Evaluate the four searches in Primo, the FIU catalog, that appear below. Experiment with your own searches.
"Subject" -contains- 'censorship' AND "Any field" -contains- 'international' [with Sort by Date-newest applied]
"Subject" -contains- 'freedom of expression' AND "Any field" -contains- 'comparative' [Sorted by relevance, the default setting]
"Subject" -is exact- 'freedom of the press' [Sorted by Date-newest applied]
"Subject" -is exact- 'Freedom of the press -- China' [Sorted by Date-newest. This is an example of filtering for a single country or region when included by the cataloger in the subject heading.]
Subject headings seek to capture the main topics covered in a book. Other subjects or countries (or geographical areas) might be discussed by an author, but not assigned a separate heading by the cataloger. Other sample general subject heading searches include:
Scholarly articles on foreign and international law can be retrieved in the following databases:
Westlaw, you can search all secondary sources content or restrict your search to international law materials
Lexis, in Content > Secondary materials, or using Practice Area > International Law or selecting a listed country from the International link in the 'Explore' selection tab or the View all Jurisdictions link.
HeinOnline, you can perform searches in several libraries:
These two bibliographies are useful for earlier titles.