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Free, official and other online sources, as well as Boalt Law Library print and online sources, for materials from federal and California executive agencies and administrative bodies.less

A guide to the law of the United States as it pertains to the American Indian. Includes print and microform resources held by the Law Library as well as online databases, texts, and web sites.less

A guide to business information and an annotated list of the best electronic resources for the legal researcher available at Cal.less

A guide to doing a California legislative history at the Boalt Law Library.

How to find text, analyses, arguments, status, history, and case law relating to California ballot initiatives, referenda and recall elections, including information on attempted ballot measures that failed to qualify for the ballot.less

This guide covers researching corporate accountability, including locating international standards, relevant international organizations, and other resources.less

Tips for searching free and fee-based court-sponsored or subscription resources for viewing docket sheets and for downloading underlying, filed documents from federal and state cases.less

From Fordham University Law Library, this guide provides information on where to find statistics and datasets, by topic, both legal and non legal resources are included as are resources for statistical data analysis.less

The Guide describes the major statutes and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that affect businesses and workers and is designed mainly for those needing "hands-on" information to develop wage, benefit, safety and health, and nondiscrimination policies for businesses.less

Sources for both print and electronic resources for bill status and text, congressional documents, and presidentail materials on federal legislation.less

A selection of Restatements of the Law, Nutshells, hornbooks, treatises, and other materials that may help to clarify or explain some of the legal issues being discussed in your classes.less

Guidance on researching foreign (non-U.S.) law and comparative law. While specific countries are not covered, the guide does point out relevant research guides, English-language translations, and other useful resources.less

How to locate documentation, dispute resolution materials, secondary sources, and other relevant electronic resources in researching both GATT and WTO.less

Covers research on issues related to global migration, including human rights, refugees, public policy, etc. Sections include locating international instruments, UN documents, national legislation and country information, statistics and data, and more.less

Guide written by the California Office of Legislative Counsel, a nonpartisan public agency that drafts legislative proposals, prepares legal opinions, and provides other confidential legal services to the Legislature and others. The Legislative Counsel also publishes California codes, senate and assembly bills on the internet.less

This quick guide is aimed at those who are collecting sources for an article on an international or foreign law topic. There is also some guidance on putting citations into Bluebook format.less

The guide includes information on locating treaties, awards, national laws, and other information.  Includes both print and electronic sources, including databases like KluwerArbitration.less

Designed to cover research on issues related to international humanitarian law, including law of war and law of armed conflict. Sections include locating international instruments, cases, national law, and more.less

Designed to teach research strategies and methodology for researching print and electronic sources for treaties, agreements and the documentation of international organizations. Includes review questions to help solidify understanding of how these materials are organized and how to locate them.less

This guide provides an introduction to researching international and foreign legal issues. It includes sources for definitions and abbreviations, research guides and other introductory sources, and references to materials for further research.less

Basic land use and environmental law print and online resources, aimed at assisting students in two courses offered by the Department of City & Regional Planning at the College of Environmental Design: Introduction to Planning and Environmental Law (205) and Land Use Controls (252).less

Provides a variety of resources to aid in determining if a journal submission offers a sufficiently original thesis to warrant publication.less

Suggested sources of information pertaining to municipal or county legal research, with a special emphasis on California local government.

This research guide provides information on locating journal literature on international and foreign legal topics using legal journal indexes, law-related journal indexes, and full-text sources.less

This guide covers researching refugee law, including print and electronic sources. There is a section on U.S. immigration research, as well as a section on locating foreign law.less

This guide provides an overview and search tips for legal research using the current most important finding tools for United Nations documents.less

Covers the basics of reading, sorting through and tracking down a list of sources you are assigned to collect for a journal's cite-checking project. Step by step tips on understanding what kind of source you are looking for and how to find books, articles, and more.less

WTO database with jurisprudence on WTO provisions, including subsequent reports, awards and decisions citing those provisions. Includes procedural documents, Dispute Settlement Body minutes, and pending jurisprudence.less

Covers researching U.S. treaties and agreements as well as non-U.S. and multilateral treaties and agreements. Both print and electronic resources are included.less

Genie Tyburski, Web Manager, The Virtual Chase, has prepared a succinct, informative guide to optimizing search results from general Web search engines such as Google, Ask, Yahoo!, and others.less