We have just created two new research guides for those of you interested in foreign and international law research; one on International Arbitration  and another on International Investment Law.  You will find tabs for treatises, journals, awards and decisions, treaties, institutions, and current awareness.  As always, our guides are works-in-progress so please feel free to speak with any of the librarians about suggestions or questions you may have.

 Students who are considering paper topics might want to consult the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law and the Electronic Information System for International Law to gain some familiarity with subjects and resources on a wide variety of topics.

For those of you interested in arbitration, our new Global Arbitration Review database provides not only the electronic version of the journal, but also news and trends regarding arbitration.  You can also go directly to the Permanent Court of Arbitration site to examine recent decisions as well as documents for cases that are currently pending before the court.  The PCA only identifies cases on their site when parties have agreed, but will include all sorts of documents, including transcripts of the hearings and webcasts when available.  There are many other ways to find out what is currently happening in arbitration, so take a look at our research guide.

Other research guides can be found on the law library website.

                                                                                                                                                                 ---- Ryan Harrington

Kluwer Arbitration is now available via IP Access on the CCH IntelliConnect platform. You must register though it is very quick -- just email and password.

According to CCH:

Kluwer Arbitration is the world's leading online resource for international commercial arbitration research. It contains a wealth of commentary from expert practitioner authors and an extensive collection of primary source materials. It is a comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date arbitration library that is designed for quick and simple browsing and searching. Kluwer Arbitration includes case law, commentary, conventions, legislation and rules. This resource has been recently expanded with an Investment Arbitration section. This section provides a wealth of fully searchable investment materials.

We will run this database on a one-year trial basis so if you use this database, please let us know -- and let us know what you think of it!

Send any feed back to Teresa Miguel or Fred Shapiro.