Conflict of Laws
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Treatises
Written by legal scholars and practitioners, treatises provide current, in-depth analysis of an area of law and include citations to relevant sources, including case law, statutes, regulations, and law journal articles.
Commentary on the Conflict of Laws by 
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- Dicey, Morris and Collins on the Conflict of Laws
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- Federal Practice & Procedure (Wright & Miller)
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- Litigation of International Disputes in U.S. Courts
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- Moore's Federal Practice - Civil
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Restatements
Produced by the prestigious American Law Institute, Restatements of the Law address uncertainty in the law and attempt to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.
- Restatement, Second, Conflict of Laws
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- Restatement of the Law, Conflict of Laws
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Practice Materials
- Moore's Manual: Federal Practice and Procedure
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Designed for practitioners, an abridged version of the complete Moore's Federal Practice treatise.
West Key Number System
A West Key Number comprises a topic and a number that together refer to a specific subtopic within the broader legal topic. It is a very helpful classification system for researching case law using either Westlaw or one of their print digests, including West's Atlantic Digest, which is on the second floor of the Burns Law Library. The same Key Number can be used in any West source.
To find a relevant conflicts of law Key Number, search "conflicts of law" and then choose the relevant one. Click the "i" icon next to the legal topic to see what subjects are covered and excluded in that legal topic.
Lexis Topics
In Lexis, search "Conflict of Law" or "Choice of Law."
Lexis also has a Civil Procedure practice area, which may provide a helpful source, given that conflict of laws questions may involve procedural issues.