Legal Research Methods in a Modern World

This book introduces European legal research methods to Americans and American legal research methods to Europeans and thus makes it possible for them to speak the same language of the law. It is a paramount coursebook on legal research which breaks the oceanic divide. Furthermore, it is the first legal research guide to consider the internationalization and globalization in both the new law school curriculums and the changing practice of law.

Contents

Preface
About the Authors
Table of Contents
Part I
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Legal Families
Chapter 3 - Requirements for Studying Foreign Law
Chapter 4 - Comparative Law Methods
Part II
Chapter 5 - Methods in the U.S. - Common Law
Chapter 6 - United Kingdom Resources - Common Law
Part III
Chapter 7 - Methods in Europe - Civil Law
Chapter 8 - Russian Resources - Civil Law
Chapter 9 - European Union Resources - Civil LawPart IV
Chapter 10 - China Resources - Law in the Far EastPart V
Chapter 11 - Public International Law Resources
Chapter 12 - International Organizations' Resources
Appendix