FCIL-SIS

Foreign, Comparative & International Law

Special Interest Section

Welcome to the online headquarters of the FCIL-SIS

The FCIL-SIS serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and information on foreign, comparative and international law and legal research. The SIS also represents members' interests and concerns within AALL.

News and Events

Congratulations to this year's FCIL-SIS Award Winners!

Daniel L. Wade Outstanding Service Award  Mirela Roznovschi 
Reynolds and Flores Publication Award Teresa Miguel and Alison Shea
Spirit of the FCIL-SIS Kristina Alayan, Gabriela Femenia and Deborah Schander

The Library of Congress is currently preparing an updated classification scheme for Hawaiian Law, with comments requested by August 31, 2013.  Please click here to learn more.

Have a great idea for a FCIL-related program at next year's AALL meeting? 
Education Committee co-chairs Teresa Miguel-Stearns and Dennis Sears have created a Google Site to solicit ideas for speakers, subject matter, format, or anything else that might make a particular program fun, interesting, and educationalClick here for more information.

Congratulations to Mr. Bård Sverre Tuseth, 2013 recipient of the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians.
Mr. Bård Sverre Tuseth is an Academic Law Librarian at the University of Oslo Library in Norway, a position he has held since 2004. Since 2010, he has served as head of the library at the Department of Public and International Law. He is responsible for collection development, reference work, and research support for the department and other faculty. He also teaches legal information literacy and practical legal skills on all levels of the five-year master program in law offered by the University of Oslo. Read more here...