This bibliography comprises scholarly books, book chapters, and journal articles published or accepted for publication by full-time, emeritus, and retired faculty of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law between January 1, 2024 and March 31, 2024. Dan Bodansky & Harro van Asselt, The Art and Craft of International Environmental Law (2nd ed., Oxford University Press 2024) In countless ways we are affected by international environmental norms: some social, others legal; some quite general, others very specific. For example, the norms limiting the refrigerants used in air conditioners have b ..read more

Are you a 2L, 3L, MLS, or LLM student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law? Submit your scholarly research paper by 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 25, 2024, to be considered for the Exemplary Student Research Award! First place is awarded $500.00, and second place is awarded $250.00. For more information, including eligibility, submission requirements, selection criteria, and application procedure, visit this page. The post Ross-Blakley Law Library Award for Exemplary Student Research appeared first on Ross-Blakley Law Library Blog ..read more

This bibliography comprises scholarly books, book chapters, and journal articles published or accepted for publication by full-time, emeritus, and retired faculty of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law between October 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023. Jessica Berch & Daniel J. Capra, It’s a Code: Amending the Federal Rules of Evidence to Achieve Uniform Results, 58 Wake Forest Law Review 549 (2023) This Article identifies, explores, and attempts to resolve nine conflicts that have arisen in the federal courts regarding the proper interpretation and scope of the Federal Rules of Evidence. F ..read more

This bibliography comprises scholarly books, book chapters, and journal articles published or accepted for publication by full-time, emeritus, and retired faculty of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law between July 1, 2023 and September 30, 2023. Dan Bodansky, Advisory opinions on climate change: Some preliminary questions, 32 Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law 185 (2023) The recent requests for advisory opinions from the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights are under ..read more

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This Friday, September 1, is the last day to be entered into a drawing for the chance to win a $10 Starbucks gift card or a signed book by Professor Chad Noreuil. Five winners will be randomly selected. ASU Law students who make an appointment with a law librarian by September 1 will be automatically entered into the drawing. Early-semester appointments are a great way for 1Ls to learn about the library resources available to them. The post There’s Still Time to Win a Prize! appeared first on Ross-Blakley Law Library Blog ..read more

Members of the ASU Law community can use their Bloomberg Law, Lexis+, and Westlaw accounts to access legal news coverage across a variety of practice areas and industries. Subscribing to a topic-specific newsletter is a great option for anyone looking to stay up to date in a particular area of law. Instructions on how to set up newsletter subscriptions are provided below: Bloomberg Law This link will take you to the Subscription and Alert Management page for newsletters. Available newsletters are listed in the left column; to subscribe, use the corresponding toggle button in the right column ..read more

As we look towards the beginning of another exciting Fall semester, many 1L’s are wondering how to sign up for the plethora of legal databases the Ross-Blakley Law Library offers.  If your professor assigns you work via TWEN (Westlaw) or you would like to read cases on Lexis, I’ll give you an overview of the steps you will need to take to get those accounts up and running. The Databases Email It is crucial that you have access to your @ASU.edu email address when you start your courses.  That’s how you will get important information about your degree and also how you will receive conf ..read more

The Ross-Blakley Law Library is open and here to help you over the summer! However, the Ross-Blakley blog will pause its regular updates during this period in order to focus on long-term projects. To keep you engaged until the start of the next academic year, we’ve compiled a clickable list of newly added books for you to explore and borrow for your summer reading: Artificial Intelligence  Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence  The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence: Global Perspectives on Law and Ethics / DiMatteo, Larry A., editor.; Ponci ..read more

As we get new books throughout the year, we have been displaying them right as you walk into the third floor of the law library. Our, ever diligent, Circulation Team has been setting up this gorgeous collection of new books for your browsing pleasure. All of these books are available to be checked out immediately (first come, first served). Some highlights from this month’s collection include: Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone (eds), Social Media, Freedom of Speech, and the Future of our Democracy, Columbia Press (2023) Curated by prominent First Amendment scholars Lee C. Bollinger and Ge ..read more