The latest addition to the Foreign and International Law Research
Guides, Sustainable Development and International Law is based on the resources used in the
Sustainable Development Series which is taught at the Sturm College of Law in
three separate courses focusing on three different levels of law:
international, national (domestic/foreign), and community. The Research Guide
features tabs linking the user to resources that will be of interest to those
beginning research in any of those areas. Treaties and United Nations materials
are important at all three levels and there are tabs for each of those topics.
Other tabs are for the World Bank and the World Trade Organization. As a group,
the world’s indigenous peoples are affected by the concept of development,
whether as a program such as REDD+ that is promoted as sustainable, the WIPO's
Intergovernmental Committee on Traditional Knowledge/Genetic
Resources/Traditional Cultural Expressions (folklore) or the current focus on
energy development and mining projects. As most issues involved in sustainable
development will have an indigenous component, there is a separate tab for Indigenous
Peoples. Various codes and certifications are also common to all the courses
and a basic list of links to these are provided under the Codes and
Certifications tab.
When researching sustainable development, it can be helpful to
begin with basic research guides to both international environmental and
economic law. Links to the American Society of International Law’s electronic
research guides for each of these topics is found on the Guide’s home tab. And,
given the interdisciplinary nature of sustainable development, students will
want to be sure and take advantage of the Penrose Library’s Summon@DU, as
well as the extensive science, business, and social science resources
accessible online and through interlibrary loan.
This summer’s course will feature national policies and
legislation concerning sustainable development and the most useful beginning
resources will be located in the Foreign Legislation and Case Law tab. Here you
will find relevant links for the European Union, China, and India, as well as
free online resources for broader sites.
Finally, for additional materials or to answer any questions,
please contact your Foreign, Comparative and International Law Librarian, Joan
Policastri, at jpolicastri@law.du.edu , in Rm. 230 of the library, or at
303-871-6017.
Written by Joan Policastri, Foreign, Comparative & International Law Librarian
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