Much like in Canadian legal research, secondary sources are important starting points for international legal research because they can help introduce you to international law, familiarize you with relevant legal principles or concepts, and point you to authoritative primary sources.
This page covers starting points for finding secondary sources for international legal research using resources available at Queen's.
The Max Planck Encyclopedias of Public International LawBooks, journal articles, textbooks, and treatises are useful resources for learning about a particular area of international law, or international law as a whole. Researchers should consult various databases and legal periodical indexes to find resources on international law.
►See Secondary Sources for more information about locating secondary sources.
►See our International Law research guide for a curated list of secondary sources available at the Law Library.
Many terms used in international law may be unfamiliar or have different denotations than in the Canadian legal system. Legal dictionaries can help explain different terms used in international law, as well as their contexts.
Parry & Grant Encyclopædic Dictionary of International Law by