Class Assignments

These are the materials for POLI 4410, Fall 2018

A. Syllabus Readings

1. Dancy's How to Read Like a Graduate Student
2. Jeffrey L. Dunoff, Steven Ratner, and David Wippman (2010) International Law Norms, Actors, Process: A Problem-Oriented Approach, 3rd Edition, selections
3. William Schabas (2004) An Introduction to the International Criminal Court, Second Edition, selections

B. Assignments

1. What is a treaty summary?

2. Which group am I in, and what case am I writing about? How do I write a case brief?

3. What am I expected to do for the academic article?

C. Useful Guides for Academic Research

1. Tulane library's Foreign & International Law Database

2. Tulane's Foreign & International Law Library Guide

3. Georgetown's Foreign & International Law Research Guide

4. University of Minnesota's Human Rights Library

D. Top International Law Blogs

• American Society of International Law Insights
• American Society of International Law In Brief
• European Journal of International Law's EJIL: Talk!
• Opinio Juris
• Middlesex University's International Law Blog
• Society of International Law and Policy Blog
• Cambridge International Law Journal Blog
• International Law Observer (mainly for academic conferences)
• Legal Scholarship blog (also for academic conferences)
• Harvard International Law Journal blog
• News and Comments on European Union Law
• Great public international law blog put together by Ruwanthike Gunaratne
• The Hague Justice Portal
• Cornell International Law Journal Online
• ILawyer Blog
• Herbert Smith Freehills PIL Notes
• Customs and International Trade Law Blog
• International Criminal Law Media Review
• Berkeley Journal of International Law Blog
• Center for International Environmental Law Blog
• Rights as Usual
• Groningen Journal of International Law's Under Construction
• IntLawGrrls
• Conflict of Laws, a blog on Private International Law
• Justice in Conflict, about ICL and human rights