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Researching International Humanitarian Law

Researching International Humanitarian Law. Presented by Margaret Clark Reference Librarian SPRING 2009. What is International Humanitarian Law?. Rules governing the conduct of hostilities. Protects those who are not, or no longer, fighting Restricts means and methods of warfare.

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Researching International Humanitarian Law

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  1. Researching International Humanitarian Law Presented by Margaret Clark Reference Librarian SPRING 2009

  2. What is International Humanitarian Law? Rules governing the conduct of hostilities. • Protects those who are not, or no longer, fighting • Restricts means and methods of warfare. Also known as: • Law of armed conflict • Law of war

  3. Researching Humanitarian Law • Where to start research • Secondary sources • Primary sources

  4. Where to start research? Research Guides • organize the primary and secondary sources • outline strategies for research What topical guides are relevant? • International Law • International Humanitarian Law • International Criminal Law • War Crimes

  5. http://www.law.case.edu/war-crimes-research-portal/res_gd.asphttp://www.law.case.edu/war-crimes-research-portal/res_gd.asp

  6. Where to start research? Encyclopedia of Public International Law • Browse articles by subject / • alphabetically • Keyword search – simple • Advanced search

  7. Secondary Sources • Treatises • Periodical articles, law reviews • Reports • Current Awareness

  8. 1. Treatises

  9. Periodical articles Research Center List of Databases • Legal Trac • Index to Legal Periodicals • Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals • PAIS International • Westlaw & LexisNexis

  10. Index to Legal Periodicals and Books

  11. Reports Use these tools to find reports: • Columbia International Affairs Online • PAIS International • Amnesty International

  12. 4. Current Awareness • Types of Current Awareness sources: • Newspapers or News Aggregators • Newsletters • Email alerts • News feeds • Blogs • Current Awareness sources can be found in a variety of places • Humanitarian law web sites • Tribunal web sites • Non-governmental organizations

  13. News aggregator News

  14. News aggregator

  15. News feeds

  16. Email Alerts

  17. Press Releases

  18. News aggregator Email alerts RSS feeds

  19. Primary Sources • United Nations documents • Treaties • National Legislation • International Case Law • U.S. Legal Materials • U.S. Military Materials

  20. Primary Sources: U.N. Documents

  21. Primary Sources: U.N. Documents

  22. Primary Sources: U.N. Documents

  23. United Nations: Official Documents System Official Documents

  24. Possible subject terms • armed conflict • human rights in armed conflict • war crimes • cultural property protection • children in armed conflict

  25. United Nations: UNBisnet U.N. publications and official documents

  26. Primary Sources • United Nations documents • Treaties • National Legislation • International Case Law • U.S. Legal Materials • U.S. Military Materials

  27. Primary Sources: Treaties

  28. Primary Sources • United Nations documents • Treaties • National Legislation • International Case Law • U.S. Legal Materials • U.S. Military Materials

  29. Primary Sources: National Legislation

  30. Primary Sources – National Legislation

  31. Primary Sources – International Case Law

  32. Primary Sources • United Nations documents • Treaties • International Case Law • U.S. Legal Materials • U.S. Military Materials

  33. Primary Sources: U.S. Legal Materials

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