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Listed below are links to research guides and pathfinders authored by Washington University Law School reference librarians. Many of these guides were prepared for a particular seminar class and may also be found on the course MyLaw site.  
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Basic Legal Research & Library Skills 

• Government Documents (Federal) 
• Government Documents (Missouri) 
• Hornbooks and Nutshells - Bibliography
• Legislative History: Online Research 
• Legislative History Research Guide 
• Library of Congress Classification and Subject Guide 
• Missouri Practice Materials - Bibliography
• Seeking Docket Information on a Specific Case-PDF or PPT 
• Superintendent of Documents Classification System 
• U.S. Supreme Court: A Guide to Locating Opinions, Orders and Information 
• Updating Federal Regulations via GOPs Federal Digtial System-PDF or PPT 
 

Subject-Specific Research Guides

• Advanced Corporate Law (Spring '09)
• Biomedical Research Law and Policy  (Fall '12)
• Black Studies Resources 
• Genetics Ethics Law & Policy  (updated Fall '11)
• Human Trafficking and Labor Migration  (Fall '10)
• Illinois Legislative History 
• Patent Law Research (March 2010) PDF and PowerPoint 
• Women's Studies Resources 

Foreign and International

• International Legal Process: War Crimes Tribunals (Spring '09) 
• Laws of the People's Republic of China (updated Spring '09)
• Researching International Legal Issues - PDF or PowerPoint (Fall 2009)
• Researching the Law of a Foreign Country - PDF or PowerPoint (Fall 2009)
• Treaties and International Agreements 
• Comparative Constitutional Law - a Legal Research Guide for the Novice and Experienced Legal Researcher:
  PDF or PowerPoint (Fall 2010)
• Government Docs: U.S., Foreign & International 
• Researching International Legal Issues:  PDF or PowerPoint (Fall 2009)
• Researching the Law of a Foreign Country:  PDF or PowerPoint (Fall 2009)
• Searching and Citing Japanese Law (Fall '10) 
• War Crime Tribunal Seminar - Legal Research Strategies (2013)

Guides for Student Publications

• Quick Guide to Cite Checking 
• Chinese, Japanese & Korean Law for Research & Cite Checking (pdf)
• Foreign Legal Research Survival Skills (pdf)
 

Archived Guides  

(caveat emptor: they contain many broken links)