International law resources at the BFD Geneva academy of international humanitarian law and human rights September 28th and October 1st, 2009

, International law resources at BFD 2 Program Tools of the UNIGE libraries Official websites in international law International law resources at the BFD General databases Visit of the BFD

, International law resources at BFD 3 Websites BFD website – (French only) Dedicated webpage – –!! Not available through menu !!

Réro and Geneva catalogs

, International law resources at BFD 5 Catalogs at two different levels Réro catalog –opac.rero.ch/gateway?lng=enopac.rero.ch/gateway?lng=en –Most of academic libraries in Western Switzerland (universities, BCUs, BPUs) Geneva catalog –opac.rero.ch/gateway?skin=ge&lng=enopac.rero.ch/gateway?skin=ge&lng=en –Part of réro, only for Geneva libraries –UNIGE, BGE but not the city's and international organisations' libraries

, International law resources at BFD 6 Search Identical in both catalogs Of a known reference –Browse an index : Author or Title For documents about a subject –Quick search : Google-like (!! Non-pertinent results !!) –Advanced, by keyword : possibility of choosing in which field terms are going to be searched Author Title Subject (!! Warning : not all libraries use Subject fields)

, International law resources at BFD 7 Boolean operators and wildcards : AND (BY DEFAULT) OR NOT " " : exact phrase ? : replace a single character * : replace any number of characters

, International law resources at BFD 8 Documents' localisation Items –Only in Geneva catalog –Location = library –Call number = where the document is found on the shelves –Status = availablity of the document

, International law resources at BFD 9 Other tools Interlibrary loan –With réro libraries or other Patron folder –To renew loans

Other tools of the UNIGE libraries

, International law resources at BFD 11 Databases directory (only in French) databases, in all disciplines –~30 legal ones 150 online dictionaries and encyclopedias –5 legal ones Search database name, keyword or by library –!! No search IN databases !! –→ Important to select the good one(s)

, International law resources at BFD 12 A-Z e-Journals list More than 30'000 e-journals (all disciplines) –More than 2000 legal ones Search by title words –!! No search IN journals !! –→ Only to search known references

, International law resources at BFD 13 VPN (Virtual Private Network) software Download on the Informatics Division website ( - French only) –Services aux étudiants –Catalogue de services –Accès aux réseaux –Travailler à distance Allows access to UNIGE online resources from a personal computer

Official websites in international law

Treaties

, International law resources at BFD 16 United Nations Treaty Collection Treaties registred with the United Nations Secretary-General Paper version at the BFD : D 3 b TRSU ( ) Online (1946-) : treaties.un.orgtreaties.un.org –Access limited to UNIGE

, International law resources at BFD 17 Search Select UNTS database Search by –Name of the treaty –Words of the title –Participant –Full-text

Jurisprudence of international courts

, International law resources at BFD 19 International Court of Justice Paper version at the BFD : D 4 d CIJ/A (1947-) Jurisprudence on the ICJ website ( –> Cases > List of All Cases All cases since 1946, with a lot of related documents Chronological search only In Westlaw International too (1957-) –International/Worldwide Materials > Multi-National Materials > Court & Tribunal Cases

, International law resources at BFD 20 European Court of Human Rights Paper version at the BFD : D 18.2 d READ (1961-) Jurisprudence on the ECHR website ( –> Case-Law > HUDOC Search through the search engine only –Text –Respondent State –Application Number –Article of the Convention –Date –Keywords

, International law resources at BFD 21 International Criminal Court Jurisprudence on the ICC website ( cpi.int) cpi.int –> Situations and cases > Cases Search by country only Lots of procedure documents

, International law resources at BFD 22 International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Jurisprudence on the ICTY website ( –> the Cases Search by Accused name or Case number Cases-law and lots of related documents (indictements, transcripts, etc.) –For pending cases included In Westlaw International too (1995-) –International/Worldwide Materials > Multi-National Materials > Court & Tribunal Cases

, International law resources at BFD 23 International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Jurisprudence on the ICTR website ( –> Cases > Status of Cases Search by accused name only Cases-law and lots of related documents (indictements, transcripts, etc.) –For pending cases included In Westlaw International too (1995-) –International/Worldwide Materials > Multi-National Materials > Court & Tribunal Cases

, International law resources at BFD 24 Special Court for Sierra Leone Jurisprudence on the SCSL website ( –> Cases Search by case name only Cases-law and lots of related documents (indictements, transcripts, etc.) –For pending cases included

International law databases

Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law Access limited to UNIGE

, International law resources at BFD 27 Content Paper version at the BFD : D 9 f RECO Online version identical to it Documents on specific themes in international law Warning : UNIGE has no subscription to International Law and Human Rights and Humanitarian Law series

, International law resources at BFD 28 Search Browse –Author –Date –Title Advanced search in specific fields –Full-text –Title –Author –Year –Etc…

, International law resources at BFD 29 Boolean operators and wildcards AND (BY DEFAULT) OR NOT ? : replace 0 or 1 character * : replace any number of characters

, International law resources at BFD 30 Results On the left, possibilty to refine results PDF documents only => no way to browse search terms Print and download in Acrobat Reader

International Law Reports Access limited to UNIGE

, International law resources at BFD 32 Content Print version at BFD : D 4 d LAUT Online version identical to the print one Jurisprudence, in English, of national tribunals relative to international law Warning : Subscription only to that publication

, International law resources at BFD 33 Search Search In > Cases –Parties –Full-text –Citation –Court –Year –Subject –Headnote Browse –By year

, International law resources at BFD 34 Boolean operators and wildcards : and (BY DEFAULT) or not " " : exact phrase * : replace any number of characters ? : replace a single character

, International law resources at BFD 35 Results Print, send by and download with buttons in the upper left corner

International Law in Domestic Courts Access with a password

, International law resources at BFD 37 Content Warning : Subscription only to International Law Reports Selected domestic cases concerning international law Original text with English translation and commentary

, International law resources at BFD 38 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 BFD 39 Results Table of contents in the left column Case references in upper box Print options at the start of page

Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals Access with a password

, International law resources at BFD 41 Content Print version : D 19.1 d ANLC 1999/... Online version identical to the print one Commentary of the more pertinent cases judged in International Criminal Tribunals

, International law resources at BFD 42 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 BFD 43 Results Possibility to refine the search in the left column Links to related documents Print and download options in Acrobat Reader

Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law Accès par mot de passe

, International law resources at BFD 45 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 BFD 46 Search By index –Title (Alphabetically) –Subject (by Subject) –Author (by Author) Advanced Search, with combinable fields –Title –Author –Fulltext –Etc…

, International law resources at BFD 47 Boolean operators and wildcards : phrase exacte (BY DEFAULT) AND OR NOT ? : replace a single character * : replace any number of characters

, International law resources at BFD 48 Results Articles in HTML –With links to other articles in the MPEPIL –Print option in upper left corner

General databases

LexisNexis University Access limited to UNIGE

, International law resources at BFD 51 Legal content American legisation and jurisprudence British legisation and jurisprudence Legal 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

, International law resources at BFD 52 Search 5 thumbnails –> Legal Information 3 search modes –General Search All types of documents –Law Journals Only "law reviews" –Get a Case Jurisprudence

, International law resources at BFD 53 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 & Journals Specify Date : to limit the search in time (publication time)

, International law resources at BFD 54 Boolean operators and wildcards View more segments and connectors for details – : exact phrase (BY DEFAULT) –or –and –and not –* : replace a single character –! : replace characters (0->), only at end of words

, International law resources at BFD 55 Results Button Hits to browse search terms Page numbers not always present –> [*xxx] if available Options –Show –Sort : by date or relevance –Search within results Print, send by or download with buttons in the upper right corner

Westlaw International Dynamic URL, use a link Access limited to UNIGE

, International law resources at BFD 57 Legal content American legislation and jurisprudence British legislation and jurisprudence Legal journals ("law reviews") Documents in international arbitration law Legal documents of other countries –Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, European Union

, International law resources at BFD 58 Search International Directory –> World Journals and Law Reviews (2x) 2 thumbnails : –Terms and connectors : keywords with boolean operators –Natural language : question or text in "human language" -> less effective

, International law resources at BFD 59 Terms and connectors Search : keywords Dates to limit the search in time Fields to look for keywords in a specific field

, International law resources at BFD 60 Boolean operators, wildcards and limitation by field Boolean operators are listed under the search field –& : and – : or (BY DEFAULT) –% : and not –" " : exact phrase –* : replace a single character –! : replace any number of characters, only at the end of words Limitation by field –TI(y) : title –AU(y) : author –PR(y) : 1st section

, International law resources at BFD 61 Thesaurus To add synonyms of search terms

, International law resources at BFD 62 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 or download with buttons in the upper right corner

HeinOnline Access with a password

, International law resources at BFD 64 Legal content American legislation British legislation and jurisprudence Legal journals ("law reviews") International law periodicals

, International law resources at BFD 65 Search Law Journal Library Foreign & International Law Resources Database –Browse by title –Search > Field Search Field search for : keywords Subject OR [Journals] : limit to a subject or a journal Date : limit by date

, International law resources at BFD 66 Boolean operators and wildcards Help in Search Tips –OR –AND –NOT –? : replace a single character –* : replace any number of characters

, International law resources at BFD 67 Results Browsing page by page Access 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

, International law resources at BFD 68 Questions and/or remarks ??? Otherwise, downstairs to visit the BFD Afterwards :