international humanitarian law research
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PRESENTED BY
MARGARET CLARKREFERENCE LIBRARIAN
SPRING 2009
Researching International Humanitarian Law
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
Researching Humanitarian Law
Where to start researchSecondary sourcesPrimary sources
Where to start research?
Research Guides organize the primary and secondary sourcesoutline strategies for research
What topical guides are relevant?International LawInternational Humanitarian LawInternational Criminal LawWar Crimes
http://www.law.case.edu/war-crimes-research-portal/res_gd.asp
Where to start research?
Encyclopedia of Public International Lawo Browse articles by subject / alphabeticallyo Keyword search – simple o Advanced search
Secondary Sources
1. Treatises
2. Periodical articles, law reviews
3. Reports
4. Current Awareness
1. Treatises
2. Periodical articles
Research Center List of DatabasesLegal TracIndex to Legal PeriodicalsIndex to Foreign Legal PeriodicalsPAIS International Westlaw & LexisNexis
Index to Legal Periodicals and
Books
Index to Legal Periodicals and
Books
3. Reports
Use these tools to find reports:Columbia International Affairs OnlinePAIS InternationalAmnesty International
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
News
News aggregator
News aggregator
News feeds
Email Alerts
Press Releases
News aggregatorEmail alertsRSS feeds
Primary Sources
United Nations documentsTreatiesNational LegislationInternational Case LawU.S. Legal MaterialsU.S. Military Materials
Primary Sources: U.N. Documents
Primary Sources: U.N. Documents
Primary Sources: U.N. Documents
United Nations: Official Documents System
Official Documents
Official Documents
Possible subject terms• armed conflict • human rights in armed conflict• war crimes• cultural property protection• children in armed conflict
United Nations: UNBisnet
U.N. publications and official documents
U.N. publications and official documents
Primary Sources
United Nations documentsTreatiesNational LegislationInternational Case LawU.S. Legal MaterialsU.S. Military Materials
Primary Sources: Treaties
Primary Sources
United Nations documentsTreatiesNational LegislationInternational Case LawU.S. Legal MaterialsU.S. Military Materials
Primary Sources: National Legislation
4. Primary Sources – National Legislation
4. Primary Sources – International Case Law
Primary Sources
United Nations documentsTreatiesInternational Case LawU.S. Legal MaterialsU.S. Military Materials
Primary Sources: U.S. Legal Materials
Primary Sources: U.S. Legal Materials
Primary Sources: U.S. Legal Materials
Primary Sources
United Nations documentsTreatiesInternational Case LawU.S. Legal MaterialsU.S. Military Materials
U.S. Military: Army Publications
DOD Directives and Orders
U.S. Military: Judge Advocate Corps
U.S. Military: Army Field Manuals
Pentagon: Military Commissions
U.S. Military: Pentagon Library
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