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Courses on International Law Librarianship: 1966-to Date

Courses on topics of international law librarianship and legal information have been a primary feature of IALL's educational program since 1966. The courses have been held at prominent institutions throughout the world at intervals of one to three years, and have been offered annually since 1993. Throughout its history, the International Journal of Legal Information has published advance information and reports on the courses, as well as selected papers. Since 1994, full proceedings from the courses have usually been published in the Journal. Proceedings from some courses, as well as from other IALL meetings and programs, have been published separately.(1) Listed below are the titles, locations and dates for the twenty-one courses offered through 2002:

"Course in Law Librarianship and Legal Bibliography with Special Reference to European Law"
University of Comparative Sciences
Luxembourg
25 September-1 October 1966

"Course in Law Librarianship and Legal Bibliography of Common Law, with Special Reference to English Law"
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England
25-29 March 1969

3d Course: "Law and Legal Literature in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland"
Max-Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law
Heidelberg, Germany
7-10 September 1970

4^th Course: "The Unification of Private Law and Law and Legal Literature in Italy"
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)
Rome, Italy
4-8 September 1972

5^th Course: "The Legal Literature of the United States"
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. USA
11-15 November 1974

6^th Course: "The Legal System, Its Materials and Documentation in the Socialist Countries"
Hungarian Library of Parliament
Budapest, Hungary
16-20 August 1977

7^th Course: "Japanese Law: Its Structure and Materials"
National Diet Library
Tokyo, Japan
4-8 September 1978

8^th Course: "Australian and South Pacific Law: Structure and Materials"
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
10-15 May 1981

9^th Course: "Crossroads in Comparative Constitutional Law Development"
George Washington University
Washington, D.C., USA
28 June - 2 July 1987

10^th Course:"Legal Aspects of East-West Trade and the Law Librarian"
Hungarian Library of Parliament
Budapest, Hungary
5-10 June 1988

11^th Course: "Legal Information Sources and Changing Times in Europe"
Max-Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law
Heidelberg, Germany
8-11 September 1991

12^th Course: "Catalonia, Spain, Europe, and Latin America - Regional Legal Systems and Their Literature"
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
17-21 August 1993

13^th Course: "International (Commercial) Arbitration and Law Libraries: A View from the Hague"
Peace Palace
The Hague, The Netherlands
26-29 September 1994

14^th Course: "Current Trends in International Law: A Challenge for Law Librarians"
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
18-21 September 1995

15^th Course: "Legal Developments and Legal Information on the Pacific Rim"
Sutton Place Hotel
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
29 September-3 October 1996

16^th Course: "Human Rights Law: Global Issues and Information Services"
University of Lund
Lund, Sweden
24-28 August 1997

17^th Course: "Unification of Private Law and the Italian Legal System"
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)
Rome, Italy
20-24 September 1998

18^th Course: "Australasian Law and Librarianship"
Old Treasury Building
Melbourne, Australia
12-16 September 1999

19^th Course: "A Common Law for Europe: Legal Systems and Legal Information"
Dublin International Arbitration Centre of the Bar Council of Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
20-24 August 2000

20^th Course: "Comparative and International Law in a Multilingual Environment: Current Issues and Information Resources"
Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
Lausanne, Switzerland
23-26 September 2001

21^st Course: "Order from Chaos: Contexts for Global Legal Information"
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
20-23 October 2002

22^nd Course: "New Rights - New Laws: Legal Information in a Changing World"
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
21-25 September 2003

23^rd Course: "Protecting the Environment: a Challenge Across Borders - Legal Issues and Information Resources in Finland and Estonia"
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
National Library of Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia
15th - 19th August, 2004

24^th Course: "The European Union in the 21st Century: new challenges in law and legal information"
European University Institute
Badia Fiesolana, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy
4th - 8th September, 2005

25^rd Course: "The New Russia: Law and Legal Information"
St.Petersburg State University
at St.Petersburg, Russia
10th-14th September 2006

26^th Course: "Global Challenges and the Indian Legal System"
National Centre for the Performing Arts
Mumbai, India
1st - 5th December 2007

27^th Course: "Puerto Rico & The Caribbean: Legal Information in Multiple Legal Systems"
San Juan, Puerto Rico
30th November - 3rd December 2008

28^th Course: "Turkey in a Global Context: Law and Legal Information"
Istanbul Bilgi University
11th - 15th October 2009

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Proceedings from some courses, as well as from other IALL meetings and programs, have been published separately.(1) Listed below are the titles, locations and dates for the twenty-one courses offered through 2002: "Course in Law Librarianship and Legal Bibliography with Special Reference to European Law" University of Comparative Sciences Luxembourg 25 September-1 October 1966 "Course in Law Librarianship and Legal Bibliography of Common Law, with Special Reference to English Law" University of Cambridge Cambridge, England 25-29 March 1969 3d Course: "Law and Legal Literature in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland" Max-Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law Heidelberg, Germany 7-10 September 1970 4^th Course: "The Unification of Private Law and Law and Legal Literature in Italy" International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) Rome, Italy 4-8 September 1972 5^th Course: "The Legal Literature of the United States" Library of Congress Washington, D.C. USA 11-15 November 1974 6^th Course: "The Legal System, Its Materials and Documentation in the Socialist Countries" Hungarian Library of Parliament Budapest, Hungary 16-20 August 1977 7^th Course: "Japanese Law: Its Structure and Materials" National Diet Library Tokyo, Japan 4-8 September 1978 8^th Course: "Australian and South Pacific Law: Structure and Materials" University of Sydney Sydney, Australia 10-15 May 1981 9^th Course: "Crossroads in Comparative Constitutional Law Development" George Washington University Washington, D.C., USA 28 June - 2 July 1987 10^th Course:"Legal Aspects of East-West Trade and the Law Librarian" Hungarian Library of Parliament Budapest, Hungary 5-10 June 1988 11^th Course: "Legal Information Sources and Changing Times in Europe" Max-Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law Heidelberg, Germany 8-11 September 1991 12^th Course: "Catalonia, Spain, Europe, and Latin America - Regional Legal Systems and Their Literature" Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain 17-21 August 1993 13^th Course: "International (Commercial) Arbitration and Law Libraries: A View from the Hague" Peace Palace The Hague, The Netherlands 26-29 September 1994 14^th Course: "Current Trends in International Law: A Challenge for Law Librarians" University of Vienna Vienna, Austria 18-21 September 1995 15^th Course: "Legal Developments and Legal Information on the Pacific Rim" Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 29 September-3 October 1996 16^th Course: "Human Rights Law: Global Issues and Information Services" University of Lund Lund, Sweden 24-28 August 1997 17^th Course: "Unification of Private Law and the Italian Legal System" International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) Rome, Italy 20-24 September 1998 18^th Course: "Australasian Law and Librarianship" Old Treasury Building Melbourne, Australia 12-16 September 1999 19^th Course: "A Common Law for Europe: Legal Systems and Legal Information" Dublin International Arbitration Centre of the Bar Council of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 20-24 August 2000 20^th Course: "Comparative and International Law in a Multilingual Environment: Current Issues and Information Resources" Swiss Institute of Comparative Law Lausanne, Switzerland 23-26 September 2001 21^st Course: "Order from Chaos: Contexts for Global Legal Information" Yale University New Haven, Connecticut, USA 20-23 October 2002 22^nd Course: "New Rights - New Laws: Legal Information in a Changing World" University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa 21-25 September 2003 23^rd Course: "Protecting the Environment: a Challenge Across Borders - Legal Issues and Information Resources in Finland and Estonia" University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland National Library of Estonia Tallinn, Estonia 15th - 19th August, 2004 24^th Course: "The European Union in the 21st Century: new challenges in law and legal information" European University Institute Badia Fiesolana, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy 4th - 8th September, 2005 25^rd Course: "The New Russia: Law and Legal Information" St.Petersburg State University at St.Petersburg, Russia 10th-14th September 2006 26^th Course: "Global Challenges and the Indian Legal System" National Centre for the Performing Arts Mumbai, India 1st - 5th December 2007 27^th Course: "Puerto Rico & The Caribbean: Legal Information in Multiple Legal Systems" San Juan, Puerto Rico 30th November - 3rd December 2008 28^th Course: "Turkey in a Global Context: Law and Legal Information" Istanbul Bilgi University 11th - 15th October 2009 TOP Footnote: (1) Information about the IALL courses and other educational offerings can be found in Adolf Sprudzs, "The International Association of Law Libraries and its Twenty-Five Years of Activities," 15 Law Librarian 50 (1984) and Adolf Sprudzs, "Thirty-Five Years of International Other Links: The Case of the IALL," 16 Law Librarian 321 (1995).