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2011 Syllabi and Course Materials Database

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Syllabi and Related Documents

Anne Burnett - University of Georgia School of Law
Fall 2010	International Legal Research	Syllabus (.doc)

Jean Davis and Victoria Szymczak - Brooklyn Law School and University of Hawaii
Fall 2011	International and Foreign Law Research	Syllabus (.doc)

Gabriela Femenia - University of Pennsylvania Law School
Spring 2011	Research in Foreign and International Law	Syllabus (.pdf)

Thomas French - Syracuse University College of Law
Spring 2011	Topics in Foreign, Comparative and International Law Research	Syllabus (.doc)

Tom Kimbrough - SMU Dedman School of Law
Spring 2011	Foreign and International Legal Research	Syllabus (.doc) Course Requirements (.doc) In-class exercises and Discussion Board participation (.doc)

Marylin Raisch - Georgetown University Law Center
Spring 2011	Legal Research and Communications Theory in International and Foreign Law	Syllabus (.doc)

Mary Rumsey - University of Minnesota
Spring 2011	International and Foreign Legal Research Seminar	Syllabus (.doc) Course Requirements (.doc) Interest and Experience Survey (.doc)

Wanita Scroggs - Stetson University College of Law
Fall 2011	Advanced Legal Research - International (online)	Syllabus (.doc)

Alison Shea - Fordham University School of Law
Spring 2012	Advanced Legal Research: International and Comparative Law	Syllabus (.doc)

Roy Sturgeon - Tulane University Law School
Spring 2009	Foreign and International Legal Research Seminar (for US students) Foreign and International Legal Research Seminar (for Chinese students)	Syllabus (.pdf) Syllabus (.pdf)

Trinie Thai-Parker - University of Washington School of Law
Winter 2011	International and Foreign Legal Research	Syllabus (.pdf)

Assignments, Quizzes and Final Exams by Subject

Introductory and General
Kimbrough	Exercise - Basic legal research skills (.doc) (with model answers) Exercise - FCIL print materials (.doc) (with model answers) Exercise - FCIL electronic databases (.doc) (with model answers) Exercise - FCIL internet research (.doc) (with model answers)
Shea	Assignment - Diagnostic (.doc) (with guide answers and learning objectives)

European Union
Shea	Assignment - European Union (.doc)

Foreign & Comparative
Peoples	Assignment - Foreign Legal Research (.doc)
Shea	Assignment - UK and Foreign Legal Research (.doc)
Sturgeon	Exercise - Foreign Law (.pdf)

IGO's & NGO's
Kimbrough	Exercise - ICJ and other IGOs (.doc) (with model answers)
Shea	Assignment - International Organizations (.doc)

Public International Law
Kimbrough	Exercise - International Law (.doc) (with model answers) Exercise - Non-treaty International Law (.doc) (with model answers)
Shea	Assignment - Public International Law - US Sources Assignment - Public International Law - Multilateral Treaties and Foreign Sources
Sturgeon	Exercise - International Law (.pdf)

Private International Law
Shea	Assignment - Transnational and Private International Law (.doc)

Stand-alone Modules
Shea	Assignment - Foreign and International Law (.doc) (given in a 3-credit general ALR class)

Final Exams and Projects
Kimbrough	Final Exam (.doc) Legal Research Guide Assignment (.doc) Student Presentations (.doc)
Shea	Final Research Plan (with example)(.doc) Research Plan tips (.ppt) Grading Rubric for Research Plan (.doc)

Handouts, Lecture Notes and Research Guides by Subject

Introductory, General
Mehlhorn	Script - Foreign and International Legal Research (.doc)
Rumsey	Script - First class (.doc)
Shea	Script - First class (.doc)

European Union
Davis	Research Guide - Starting Points for European Union research (LibGuide)
Mehlhorn	Handout - European Union law (.doc)
Rehberg	Research Guide - European Union Research (LibGuide)

Foreign & Comparative
Davis	Research Guide - English Legal Sources Available Through BLS Library (LibGuide)
Peoples	Research Guide - Common Law and the UK Legal System (Google Doc pdf)
Shea	Handout - Foreign and Comparative Legal Research (stand-alone) (.doc)
Szymczak	Research Guide - Starting Points for Foreign Law Research (LibGuide)

Human Rights
Davis	Research Guide - International Refugee Law: Sources To Support Directed Study Participants & HKRAC Interns (LibGuide)

International Trade
Mehlhorn	Research Guide - NAFTA (PBworks)
Rehberg	Research Guide - WTO and GATT Research (LibGuide)
Shea	Script - International Trade Law (.doc)

Public International Law
Davis	Research Guide - Treaty Research Guide (LibGuide)
Hart	Research Guide - Treaties (LibGuide)
Shea	Handout - International Law (stand-alone) (.doc)
Tashbrook	Script - Treaties (.doc)

PowerPoint Presentations by Subject

Introductory, General
Burnett	FCIL Reference Tools and Secondary Sources (.ppt) Internet Research (.ppt)
Rumsey	Evaluating Web Sources (.ppt) Internet Research(.ppt)

European Union
Allison	Introduction to the EU (.pptx)
Burnett	EU legal research (.ppt)
Louis-Jacques	Religious Freedom in the EU (.pptx)
Rumsey	EU legal research (.ppt)
Shea	Researching EU Information (.ppt)

Foreign & Comparative
Burnett	Foreign Legal Research (.ppt)
Mehlhorn	German Court System (Slideshare)
Peoples	Chinese Legal System (Google Doc pdf) Civil Law and the Mexican Legal System (Google Doc pdf)
Rumsey	Foreign Law (.ppt)
Shea	Foreign and Comparative Law (.ppt) Civil Law (.ppt) UK and Commonwealth Legal Research (.ppt) Irish Legal Research (.ppt)

Human Rights
Hart	UN Human Rights System (Adobe Presenter) Sources of International Human Rights Law - AALL 2012 presentation (.ppt)
Rumsey	Human Rights (.ppt) UN Human Rights Treaties - AALL 2012 presentation (.ppt)

IGO's & NGO's
Burnett	International Organizations (.ppt)
Rumsey	IGOs and United Nations (.ppt)
Shea	IGOs and NGOs (.ppt) United Nations (.ppt)

International Trade
Rehberg	International Trade and WTO (.ppt)
Rumsey	International Trade (.ppt)
Shea	International Trade (.ppt)

Private International Law
Rumsey	Private International Law (.ppt)
Shea	Private International Law (.ppt)

Public International Law
Burnett	Public International Law (.ppt)
Rumsey	Non-treaty sources of International Law (.ppt) Treaties (.ppt)
Shea	Public International Law - US Sources (.ppt) Public International Law - Multilateral and Foreign sources (.ppt)

Other Topics
Davis	Topic Selection/Development for FCIL journal members (.ppt)
Hart	Immigration Law (Adobe Presenter) International Environmental Law (Adobe Presenter)
Rumsey	Intellectual Property (.ppt)

Stand-alone Modules
Mehlhorn	Foreign and International Legal Research (Slideshare)
Shea	Researching Foreign and Comparative Law (.ppt) (given within a 3-credit ALR class) International Legal Research (.ppt) (given within a 3-credit ALR class)

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