The purpose of this research guide is to provide an overview of a variety of topics involved in conducting legal research internationally. For many of the topics, there are additional research guides available for more in-depth research within specific subjects. The getting started tab helps with grasping the many complexities to conducting legal research and should be a starting point for those unfamiliar with how international legal research works.
For those individuals looking for laws specific to one or a few countries, the best place to start is either the foreign law tab or the comparative law tab.
As always, if you get stuck, feel free to contact a reference librarian at Georgia State's Law Library here. This page leads to the main library page, and library staff are available to chat during regular reference hours.
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Before diving into a research project, it's essential to have a strategy for how you will conduct your research.
At the Law Library, we've developed a research worksheet that you can use to help organize the information you've been given and develop a plan for your research. Feel free to make copies and use it as you're given research assignments.
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