International Law Resources at UNIGE Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights September 2012 – Updated July 2013.

International Law Resources at UNIGE

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human RightsSeptember 2012 – Updated July 2013

July 2013International Law Resources at

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Program

IntroductionGeneral tools of UNIGE librariesWhere can you find…

– … treaties and rules ?– … case-law ?– … definitions ?– … articles in international law ?– … law articles in general ?

Introduction

Who am I?– Dimitri Donzé ([email protected]) – Librarian at the Law Library, University of Geneva

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, German and French laws, and in public international law


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Access to Resources

BFD website– www.unige.ch/biblio/droit (French only)

Specific webpage• http://www.unige.ch/biblio/droit/adh2012_en.html

!! Hidden page !!

=> You should add it as a bookmark

General Tools of UNIGE Libraries

Union and Geneva catalogs


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Catalogs on Two Levels

Union catalog– opac.rero.ch/gateway?lng=en – Most of academic libraries in Western Switzerland

(universities and patrimonial libraries)Geneva catalog

– opac.rero.ch/gateway?skin=ge&lng=en– Extract of Union catalog, only for Geneva libraries– UNIGE, Graduate Insitute, BGE but not public

and international organisations libraries


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Search

Identical in both catalogsOf a known reference

– Browse an index : Author or TitleFor documents about a subject

– Quick search : Google-like – Advanced, By keyword : possibility of choosing in which

fields terms are going to be searchedAuthorTitleSubject (!! Warning : not all libraries use Subject fields AND

keywords can be in French or English !!)


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Boolean Operators and Wildcards

AND (by default)ORNOT" " : exact sentence? : replace a single letter* : replace any number of letters

– Use it only as truncation (end of words)


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Documents Localisation

Items– Only in Geneva catalog– Location = library– Call number = reference to find the document on the

library's shelvesExcept for IHEID, you need only the first one

– Status = availability of the documentAvailable : can be borrowed at homeNon-circulating : must be used in the libraryDue date… : another patron has borrowed the book


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Other Tools

Interlibrary loan– !! Only for documents not in the Geneva catalog !!– Documents within the Union catalog

Interlibrary loan button below records– Documents outside of it

Interlibrary loan link in the left menuPatron folder

– To renew loans– Patron Accound ID = 10-digit number below the

barcod– Password = by default, last 6 digits of the ID

Other Tools of UNIGE Libraries


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Databases Directory

www.unige.ch/biblio/plus/ressources/rep2.php (only in French) 400 databases, in all disciplines

– ~ 50 legal ones

150 online dictionaries and encyclopedias– 5 legal ones

Search database name, keyword or by library– !! No search IN databases !!

=> Importance to select the good one(s)


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A-Z e-Journals List

resolver.rero.ch/unige/az?lang=engMore than 30'000 e-journals (all disciplines)

– More than 2'000 legal ones

Search by journal title– !! No search IN journals !!

=> Use it only to search known references


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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

Where Can You Find Treaties and Rules ?

United Nations Treaty Collections

treaties.un.org/Home.aspx?lang=en

Access limited to UNIGE


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United Nations Treaty Collection

Treaties registred with the United Nations Secretary-General

Paper version at the BFD : D 3 b TRM/AN Online (1946-)


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Search

Select UNTS databaseSearch by

– Name of the treaty– Words of the title– Participant– Full-text– and others

Customary International Humanitarian Law

www.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/home

Free access

Content

ICRC databasePaper version at BFD : D 43.1 g DRI/AN

2005Online version : Updated version of the

books (2007)

Rules and practices of customary international humanitarian law


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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


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Where Can You Find Case-Law ?

Official Sites of International Courts

List of International Courts

On the BFD website– www.unige.ch/biblio/droit/adh2012/

courtsofficialsites_en.html

Case-law and other documentsGenerally, search by caseFor some courts, also available in paper at

BFD


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Justis International Law Reports

www.justis.com/



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Content

Print version at BFD : D 4 d LAUTOnline version identical to the print one

Jurisprudence relative to international law, in English, from national and international tribunals

!! Subscription only to that module !!


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Search

Search In > Cases– Parties– Full-text– Citation– Court– Year– Subject– Headnote

Browse– By year


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: and (by default)or not" " : exact sentence* : replace any number of letters? : replace a single letter


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Results

Print, send by e-mail and download with buttons in the upper left corner

International Law in Domestic Courts

www.oxfordlawreports.com/

Access with a password


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Content

!! Subscription only to International Law Reports !!

Selected domestic cases concerning international law

Original text with English translation and commentary


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Search

Browse by country (homepage)Advanded search, with combinable fields

– In full-text– Limited to a subject– By country– By party name– By date


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Results

Table of contents in the left columnCase references in upper boxPrint options at the start of page

Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals

www.annotatedleadingcases.com/



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Content

Print version at BFD : D 19.1 d ANLC 1999/...

Online version identical to the print one

Commentary of the more pertinent cases judged in International Criminal Tribunals


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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


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Results

Possibility to refine the search in the left column

Links to related documentsPrint and download options in Acrobat

Reader

Trial Watch

www.trial-ch.org

Free access

Content

Informations about trials in international criminal law– Biographies– Summaries about procedure– Context– Links to case law


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Search

advanced search…– Keywords– Context and judgement places– Type of crimes– Procedural aspects– Recurrent theme– Geographical place


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Where Can You Find Definitions ?

Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law

www.mpepil.com/

Access by password


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Content

Print version at BFD : D 1 a ENPI 1992Online : updated version of the print one, but

still in developmentDefinitions of terms and concepts in

international public law


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Search

By index– Title (Alphabetically)– Subject (by Subject)– Author (by Author)

Advanced Search, with combinable fields– Title– Author– Fulltext– Etc…


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: exact sentence (by default)ANDORNOT? : replace a single letter* : replace any number of letters


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Results

Articles in HTML– With links to other articles in the MPEPIL– Print option in upper left corner

Where Can You Find International Law Articles ?

Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law

www.nijhoffonline.nl/pages/recueil-courses



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Content

Paper version at BFD : D 9 f RECOOnline version identical to itDocuments on specific themes in

international law

Warning : UNIGE has no subscription to International Law and Human Rights and Humanitarian Law series


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Search

Browse– Author– Date– Title

Advanced search in specific fields– Full-text– Title– Author– Year– Etc…


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AND (by default)ORNOT" " : exact sentence? : replace 0 or 1 letter* : replace any number of letters


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Results

On the left, possibilty to refine resultsPDF documents only => no way to browse

search termsPrint and download in Acrobat Reader

Peace Palace Library – Table of Contents

http://www.peacepalacelibrary.nl/collection/e-resources/tables-of-content/

Free access


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Content

Tables of contents of 450 law journalsSince 2003


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Search

Browse– By journal title– Then issue

Search our TOC– Search for titles' words or authors' names


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Results

Bibliographic references onlyLinks to contents in databases

Where Can You Find Law Articles in General?

LexisNexis University

www.lexisnexis.de/e-solutions/KSH/en/index.html



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Legal Content

American legisation and jurisprudenceBritish legisation and jurisprudenceLegal journals ("law reviews")Legal documents of a few other countries

– South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Brunei, Canada, China and Hong Kong, Scotland, France, Hungary, India, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Italia, Malaysia, Mexico, New-Zealand, Russia, Singapore, European Union


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Search

5 thumbnails– > Legal Information

3 search modes– General Search

All types of documents

– Law JournalsOnly "law reviews"

– Get a CaseJurisprudence


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Law Journals

Enter Search Terms : keywords with boolean operators– By default, operator is "or"

Select Sources : sources to search in lists the journals– Most complete : US and International Law

Reviews & JournalsSpecify Date : to limit the search in time

(publication time)


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View more segments and connectors for details– : exact sentence (by default)– or– and– and not– * : replace a single letter– ! : replace letters (0->), only at end of words


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Results

Button Hits to browse search termsPage numbers not always present

– > [*xxx] if availableOptions

– Show – Sort : by date or relevance– Search within results

Print, send by e-mail or download with buttons in the upper right corner

Westlaw International

Dynamic URL, use a link



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Legal Content

American legislation and jurisprudenceBritish legislation and jurisprudenceLegal journals ("law reviews")Documents in international arbitration lawLegal documents of other countries

– Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, European Union


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Search

International Directory Tab– > World Journals and Law Reviews (2x)

World Journals Tab

2 thumbnails :– Terms and connectors : keywords with boolean

operators– Natural language : question or text in "human

language" -> less effective


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Terms and Connectors

Search : keywordsDates to limit the search in timeFields to look for keywords in a specific field


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Boolean Operators, Wildcards and Limitation by Field

Boolean operators are listed under the search field– & : and– : or (by default)– % : and not– " " : exact sentence– * : replace a single letter– ! : replace any number of letters, only at the end of words

Limitation by field– TI(y) : title– AU(y) : author– PR(y) : 1st section


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Results

Browse the search terms with the arrows under the document Page numbers are shown with *

– Ex: *118 Options

– Result list– Related info : other useful documents related to the selected

article– Edit search : modify search– Locate in results : search new keywords in the results

Print, send by e-mail or download with buttons in the upper right corner

HeinOnline

www.heinonline.org



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Legal content

American legislationBritish legislation and jurisprudenceLegal journals ("law reviews")International law periodicals


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Search

Law Journal Library – Browse by Publication Title– Search > Field Search

Field search for : keywordsSubject or [Journals] : limit to a subject or a journalDate : limit by date


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OR AND / +NOT / -" " : exact sentence? : replace a single letter* : replace any number of letters" " ~n : terms within n words of each other


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Results

Browsing page by pageAccess to the table of contents (thumbnail

Table of Contents)Print and download of selected page or

article (Printer icon)– Print Current section for the whole article

Kluwer Law International

www.kluwerlawonline.com


Content

Law Journals– Journals Tab

Law Encyclopaedias– Manuals Tab

Under Manuals, access to IEL only– IEL = International Encyclopaedia of Laws

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Search

Left menu– Search by title and table of contents

ADVANCED SEARCH– Field Search

Full Text : Enter Search WordsIn Title: Words in TitleAuthor : Author's NameDate : Publication Date


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Boolean Operators and Truncation

As in additional search tips– OR– AND– NOT– ? : replace a single letter– * : replace any number of letters– " " : exact sentence


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Results

PDF documents– All are not available=> BUY button to buy a single

article (you're the payer)– Adobe Reader saving and printing functionalities


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Questions and/or remarks

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