Connecticut Law About Foreign and International Law

Research Guides

Connecticut General Statutes

Pathfinders prepared by the Connecticut Judicial Branch law librarians:

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
(Section 1 of the Parental Kidnapping research guide)

International and Out of State Adoptions in Connecticut
(Section 10 of the Adoption in Connecticut research guide)

OLR Research Reports - Office of Legislative Research:

The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction – 2006-R-0390
You asked for an update of OLR Report 99-R-0792 on possible conflicts between The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

Driving in Connecticut with Foreign Driver's License – 2006-R-0235
You asked if a citizen of Italy visiting Connecticut can drive here using his Italian driver's license.

Treaty Research

Guide to Treaty Research (Columbia Law School - Arthur W. Diamond Law Library)

Researching U.S. Treaties and Agreements, by Marci Hoffman (LLRX.com)

Treaties and Other International Agreements: The Role of the United States Senate (Congressional Research Service)

Treaties in Force (U.S. Department of State)

This publication lists treaties and other international agreements of the United States on record in the Department of State as being in force as of January 1 of the specified year.

Treaty Information (U.S. Department of State)

Treaty Research (E.B. Williams - Georgetown Law Library)

Online in the Library

HeinOnline – Treaties and Agreements Library
You can access HeinOnline at each of the Judicial Branch Law Libraries.

Embassies

Title 50a – International Law

Chapter 860 - International Wills
Chapter 861 - Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act
Chapter 861a - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act
Chapter 862 - Uncitral Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
Chapter 862a - International Awards
Chapter 863 - Conflict of Jurisdictions Model Law

Title 52 – Civil Actions

Sec. 52-59d. Service of process outside country to be in accordance with treaty or convention or court order.
Sec. 52-197b. Discovery outside country to be in accordance with treaty or convention or court order.

U.S. Department of State – International Judicial Assistance

Useful Websites for Research

The American Society of International Law Electronic Resource Guide
Includes research guides on human rights law, international commercial arbitration, international criminal law, international economic law, international environmental law, international intellectual property law, international organizations, private international law, treaties, and United Nations law.
CataLaw - CataLaw is the catalog of catalogs of worldwide law on the Internet.
Constitution Finder - This database offers constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents. Nations of the world are linked to their constitutional text posted somewhere on the Internet.
Foreign, Transnational & International Law Resources (Lillian Goldman Law Library - Yale Law School)
Foreign & International Law Resources: An Annotated Guide to Web Sites Around the World (Harvard Law School)
Foreign & International Law Sources on the Net: Annotated (Cornell Law Library)
A selective guide to web sites providing links to texts of laws and court decisions, research guides and commentary on laws, international documents, directories, trade information, and statistics
Global Courts: Supreme Court Decisions Around the World
A directory of supreme court decisions from around the world
Global Legal Information Network (Law Library of Congress)
A public database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations
Hague Conference on Private International Law
Hague Conventions with status tables that list the member states, the dates of signatures, ratifications, accessions and entries into force, the authorities designated, etc.
U.S. Department of State – Private and International Law
Provides a convenient location to find treaties in force for the United States, other international instruments, and information on current negotiations and projects covering the private international law of such areas as trade and commerce, finance and banking, trusts and estates, family and children matters, and international judicial assistance
World Legal Information Institute
Free, independent, and non-profit access to worldwide law