Melissa AbernathyForeign & Int’l Law Reference Librarian
What we will cover CISG Database (Pace)
Kluwer Arbitration
Westlaw International Arbitration Materials Practical Law Company
Books in Print LRC Catalog, Circuit, and Interlibrary Loan
Journal Articles HeinOnline and Google Scholar
Pace Law SchoolInstitute for International Commercial Law http://iicl.law.pace.edu/cisg/cisg
CISGUnited Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
A great starting point for researching the CISG is the CISG database maintained by the Pace Law School, Institute of Commercial Law
http://iicl.law.pace.edu/cisg/cisg
Case law: organized by CISG article, country, keyword UNCITRAL Case Law Digest
Annotated CISG: Legislative History Guides & Scholarly Writings (bibliographies) CISG-Advisory Council Opinions
CISGIn addition to the Pace database and the UNCITRAL website, these print and electronic resources will also be helpful for CISG research.
Find additional books using the LRC catalog, Circuit, and Worldcat
Secondary Sources
International sales law--CISG in a nutshell by Franco Ferrari, LRC Reserve (K1028.3198 .F44 2014)
The ABCs of the CISG by Jack Graves, LRC Reading Room (K1028.3198 .G73 2013)
Guide to the International Sale of Goods Convention (Westlaw)
UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: Practice and Theory (Lexis)
Case Law
UNILEX on CISG & UNIDROIT Principles: International Case Law and Bibliography
UNCITRAL Digest (pdf) and CLOUT includes case abstracts on the CISG and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration.
If you are off-campus, you must access this resource through the law library’s website http://www.sandiego.edu/law/library/
Kluwer Arbitration Kluwer Arbitration is the most comprehensive
database of international commercial arbitration primary and secondary resources.
It contains international and national arbitration conventions, rules, legislation, and decisions, as well as commentary and analysis on those decisions.
Access Kluwer Arbitration by starting at the LRC’s homepage http://www.sandiego.edu/law/library/
Kluwer Arbitration Start at the LRC
homepage http://www.sandiego.edu/law/library/
Click on Databases A-Z link in the middle of the screen
Kluwer Arbitration After clicking on
Research Databases, click on the letter “K” for Kluwer Arbitration
Kluwer Arbitration Now click on the
linked title of the database “Kluwer Arbitration.”
If you are on-campus, the link should take you directly to the database.
If you are off-campus, you will be prompted for your USDOne username and password.
http://www.kluwerarbitration.com.sandiego.idm.oclc.org/
Kluwer Arbitration includes arbitral rules, decisions, and awards from most major trade and investment organizations (NAFTA, ICSID, ICC, CAS, Cairo, etc.). The easiest way to navigate by arbitral institution is to click on Organizations.
Search across the database by keyword, and use the filters on the left hand side to refine your results to Commentary, Awards, or a particular Organization (e.g. UNCITRAL).
Use the Practice Tools tab to construct Smart Charts to easily compare procedural rules across institutions.
From the Books tab, search across all books or select just a few to search from using the buttons on the right. Remember to keep your search terms brief.
International Arbitration Materials and thePractical Law Company
International Arbitration Materials
Start by typing in the title of the database “International Arbitration Materials” in the main Westlaw search bar.
International Arbitration Materials
Then add the International Arbitration Materials page to your Westlaw favorites by clicking on the star.
Access the Practical Law Company through Westlaw on the main landing page
Practical Law Company
Click on the International Arbitration practice area
Practical Law Company
Navigate by arbitral institution, country, or simply search the entire practice center using the search bar above.
LRC Catalog, Circuit, and Interlibrary Loanhttp://www.sandiego.edu/law/library/
LRC Catalog• The Legal Research
Center’s online catalog links to materials held at the LRC and the Main Library (Copley)
• The catalog can be used to find not just materials in our print collection, but also to access e-books and electronic databases
• Access: You can link to the catalog off of the LRC’s webpage http://www.sandiego.edu/law/library/
Circuit Catalog
Because USD is a member of a library consortium called the Circuit, you can borrow materials from any of the member libraries which include SDSU, UCSD and Cal State San Marcos.
Circuit does NOT include Thomas Jefferson Law School or California Western School of Law.
Access: You can link to the Circuit catalog through the LRC catalog orhttp://circuit.sdsu.edu
Click “Request” to order this item
WorldCat and Interlibrary Loan If you’re looking for an item and can’t find it in the LRC
Catalog or the Circuit, then check WorldCat to see if it can be interlibrary-loaned from a participating member of a worldwide network of libraries.
To request an ILL, click here (check with a reference librarian first).
Example
Submit an ILL Request
Submit an Interlibrary Loan request through the LRC at http://www.sandiego.edu/law/library/find-resources/ill/index.php
HeinOnline and Google Scholar
HeinOnline & Google Scholar HeinOnline
Contains digital (PDF) images of law reviews from U.S. law schools. Access through the our Legal Research Databases page.
Google Scholar Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search
for scholarly literature and connect you with journal databases that you may have access to through USD.
We’re here to help! Melissa Abernathy
Foreign & International Law Librarian
Phone: (619) 260-4734
Email: [email protected]
Reference librarians are here every day and during weeknights (except during intersession).
Reference Desk Phone: 619-260-4612
Ref. Desk E-mail: [email protected]