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Arthur W. Diamond Law Library Columbia University

Arthur W. Diamond Law Library Columbia University. International, Foreign and Comparative Law Collection. International Law Collection. Approx. 60,000 volumes Both public and private law Current and historical sources Special emphasis arbitration intellectual property human rights

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Arthur W. Diamond Law Library Columbia University

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  1. Arthur W. Diamond Law LibraryColumbia University International, Foreign and Comparative Law Collection

  2. International Law Collection • Approx. 60,000 volumes • Both public and private law • Current and historical sources • Special emphasis • arbitration • intellectual property • human rights • international organizations

  3. Foreign Law Collection • Catalogued with Schiller call nos. generally • Collect laws of nearly all countries (Cellar) • U.K., Ireland, Canada (5th floor) • Toshiba Library for Japanese Legal Research (2nd floor) • approx. 17,000 volumes, 90% in Japanese

  4. Foreign Law (con’t) • Cooperative collection development with other law libraries • Collection’s strengths include: • Western Europe • Former Commonwealth nations • Mexico, Argentina • South Africa

  5. International Research Guides • UN Research Guide • Treaty Guide • Public International Law Guide • http://www.library.law.columbia.edu/intlaw. html

  6. United Nations Documents • Diamond Law Library is a full U.N. depository library • Collect UN Documents (“term of art”); not sales publications • Not documents of related organizations • UN Documents • Official Record (GAOR, SCOR, ESCOR) • Parliamentary Documents

  7. European Union Documents • Diamond Law Library is NOT an EU depository library • Significant collection • O.J. - L Series, C Series • EU Parliamentary Debates • European Court of Justice • extensive treatises and journals

  8. Electronic Databases of International Law • Jutastat (Africa) • isinolaw (China) • Quicklaw (Canada) • Foreign Law Guide • UN ODS • TIARA • Westlaw/ Lexis • http://www.library.law. columbia.edu/inddb.html

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