Syllabi & Course Materials Database

2015 Syllabi and Course Materials Database

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In addition to the materials below, learn how many of these contributors, including Anne Burnett, Susan Gualtier, Ryan Harrington, Lee Ryan, Wanita Scroggs, Victoria Szymczak, have developed their courses in the February 2015 edition of the FCIL Newsletter.

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 2012	Research in Foreign and International Law	Syllabus (.pdf) Final Project Description (.pdf)

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

Ryan Harrington – Yale Law School
Spring 2014	Specialized Legal Research in Foreign and International Law	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 2012	International and Foreign Legal Research Seminar	Syllabus (.doc) Interest and Experience Survey (.doc)

Lee Ryan – University of San Francisco School of Law
Fall 2013	International Advocacy and Research	Syllabus (.pdf)

Deborah Schander – Georgia State University College of Law
Spring 2013	International and Foreign Legal Research	Syllabus (.doc)

Wanita Scroggs – Stetson University College of Law
Fall 2014	Advanced Legal Research – International (online)	Syllabus (.doc)

Alison Shea – Fordham University School of Law
Spring 2013	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)

Victoria Szymczak – University of Hawaii School of Law
Spring 2014	International and Foreign Law Research (blended)	Syllabus (.pdf) Course Requirements (.pdf)

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

Assignments, Quizzes and Final Exams

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

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)
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)

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

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)
Klovning	Researching the Law of a Foreign Country: Online Resources (.ppt)
	Foreign Legal Research Survival Skills for Global Law Review Students (.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)
Rumsey	Human Rights (.ppt)

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

International Trade
Rumsey	International Trade (.ppt)
Shea	International Trade (.ppt)

Private International Law
Rumsey	International Litigation (.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 (LibGuide)
Hart	Immigration Law (Adobe Presenter) International Environmental Law (Adobe Presenter)
Klovning	War Crime Tribunal Seminar: Legal Research Strategies (.ppt)
Rumsey	Intellectual Property (.ppt)

Stand-alone Modules
Gualtier	Researching Foreign, Comparative and International Law (.ppt) (given within an ALR class)
Klovning	Researching International Legal Issues (.ppt)
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)