A Basic Guide to International Environmental Legal Research (Course: INTL 7013)

This page will show you how to find which books, journals, and articles the UC libraries have and the ebooksdigital articles to which the UC Libraries subscribe.

Subject Headings

Before researching primary law, such as treaties and agreements and laws of the nations of the world, researchers might also consult their library catalog to uncover helpful treatises, books, or nutshells and basic background texts to better understand this area of international law.  The following are the search terms that apply to international environmental law:

• Air -- Pollution -- Government policy -- International Cooperation
• Climatic Changes—Government Policy
• Climatic Changes -- International Cooperation
• Climatic Changes Islands
• Environmental Degradation—United States
• Environmental Economics 
• Environmental Ethics 
• Environmental Impact Analysis
• Environmental Law
• Environmental Law International
• Environmental Law International Cases
• Environmental Law International Economic Aspects
• Environmental Law, International—Sources 
• Environmental Law, International—Treaties
• Environmental Law International -- Legal Research
• Environmental Law International Periodicals
• Environmental Management—International Cooperation 
• Environmental Law, Periodicals
• Environmental Policy
• Environmental Policy -- International Cooperation
• Environmental Protection
• Environmental Risk Assessment -- International Cooperation
• Global Warming—Government Policy 
• Global Warming -- Economic Aspects
• Global Warming -- International Cooperation
• Global Warming –Law and legislation 
• International Lakes
• International Rivers
• Law of the Sea 
• Liability for Environmental Damages, European Union 
• Marine Resources Conservation
• Marine resources development
• Sustainable Development
• Sustainable Development International Cooperation
• Water Rights International Law

You can use OneSearch to see if a book is available in our library or another UC library. If a book you want is not available at UC, you may be able to find and borrow it through the OhioLINK. The Law Library does not have the authority to waive fines from other libraries. Check your account and renew books at My Library Card. 

When you find a title through OneSearch, that is owned by another UC library:

• Sign in if you are not already signed in
• Click on the Request link
• Select your Pickup Location: Law Library will be one of the options in the drop-down menu
• Click on the Send Request button.

If a book you want is not available at UC, you may be able to find and borrow it through the OhioLINK. To get a book from OhioLINK:

• Click on the book and when the record page opens, sign in as a UC Students and Staff using your UC credentials if you have not already signed in
• Click the Get it for me from other libraries link
• then click the Get It button under Get it from OhioLINK. 
• Select your Pickup Location: Law Library will be one of the options in the drop-down menu
• Click on the Send Request button.

The book will be delivered to the Law Library and we will deliver it to you when it arrives. Be aware that it may take 3 or more days to arrive. The Law Library does not have the authority to waive fines from other libraries. Check your account and renew books at My Library Card. 

If a book you want is not available in OneSearch or OhioLINK, you will need to submit an Interlibrary Loan Request.

• Find the book in WorldCat (use the box below for a simple search, use the WorldCat Advanced Search for more search options).
• Contact your liaison with the information you found in WorldCat. Note that the Law Library does not use ILLiad at this time.