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

2. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 2 Program Introduction General tools of UNIGE libraries Where can you find… –… treaties and rules ? –… case-law ? –… definitions ? –… articles in international law ? –… law articles in general ?

3. Introduction Who am I? –Dimitri Donzé (Dimitri.Donze@unige.ch)Dimitri.Donze@unige.ch –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 July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 3

4. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 4 Access to Resources BFD website –www.unige.ch/biblio/droit (French only)www.unige.ch/biblio/droit Specific webpage http://www.unige.ch/biblio/droit/adh2012_en.html !! Hidden page !! => You should add it as a bookmark

5. General Tools of UNIGE Libraries

6. Union and Geneva catalogs

7. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 7 Catalogs on Two Levels Union catalog –opac.rero.ch/gateway?lng=enopac.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=enopac.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

8. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 8 Search Identical in both catalogs Of a known reference –Browse an index : Author or Title For documents about a subject –Quick search : Google-like –Advanced, By keyword : possibility of choosing in which fields terms are going to be searched Author Title Subject (!! Warning : not all libraries use Subject fields AND keywords can be in French or English !!)

9. July 2013 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)

10. July 2013 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's shelves Except for IHEID, you need only the first one –Status = availability of the document Available : can be borrowed at home Non-circulating : must be used in the library Due date… : another patron has borrowed the book

11. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 11 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 menu Patron folder –To renew loans –Patron Accound ID = 10-digit number below the barcod –Password = by default, last 6 digits of the ID

12. Other Tools of UNIGE Libraries

13. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 13 Databases Directory www.unige.ch/biblio/plus/ressources/rep2.php (only in French) www.unige.ch/biblio/plus/ressources/rep2.php 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)

14. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 14 A-Z e-Journals List resolver.rero.ch/unige/az?lang=eng More 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

15. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 15 VPN (Virtual Private Network) software Download on the Informatics Division website (catalogue-si.unige.ch/49 - French only)catalogue-si.unige.ch/49 Allows access to UNIGE online resources from a personal computer

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. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 18 United Nations Treaty Collection Treaties registred with the United Nations Secretary-General Paper version at the BFD : D 3 b TRM/AN Online (1946-)

19. July 2013 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

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 : Updated version of the books (2007) Rules and practices of customary international humanitarian law July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 21

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 July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 22

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/adh2012/courtsofficialsit es_en.htmlwww.unige.ch/biblio/droit/adh2012/courtsofficialsit es_en.html Case-law and other documents Generally, search by case For some courts, also available in paper at BFD July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 25

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

27. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 27 Content Print version at BFD : D 4 d LAUT Online version identical to the print one Jurisprudence relative to international law, in English, from national and international tribunals !! Subscription only to that module !!

28. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 28 Search Search In > Cases –Parties –Full-text –Citation –Court –Year –Subject –Headnote Browse –By year

29. July 2013 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

30. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 30 Results Print, send by e-mail and download with buttons in the upper left corner

31. International Law in Domestic Courts www.oxfordlawreports.com/ Access with a password

32. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 32 Content !! Subscription only to International Law Reports !! Selected domestic cases concerning international law Original text with English translation and commentary

33. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 33 Search Browse by country (homepage) Advanded search, with combinable fields –In full-text –Limited to a subject –By country –By party name –By date

34. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 34 Results Table of contents in the left column Case references in upper box Print options at the start of page

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

36. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 36 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

37. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 37 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

38. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 38 Results Possibility to refine the search in the left column Links to related documents Print and download options in Acrobat Reader

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

40. Content Informations about trials in international criminal law –Biographies –Summaries about procedure –Context –Links to case law July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 40

41. Search advanced search… –Keywords –Context and judgement places –Type of crimes –Procedural aspects –Recurrent theme –Geographical place July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 41

42. Where Can You Find Definitions ?

43. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law www.mpepil.com/ Access by password

44. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 44 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

45. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 45 Search By index –Title (Alphabetically) –Subject (by Subject) –Author (by Author) Advanced Search, with combinable fields –Title –Author –Fulltext –Etc…

46. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 46 Boolean Operators and Wildcards : exact sentence (by default) AND OR NOT ? : replace a single letter * : replace any number of letters

47. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 47 Results Articles in HTML –With links to other articles in the MPEPIL –Print option in upper left corner

48. Where Can You Find International Law Articles ?

49. Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law www.nijhoffonline.nl/pages/recueil-courses Access limited to UNIGE

50. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 50 Content Paper version at 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

51. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 51 Search Browse –Author –Date –Title Advanced search in specific fields –Full-text –Title –Author –Year –Etc…

52. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 52 Boolean Operators and Wildcards AND (by default) OR NOT " " : exact sentence ? : replace 0 or 1 letter * : replace any number of letters

53. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 53 Results On the left, possibilty to refine results PDF documents only => no way to browse search terms Print and download in Acrobat Reader

54. Peace Palace Library – Table of Contents http://www.peacepalacelibrary.nl/collection/e-resources/tables-of-content/ Free access

55. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 55 Content Tables of contents of 450 law journals Since 2003

56. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 56 Search Browse –By journal title –Then issue Search our TOC –Search for titles' words or authors' names

57. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 57 Results Bibliographic references only Links to contents in databases

58. Where Can You Find Law Articles in General?

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

60. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 60 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

61. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 61 Search 5 thumbnails –> Legal Information 3 search modes –General Search All types of documents –Law Journals Only "law reviews" –Get a Case Jurisprudence

62. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 62 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)

63. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 63 Boolean Operators and Wildcards 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

64. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 64 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 e-mail or download with buttons in the upper right corner

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

66. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 66 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

67. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 67 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

68. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 68 Terms and Connectors Search : keywords Dates to limit the search in time Fields to look for keywords in a specific field

69. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 69 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

70. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 70 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

71. HeinOnline www.heinonline.org Access with a password

72. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 72 Legal content American legislation British legislation and jurisprudence Legal journals ("law reviews") International law periodicals

73. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 73 Search Law Journal Library –Browse by Publication Title –Search > Field Search Field search for : keywords Subject or [Journals] : limit to a subject or a journal Date : limit by date

74. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 74 Boolean Operators and Wildcards OR AND / + NOT / - " " : exact sentence ? : replace a single letter * : replace any number of letters " " ~n : terms within n words of each other

75. July 2013 International Law Resources at UNIGE 75 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

76. Kluwer Law International www.kluwerlawonline.com Access limited to UNIGE

77. Content Law Journals –Journals Tab Law Encyclopaedias –Manuals Tab Under Manuals, access to IEL only –IEL = International Encyclopaedia of Laws 77 International Law Resources at UNIGEJuly 2013

78. Search Left menu –Search by title and table of contents ADVANCED SEARCH –Field Search Full Text : Enter Search Words In Title: Words in Title Author : Author's Name Date : Publication Date 78 International Law Resources at UNIGEJuly 2013

79. Boolean Operators and Truncation As in additional search tips –OR –AND –NOT –? : replace a single letter –* : replace any number of letters –" " : exact sentence 79 International Law Resources at UNIGEJuly 2013

80. Results PDF documents –All are not available=> BUY button to buy a single article (you're the payer) –Adobe Reader saving and printing functionalities 80 International Law Resources at UNIGEJuly 2013

81. International Law Resources at UNIGE 81 Questions and/or remarks ??? Afterwards : bfd@unige.chbfd@unige.ch