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FCIL LUNCH AND LEARN!
Don’t miss the the new fall semester FCIL Lunch and Learn series! These sessions are designed to give you hands-on experience with the key research tools for all things foreign and international law! This semester our sessions will focus on treaty research, migration research, international courts and tribunals, human rights research, and general research into...
A Guide to the PCA, ICJ, and ICC
By Kristen Kellems This summer, I visited some of The Hague’s best-known legal institutions. Seeing them up close was a useful reminder that “international court” is not one job description. These institutions were created at different moments, hear different kinds of cases, and get their authority in different ways. For law students and researchers, those...
Traveling Abroad for the Summer? Take Pics!
Studying abroad or traveling internationally over the summer is more than just a chance to see new places! It can also be an opportunity for law students to explore how legal systems operate outside the United States. From constitutional structures to courtroom architecture, international experiences can offer a unique perspective on comparative and international law...
Law Student Access to Databases Over the Summer and After Graduation
The end of the school year is here! That means it is time to share information about accessing library databases and other resources while school is out for summer. If you are a not graduating this April, most of your access database remains the same over the summer. But there are a few things you...
The Reference Assistant Team for Winter 2026
Say hello to the Reference Assistant Team for the Winter 2026 Semester! These great law students are happy to help you with any of your reference questions! They are hired and overseen by Professor Annalee Hickman Pierson, and they work along side the full-time law library faculty members who offer reference help. Please meet: Matt...
What GenAI Revealed About BYU Law’s Foreign & International Collection
This year, I took a closer look at the BYU Law Library’s Foreign, Comparative, and International Law (FCIL) collection to better understand its shape—where it’s strongest and where it could grow.re it could grow. A quick look at the heat map makes the pattern easy to spot. Our strongest coverage clusters around Europe and “Global/General”...
