Szladits' Bibliography on Foreign and Comparative Law

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Szladits' Bibliography on Foreign and Comparative Law is a bibliography of law. It was first compiled and edited by Charles Szladits and then edited by Vratislav Pechota. About one fifth of its entries are annotated. [1] Pagel said it "can be helpful". [2] Re called it "indispensable". [3] Winterton said that it is "comprehensive" and "outstanding". [4] Hoffman and Rumsey described it as "useful". [5]

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References

  1. Chad M Kahl. International Relations, International Security, and Comparative Politics: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2008. ISBN   9781591585190. p 188. Digitized copy from Google Books.
  2. Pagel, Scott B (editor). The Legal Bibliography: Tradition, Transitions and Trends. Routledge. 1989. p 124. Digitized copy from Google Books.
  3. Edward D Re (1956) 42 ABA Journal 758 at 759, Google Books
  4. Jules Winterton and Elizabeth M Moys (editors). Information Sources in Law. Second Edition. Bowker-Saur. 1997. ISBN   1-85739-041-5. p 12.
  5. Marci Hoffman and Mary Rumsey. International and Foreign Legal Research: A Coursebook. Second Edition. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. 2012. ISBN   978-90-04-20480-5. p 140. Digitized copy from Google Books.