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Introduction to International Law - Sources in the UM Law Library: Annuals or Yearbooks

This guide to international legal research is designed primarily for students with little or no experience in doing research in international law.

Annuals or Yearbooks

Annuals or Yearbooks fall into three categories.
The first category is annually published collections of articles or documents, e.g.:

1. British Year Book of International Law, 1920- . Contains substantive articles by leading British specialists, surveys of British court decisions affecting public and private international law, and book reviews.

2. Japanese Annual of International Law, 1957- . Includes texts of Japanese court decisions and chronological list of treaties concluded by Japan.

3. Netherlands Yearbook of International Law, 1970- . In addition to substantive articles and key documents, includes reports on Dutch international legal practice, treaties and judicial decisions.


The second category includes proceedings or reports of annual conferences or conventions.

1. American Society of International Law. Proceedings of the….Annual Meeting. 1972- . Between 1970 and 1973, the Proceedings were a part of the American Journal of International Law.

2. Institute of International Law. Annuaire de l’Institut de Droit International. 1877- . Reports on the annual meetings, contains texts of resolutions adopted, which often are in the form of draft multilateral conventions.

3. Hague Academy of International Law. Recueil de Cours. 1950- . The Recueil prints, in English or French, the collected lectures of international scholars from various countries at the annual sessions of the academy. The sessions last about six weeks and are divided into two periods: one devoted to private, the other to public international law.

 

The third category of yearbooks is annual almanacs or manuals which contain factual information about the activities of select organizations or achievements in a specific field for a given year.

1. Yearbook of International Organizations. 1966- .

2. Yearbook of the United Nations. 1946/47- .

3. Statesman's Yearbook. 1966- .

4. Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law. 1997 - .

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