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International Team Project: Chile Research Checklist

Introduction

This is a selective list of resources prepared for students participating in International Team Project: Chile at Northwestern Law in the Spring 2007 semester.

Also use the Conduct Research portion of the law library web site. In particular, see the Foreign and Comparative and International sections.

Note: The law library does not collect materials for Latin American countries in Spanish. Some regional organization material is collected in Spanish.

Contents

Key to call number locations:

  • I,REF = international reference area, 3rd floor
  • I,PER = international and comparative law journals, 32ndd floor
  • R,REF = reference room, 2nd floor
  • REF = shelving area under grand staircase, 2nd floor
  • Sp.Chil = the old call number for Chile. Closed stacks, request material online or at circulation desk.
  • N,SCH = the new location symbol for Chile, 3rd floor
  • MAIN Government Pub. = the Northwestern University Library Government Publications Dept., in Evanston
  • MAIN Reference = the Northwestern University Library Reference Room, in Evanston

General Country Information

  • Europa World Year Book I,REF JN 1 .E84

    Information on Chile Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community also available via the online version.

  • Political Handbook of the World I,REF JF 37 .P63

    Also available online. Select Chile from "browse by countries" feature.

  • World Factbook I,REF G 122 .U56a

    Also available online.

  • Encyclopaedia Britannica R,REF AE 5 .E363 2002

    Information on Chile also available through Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community .

  • Reports on Chile. The Economist Intelligence Unit. Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community
  • Background Note: Chile. U.S. Dept. of State. (last updated November 2004)
  • Chile, a Country Study. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress; ed. by Rex A. Hudson (3rd ed., 1994). N,SCH F 3058 .C5223 1994

    Also available via the Internet.

    Data as of March 1994.

  • Chile: Selected Internet Resources. Portals to the World, Library of Congress

Area Studies Resources

Governmental web sites

Civil Law Legal Systems in General

  • University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, World Legal Systems world map showing legal traditions followed by each country.
  • Apple, James G. and Robert P. Deyling, A Primer on the Civil-Law System (Federal Judicial Center, 1995). This 70-page work, written for lawyers and judges, includes treatment of history, the civil law system as it functions today, and a comparison with common law.

    D,USG JU13.2:C49z, also available online.

  • Bruno, Phillippe, "The Common Law From a Civil Lawyer's Perspective," in Danner > Bernal, eds., Introduction to Foreign Legal Systems (Oceana, 1994), pages 1-13.

    I,REF K 561 .I58 1994

  • Merryman, John Henry, ed., The Civil Law Tradition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Western Europe and Latin America (Stanford University Press, 2nd ed. 1985). This short work (168 pages) is a classic.

    I,MON K 585 .M467 1985

  • Zaphiriou, George A., "Introduction to Civil Law Systems," in Danner > Bernal, eds., Introduction to Foreign Legal Systems (Oceana, 1994), pages 48-55.

    I,REF K 561 .I58 1994

Law and Legal System of Chile

Background, research guides:

  • Essential Issues of the Chilean Legal System, by Sergio Endress Gómez (GlobaLex, 2005)
  • Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World Must be used within Northwestern Law buildings by Reynolds and Flores. For each country, includes background on the legal system and legal publication, as well as citations to laws on particular topics and English language translations. An indispensable source for foreign law research.

    Also available in print; shelved in office of Foreign and International Law Librarian. Online version is more current and includes links.

  • Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia. Vol. 1, pages 291-295.

    I,REF K 48 .L44 2002

  • Law and Judicial Systems of Nations. World Jurist Association. Pages 100-102.

    I,REF K 583 .L375 2002

  • Chile Law Digest, in Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest. Digest of various areas of substantive law, especially useful for company, corporate, and tax law.

    I,REF K 68 .M37

    Also available on LexisNexis Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community (INTDIG file)

Internet sources for Chilean laws:

Constitution:

Legislation:

Case Law:

Legal education

Finding Books on Chile

  • Szladits' Bibliography on Foreign and Comparative Law: Books and Articles in EnglishThrough the supplement for 1989-90 it provided references to books, journal articles, and essays published in collections, in English. It included a section citing to the texts of laws (including constitutions) in translation, published in both books and articles. This index now covers only books, not periodical articles. Statutes are now usually excluded.

    I,REF K 38 .S94 1955 and supplements

    I,REF K 38 .S94 1990

    I,REF K 38 .S94 1995/1996

    I,REF K 38 .S94 1997/1998

  • To find books at Northwestern University:NUcat, the catalog of Northwestern University libraries, provides various ways to find books on a topic. These include searching by keyword (for which there are several methods) and searching by subject (using Library of Congress subject headings).

    (Note: NUcat can be used to find out whether the library owns a particular periodical, but it is not used for finding articles within periodicals; for this, you use a periodical index, described in the following section.)"Guided Search" tab: It is sometimes easiest to start with a "guided" search, using words or phrases that are likely to appear in the record for a relevant book. From the NUcat screen, click on the "Guided Search" tab. Guided searches allow you to search for words or phrases in specific parts of the bibliographic record (e.g., author, title, subject) or as keywords; to use connectors (e.g., and, or); and to limit your search (e.g., by location, date, language). The search screen is set up in such a way as to guide you through the search formulation process and minimize the amount of typing. Searching in "keyword anywhere" is usually the best. For example, to search on Chilean law or legal topics, you might try:

    Search for: chile, select "all of these," search in "keyword anywhere"

    AND

    Search for: law? legal, "select "any of these," search in "keyword anywhere"

    "Search" tab: Keyword searching is also available under the "Search" tab by clicking on "keyword search" or "keyword phrase search." You must formulate and type in the search, both terms and connector, yourself. An example of a "Keyword" search is:
    chile and (law? or legal)
    Once you have found a relevant book, you can look at the record in "long view" to find the Library of Congress subject headings for the book. You can then do a subject search by clicking on the link. This will sometimes retrieve additional relevant books that were not found by the keyword search. You may also do a subject heading search from the "Search" tab by choosing "Subject Heading." An example of a Library of Congress subject heading is:
    Constitutional history--Chile
    Note: Materials on the law of a particular country on a particular subject might be found either in books devoted to the jurisdiction or in materials devoted to the subject. An example of a work classified (i.e., shelved) by jurisdiction is:
    Doing Business and Investing in Chile N,SCH KHF 333 .B86D66
    Examples of books and looseleaf services, etc., on a specific subject, which include discussion of more than one jurisdiction:
    Constitutions of the Countries of the World I,MON K 3157 .A2B58 1971-Copyright Laws and Treaties of the World I,MON K 1419.2 1956-Digest of Commercial Laws of the World I,MON K 1005.4 .D54 1996-International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations I,MON K1705.4 .I58
  • To find books at other libraries: WorldCat Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community This international database contains records from thousands of libraries. I-Share This database contains records for many Illinois libraries.

    The library catalogs of many other institutions may be accessed via our law library catalogs and homepages page.

Finding Articles

The following are indexes that can be searched to identify articles, etc., on a subject. In some instances, in addition to a bibliographic citation, a direct link to full-text of the article will be provided. Often a "Find it at NU" button will lead to a full text electronic source. If no full-text is identified, search NUcat by the title of the journal to see if the journal in which the article appears is owned in print format by Northwestern. If it is in the Northwestern University Library (or not held by Northwestern at all) you can submit an interlibrary loan request for the article. Note: before beginning to search any index, consult its "help" feature to be sure you are constructing an effective search.

Legal Topics

  • LegalTrac Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community Current Law Index R,REF K 33 .C87LexisNexis Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community : Legal Resource Index (LAWREV;LGLIND)Westlaw: Legal Resource Index (LRI) Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community The most comprehensive periodical index for U.S. legal research, this index, which began in 1980, can also be used to find articles on international and comparative law topics. It covers more than 850 journals from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, and Australia.
  • Current Index to Legal Periodicals (most recent five issues) Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community Current Index to Legal Periodicals R,REF K33 .C865Westlaw Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community : CILP database (most recent eight issues)

    A current awareness service, published weekly by the University of Washington law library. More up-to-date than LegalTrac.

  • Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals I,REF K 33 .I529

    This index, which began in 1960, covers more than 550 selected legal periodicals, most of which are published outside of the United States, as well as collections of essays, dealing with international law (both public and private), comparative law, and the domestic law of countries worldwide. It does not attempt to cover the legal systems of the United States, the British Isles, and the British Commonwealth. The web version covers 1985 onward.

Non-Legal Topics

Resources covering more than one topic in the social sciences and humanities

  • HAPI Online: Hispanic American Periodicals Index Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community Provides citations to worldwide information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States.
  • Handbook of Latin American Studies. Library of Congress

    In print: Main Reference (non-circulating) 016.98 H236

    A selective, annotated bibliography of scholarly works on Latin America. Covers books, journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers in the disciplines of anthropology, art, economics, geography, government and politics, history, international relations, literature, music, philosophy, and sociology.

  • PAIS International (1972 - present) Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community and PAIS International Archive (1937-1976) Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community PAIS International in Print REF Z 7163 .P9223

    Published by Public Affairs Information Service. Indexes and abstracts public and social policy literature published in over 120 countries. Includes such areas as economics, finance, law, education, the military, political science, public administration, international law and relations, the environment, and demography. The materials indexed include journal articles, books, reports of governmental, private, and intergovernmental organizations, statistical directories, research reports, conference reports, selected microfiche, and selected Internet resources originally published in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese.

  • CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community Citations, abstracts, and selected full-text articles covering topics in international affairs, collected largely from university- and foundation-funded research institutes, non-governmental organizations, and academic conferences. Includes working papers, conference proceedings, journal and book abstracts, and links to related resources.
  • OxResearch Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community Short articles by Oxford Analytica in the areas of business and management, economics, and political science.
  • EXAC (Expanded Academic ASAP) Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community An online index to articles in more than 1,000 periodicals covering the social sciences, the humanities, the sciences, and current affairs.
  • Web of Science Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community Contains three individual databases, which may be searched separately or simultaneously: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Social Sciences Citation Index covers anthropology, history, industrial relations, law, linguistics, psychology, psychiatry, political science, public health, social issues, sociology, substance abuse, urban studies, women's studies.
  • FirstSearch Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community Includes a number of databases that index articles, papers, and proceedings in a variety of subject areas. A few of the individual databases are listed below:
    • ArticleFirst Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community Index of articles from 12,500 journals in business, the humanities, social sciences, popular culture, science, technology, and medicine, from 1990 onwards. Some entries have abstracts; some have full-text.
    • Contemporary Women's Issues Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community "Citations and full-text access to global information on women from journals, newsletters, and research reports."
    • EconLit Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community Citations and selected abstracts to articles from more than 400 economics journals.
    • ProceedingsFirst Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community Index of conference proceedings.
    • Wilson Select Plus Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community Full-text articles in science, humanities, education, and business.
  • Project Muse Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community - Online database of more than 200 journals from nonprofit publishers. Many links to full-text articles.
  • Social Science Research Network Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community A service providing scholarly research papers, working papers, and journals in numerous social science disciplines, including law, economics, and financial economics.

Finding Dissertations

Dissertations Abstracts database. "Citations and abstracts for doctoral dissertations, and some master's theses, from accredited North American colleges and universities and some international universities." Available from the following:

  • ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: Full Text Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community Entries for more than 2 million doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts written by the author. Master's theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. More than 600,000 dissertations and theses are available in native or image PDF formats for immediate free download.
  • Dissertations Abstracts OnlineWestlaw (DAO) Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community
  • Current Research @ Northwestern University Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community

Finding Statistics

News: General, Legal, and Business

International Business Resources

  • See our web site's International Trade, Business, and Economic Law page.
  • ABI/INFORM Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community Business and management index. Citations and abstracts of articles from more than 1,300 journals, including over 350 English-language international sources. Full-text articles from over 600 selected sources.Westlaw Available from anywhere to members of the Northwestern Law community : ABI-INFORM (ABI/Inform (R) (DIALOG)) and ABI-INFORM Current (ABI/Inform (R) - Current (DIALOG))
  • Business Source Premier Available from anywhere to all members of the Northwestern University community "[P]rovides nearly 3,300 full-text scholarly publications, including more than 1,000 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to the full-text, this database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 4,100 journals. This database offers information in nearly every area of business including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more."
  • GlobalEDGE (TM) Resource Desk. Michigan State University.

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