International & Foreign Legal Research
Sources of Law

Spring 2009

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Common Law
(Domestic Law)

Civil Law
(Domestic Law)

Public International Law

Private International Law

Primary Sources

Constitutions

Statutes/Codes

Regulations

Court Decisions

Constitutions

Statutes/Codes

Regulations

 

Treaties

Customary Law:

  • Diplomatic practices
  • Municipal law concerning international obligations
  • Legislative acts of intergovernmental organizations

Generally Recognized Principles of Law

National Law

Treaties

Customary Law

Secondary
Sources

Scholarly Commentary
Court Decisions
(jurisprudence)

Scholarly
Commentary 

Court Decisions

Scholarly Commentary
(Teachings of publicists)

Court Decisions

Scholarly Commentary

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