We are excited to announce that we will be presenting two Lunch and Learn webinars to round out the final months of 2024. The first Lunch and Learn webinar will take place on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT. It will be hosted by Legal Reference Librarian Louis Myers and will feature an overview of public international law. The second Lunch and Learn webinar of the year will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST. It will be hosted by Legal Reference Librarian Olivia Kane-Cruz and Librarian-In-Residence Linnea Eberhart. It will focus on secondary legal resources and how they can be an asset to researchers.
A Lunch and Learn Webinar: An Overview of Public International Law
Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT
Content: This webinar will provide an introduction to the five sources of international law, as defined by Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice and the Restatement 3d: Foreign Relations Law of the United States. Both of these are considered prominent authorities on the creation and evolution of public international law. The presentation will introduce and explain many of the resources featured in the Law Library’s recently updated research guide, Public International Law: A Beginner’s Guide. The presentation will provide an introduction to treaty practice and international conventions, international customary law and its relationship to international law, general principles of law as they relate to international law, and a final category covering other evidence for international law. The presentation will also briefly discuss the inclusion of international governmental organizations, such as the United Nations, within the framework of international law.
Instructor: Louis Myers. Louis Myers holds a B.A. in history from Kent State University, a J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law, and an M.L.I.S. from Kent State University.
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A Lunch and Learn Webinar: Using Secondary Sources in Legal Research
Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST
Content: This webinar will provide an overview of secondary sources such as legal encyclopedias, treatises, and dictionaries. In addition, the webinar will provide practical examples to show how these resources are used in practice. The presentation will demonstrate how secondary sources are an important step in the legal research method and how they can guide researchers to primary sources. Many of the materials and content for this webinar have come from the Law Library’s research guide, Legal Research: A Guide to Secondary Resources.
Instructor: Olivia Kane-Cruz and Linnea Eberhart. Olivia Kane-Cruz is a legal reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress. Olivia holds a B.A. in political science from Humboldt State University (Cal Poly Humboldt), a J.D. and a master of environmental law and policy from Vermont Law School, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Washington. Linnea holds a B.A. in international studies and criminology from the University of South Florida Judy Genshaft Honors College, a J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, and an M.S.I. from Florida State University. She is currently a Librarian-in-Residence with the Law Library.
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