International Law Resources at UNIGE

1. International Law Resources at UNIGE Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights September 2013

2. Program • Introduction • General tools of UNIGE libraries • Wherecanyoufind… • … treaties and rules ? • … case-law ? • … definitions ? • … articles in international law ? • … law articles in general ? • Tour of the Library International Law Resources at UNIGE

3. Introduction • Who are your hosts? • Dimitri Donzé (Dimitri.Donze@unige.ch) and Anne Pasquier (Anne.Pasquier@unige.ch) • Law Library • "Bibliothèque de la Faculté de droit" in French => BFD • Resources for students, assistants and professors of the Faculty of Law, and Geneva lawyers as well => Specialized in Swiss, Germanand French laws, and in public international law International Law Resources at UNIGE

4. Access to Resources • BFD website • www.unige.ch/biblio/droit (French only) • Specificwebpage • http://www.unige.ch/biblio/droit/adh2013.html • !! Hidden page !! => If youwant to use it, youshouldaddit as a bookmark International Law Resources at UNIGE

5. General Tools of UNIGE Libraries

6. Union and Geneva catalogs

7. Catalogs on Two Levels • Geneva catalog • opac.rero.ch/gateway?skin=ge&lng=en • Academiclibraries of the Canton of Geneva : University, Graduate Institute, • But not public and international organisations libraries • Union catalog • opac.rero.ch/gateway?lng=en • Most of academiclibraries in Western Switzerland (universities and patrimonial libraries) International Law Resources at UNIGE

8. Search • Identical in bothcatalogs • Of a knownreference • Browse an index: Author or Title • For documents about a subject • Quick search: Google-like • Advanced, By keyword: possibility of choosing in whichfieldsterms are going to besearched • Author • Title • Subject(!! Warning : not all libraries use subjectfields, keywords canbe in French or English !!) International Law Resources at UNIGE

9. Boolean Operators and Wildcards • AND(by default) • OR • NOT • " " : exact sentence • ?: replace a single letter • *: replace any number of letters • Use it only as truncation (end of words) International Law Resources at UNIGE

10. Documents Localisation • Items • Only in Geneva catalog • Location = library • Call number= reference to find the document on the library'sshelves • Except for IHEID, youonlyneed the first one • Status = availability of the document • Available : canbeborrowedat home • Non-circulating : must beused in the library • Due date… : another patron has borrowed the book • You shouldreserveit International Law Resources at UNIGE

11. Other Tools • Interlibraryloan • !! Only for documents not in the Geneva catalog !! • Documents within the Union catalog • Interlibraryloanbuttonbelow record • Documents outside of it • Interlibraryloanlink in the left menu • Patron folder • To renewloans • Patron Accound ID = 10-digit numberbelow the barcod of yourstudent ID • Password = by default, last 6 digits of the ID International Law Resources at UNIGE

12. Other Tools of UNIGE Libraries

13. Databases Directory • www.unige.ch/biblio/plus/ressources/rep2.php (only in French) • 400 databases, in all disciplines • ~ 50 legalones • 150 online dictionaries and encyclopedias • 5 legalones • Searchdatabasename, keyword or by library • !! No search IN databases !! • Importance to select the good one(s) • Generallyavailableonly on the UNIGE or Graduate Institute network International Law Resources at UNIGE

14. A-Z e-Journals List • resolver.rero.ch/unige/az?lang=eng • Extraction of the titlescontained in the databases • More than 30'000 e-journals (all disciplines) • More than 2'000 legalones • Search by journal title • !! No search IN journals !! => Use itonly to searchknownreferences International Law Resources at UNIGE

15. VPN (Virtual Private Network) software • Download on the Informatics Division website (catalogue-si.unige.ch/49 - French only) • Allows access to UNIGE online resources from a personal computer International Law Resources at UNIGE

16. Where Can You Find Treaties and Rules ?

17. United Nations Treaty Collections treaties.un.org/Home.aspx?lang=en Access limited to UNIGE

18. United Nations Treaty Collection • Treaties registred with the United Nations Secretary-General • 1946- • Exists in paper version too • Not in BFD collections International Law Resources at UNIGE

19. Search • Select UNTS database • Search by • Name of the treaty • Words of the title • Participant • Full-text • and others International Law Resources at UNIGE

20. Customary International Humanitarian Law www.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/home Free access

21. Content • ICRC database • Paper version at BFD : D 43.1 g DRI/AN 2005 • Online version : continually updated version of the books • Rules and practices of customary international humanitarian law International Law Resources at UNIGE

22. Search • By Rules or Practices • Then By Chapter or By Rule or By Country (Practice only) • Advanced Search • In full-text (These words) • In the title • By country • By type of practice International Law Resources at UNIGE

23. Where Can You Find Case-Law ?

24. Official Sites of International Courts

25. List of International Courts • On the BFD website • www.unige.ch/biblio/droit/adh2013/internationalcourts.html • Case-law and related documents • Generally, search by case • For some courts, also available in paper at BFD International Law Resources at UNIGE

26. Justis International Law Reports www.justis.com/ Access limited to UNIGE

27. Content • Print version at BFD : D 4 d LAUT • Online version identical to the print one • Jurisprudence relative to public international law, in English, from national and international tribunals • !! Access only to that module !! International Law Resources at UNIGE

28. Search • Search In > Cases • Parties • Full-text • Citation • Court • Year • Subject • Headnote • Browse • By year International Law Resources at UNIGE

29. Boolean Operators and Wildcards • : and (by default) • or • not • " " : exact sentence • * : replace any number of letters • ? : replace a single letter International Law Resources at UNIGE

30. International Law in Domestic Courts www.oxfordlawreports.com/ Access limited to UNIGE

31. Content • Jurisprudence relative to public international law, in English, from national and international tribunals • Withcommentaries • !! Subscriptiononly to International Law Reports !! International Law Resources at UNIGE

32. Search • Browse by country (homepage) • Advanded search, with combinable fields • In full-text • Limited to a subject • By country • By party name • By date International Law Resources at UNIGE

33. Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals www.annotatedleadingcases.com/ Access with a password

34. Content • Print version at BFD : D 19.1 d ANLC 1999/... • Online version identical to the print one • Commentaries of the more pertinent cases judged in international criminal tribunals International Law Resources at UNIGE

35. Search • Search by • Court (browsing possible) • Case number • Name of the accused (browsing possible) • Volume (browsing possible) • Author (browsing possible) • Keyword • Date • Full-text • Fields can be combined International Law Resources at UNIGE

36. Trial Watch www.trial-ch.org Free access

37. Content • Context and history of cases related to war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, torture, etc. • Biographies • Summaries about procedure • Context • Links to case law International Law Resources at UNIGE

38. Search • advanced search… • Keywords • Context and judgement places • Type of crimes • Procedural aspects • Recurrent theme • Geographical place International Law Resources at UNIGE

39. Where Can You Find Definitions ?

40. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law www.mpepil.com/ Access limited to UNIGE

41. Content • Print version at BFD : D 1 a ENPI 1992 • Online : updated version of the print one, but still in development • Definitions of terms and concepts in international public law International Law Resources at UNIGE

42. Search • By index • Title (Alphabetically) • Subject (by Subject) • Author (by Author) • Advanced Search, with combinable fields • Title • Author • Fulltext • Etc… International Law Resources at UNIGE

43. Boolean Operators and Wildcards • : exact sentence (by default) • AND • OR • NOT • ? : replace a single letter • * : replace any number of letters International Law Resources at UNIGE

44. Where Can You Find International Law Articles ?

45. Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law http://www.nijhoffonline.nl/subject?id=recueil Access limited to UNIGE

46. Content • Paper version at BFD : D 9 f RECO • Online version identical to it • Documents on specific themes in international law • !! Subscription only to Collected Courses !! International Law Resources at UNIGE

47. Search • Browse • Author • Date • Title • Advanced search inspecific fields • Full-text • Title • Author • Year • Etc… International Law Resources at UNIGE

48. Boolean Operators and Wildcards • AND(by default) • OR • NOT • " " : exact sentence • ?: replace 0 or 1 letter • *: replace any number of letters International Law Resources at UNIGE

49. Where Can You Find Law Articles in General?

50. LexisNexis University www.lexisnexis.de/e-solutions/KSH/en/index.html Access limited to UNIGE