Other International Courts International Criminal Court Courts Generated by Particular Situation Secondary materials International Organizations United Nations World Trade Organization(ex-GATT European Union Council of Europe UR Comparative Law Basics Other Useful Websites Networ king This guide is designed to enable you to do research in international law. It will introduce you to the basic concepts, institutions, texts, and research tools and give you a framework to knit these together as needed to solve individual problems. Underlying the guide is the principle that in order to understand what you need to find, you have to understand the institutions which are in a position to"create"international law. The guide is not intended to teach substantive law, but the framework within which the law is disseminated BACKGROUND The background material provides a context for learning about the specific tools used in Definitions of international lawOther International Courts International Criminal Court Courts Generated by Particular Situation Secondary Materials International Organizations United Nations World Trade Organization (ex-GATT) European Union Council of Europe MERCOSUR Comparative Law Basics Other Useful Websites Networking This guide is designed to enable you to do research in international law. It will introduce you to the basic concepts, institutions, texts, and research tools and give you a framework to knit these together as needed to solve individual problems. Underlying the guide is the principle that in order to understand what you need to find, you have to understand the institutions which are in a position to "create" international law. The guide is not intended to teach substantive law, but the framework within which the law is disseminated. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BACKGROUND The background material provides a context for learning about the specific tools used in International Law research. Definitions of International Law