Comparative Law  

The MLIC International, Foreign and Comparative Law links page includes many more basic sources that are accessible on the internet. See especially the Yale Country by Country Guide to Foreign Legal Research and the Flores and Reynolds Foreign Law Guide for German resources.

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 19th ed., 2010.  Copies located on Ready Reference (at the Ref. Desk) and MLIC Reserve. Foreign and international materials are covered more extensively in this system than in ALWD Citation Manual.

Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citation, 2nd ed., 2009. Prepared by NYU Journal of International Law and Politics editors.

ALWD Citation Manual, 4th ed., 2010.

Research in comparative and international law topics may tax your research skills but fear not the MLIC has abundant resources for this type of research.  The following are some basic resources in print that you might want to consult as a starting point.

Guide to International Legal Research also available in print at the MLIC Reference Desk.

Germain's transnational law research: a guide for attorneys

There are also several West Nutshell series titles on MLIC Reserve that may be helpful for basic information in a concise form.  These titles include:

International Business Transactions in a nutshell

European Union Law in a nutshell

International Legal Research in a nutshell

Comparative Legal Traditions in a nutshell

These are a few terms to get you started, you will add more as you do your research.

International Law

International law - Legal research

Comparative Law

Legal research - European Economic Community countries

Conflict of laws

International business enterprises

Law - European Union Countries

Labor laws and legislation - Germany

Industrial relations - Germany

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