LibGuides: International, Foreign, and Comparative Law: Terms & Cites

Foreign and International Law

Foreign law refers to the laws of individual foreign countries.

Comparative law compares aspects of the laws or legal systems of two or more countries.

Public international law governs legal relations between countries, referred to as nation-states or states, and other international entities.

Private international law concerns laws related to private persons (e.g., individuals or companies) in situations that cross country borders.

World Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations by Igor I. Kavass & Mary Miles Prince
Call Number: Law Library Reserve K54 .W67 1991 V1-4
This source is arranged by country.

Prince's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations (previous called Bieber's) by Mary Miles Prince
Call Number: Law Library Information Desk KF246 .B46 (older editions in Law Library Stacks)
Legal citations frequently include abbreviations. This source allows you to look up the abbreviation to determine the full title of the source. Focuses on Anglo-American sources.

Legal Abbreviations (Drake Law Library Guide)
This guide lists legal abbreviations for frequently used sources and provides an overview of how to read a legal citation.
International Law Abbreviations
This guide lists some common international law abbreviations. (From Loyola-Los Angeles Law School)
Oxford Pubic International Law List of Abbreviations
This PDF list includes sources and document types or parts

Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations by New York University School of Law Staff
Call Number: Law Library Information Desk K89 .G84 2009
The guide primarily relies "on the source jurisdiction’s internal citation system." The earlier edition of this book is also available online.
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
Call Number: Law Library Information Desk KF245 .U55 (older editions in the stacks)
This is the principal guide to U.S. legal citation. For foreign materials, see Rule 20 and Table 2, which is now only accessible online. For international materials, see Rule 21 and Tables 3-5.

Law - Legal Citation Guide
This Canadian guide does not follow Bluebook standards. If you have flexibility in citation style, it does provide format and examples of citations for many international sources.

IATE (Interactive Terminology for Europe)
This online tools translates terms relevant to policy and law in the European Union (EU) from any one official language of the EU to another.