. A law student can join five free ABA groups, for example: International Law Section. This likely will increase a law student's access to: this Section's news, brief articles published in International Lawyer, and webinars.
  - International Law Section's current legal news articles are available here to law students who join this Section.
  - International Law Section's International Legal Developments Year in Review 2023 (highlighting key IL developments by topic/region) is available here to law students who join this Section.
  - Recording of July 22, 2024 International Law Section panel: Latest Developments in INTERPOL's Fight Against Transnational Repression (registration required). Excerpt from program's description: "Panelists will 1) review the latest developments in INTERPOL's application of its rules aimed at protecting the rights of victims of abuse by INTERPOL member states, 2) recent INTERPOL "case law" and other relevant disclosures (e.g. preemptive requests, presumption of innocence, child custody), 3) challenges that INTERPOL face in its attempts to convince member countries to cooperate in the organization's fight against the abuse of its resources."
- American Society of International Law (ASIL) student membership is free for BLS students because BLS is an ASIL Academic Partner. BLS students also can access career development resources (including a job board) and can register for free to attend ASIL's Midyear Meeting. ASIL's student membership page states: "Students from Academic Partner Schools will have the opportunity to obtain a Discount Promo Code during the process of joining or renewing membership with the Society."
  - TIP: Click here to access recordings from many of ASIL's 2024 Annual Meeting programs. Click the "+" to the far right of: Audio Content to view the program list/link to audio recordings. These program recordings could yield paper and note topic ideas.
  - Recording of July 26, 2024 webinar: International Humanitarian Law Principles – An Update on the Israel/Gaza Conflict - Ep. 5 (free).
  - Recording of July 26, 2024 seminar: Data Governance in International Economic Law (free).
    - Open-access ebook written by this seminar's speaker, Prof. Neha Mishra: International Trade Law and Global Data Governance: Aligning Perspectives and Practices (Bloomsbury, 2024)
    - Ebook co-edited by this seminar's speaker, Prof. Anupam Chander: Data Sovereignty: From the Digital Silk Road to the Return of the State (Oxford Univ. Press, 2023) (remote access requires use of BLS proxy server)
    - Ebook written by this seminar's speaker, Teaching Fellow Ines Willemyns: Digital Services in International Trade Law (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2021) (remote access requires use of BLS proxy server)
- New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) law student membership also is free. It includes the opportunity to join practice-focused NYSBA Sections, for example: International Section. This likely will increase a law student's access to this Section's articles, webinars and additional resources.
  - July 9, 2024: NYSBA's International Law Section sponsored the in-person/online program: Gender Violence: Legal Challenges in International Contexts. Listed under: "on demand" programs.
  - Sept. 24, 2024: NYSBA's International Law Section will offer the webinar: Green Transition: U.S.-EU Trade, ESG Compliance, and Future Prospects (NYSBA's website states this webinar will be free, even for non-members)

What Is International Law?

Statute of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Article 38 states the sources of law that the ICJ applies.
Introduction to International Law
This is a publicly accessible 12-page overview of international law written by Prof. Robert Beckman, with the assistance of Dagmar Butte.

Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law by James Crawford
Publication Date: 9th ed. 2019
In the SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - OXFORD. Remote access requires implementation of the BLS proxy instructions for 1 web browser. In table of contents, click "+" next to: Main Text. Drill down to: Part I. Preliminary topics > 2. THE SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (beginning on p. 18).
There also are 2 print copies of this book (call #: KZ3225.B76 A37 2019) available on Reserve.

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Click here to view BLS Library's sources by subject: International Law and listed "newest to oldest."

When Was This Guide Last Updated?

This LibGuide was last substantively updated:

On: Aug.6, 2024

At: 5:27 AM

By: Jean Davis

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