1. International law resources at BFD Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights September 13th, 2011

2. International law resources at BFD 2 Program Tools of UNIGE library Official websites in international law Free databases in international law International law resources at BFD General databases Visit of BFD

3. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 3 Websites BFD website –www.unige.ch/biblio/droit (French only)www.unige.ch/biblio/droit Dedicated webpage –www.unige.ch/biblio/droit/adh2011_en.htmlwww.unige.ch/biblio/droit/adh2011_en.html –!! Not available through menu !! Add it as a bookmark

4. Réro and Geneva catalogs

5. September 13th, 2011 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 (university and patrimonial libraries) 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 public and international organisations' libraries

6. September 13th, 2011 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 fields terms are going to be searched Author Title Subject (!! Warning : not all libraries use Subject fields AND they must be in French !!)

7. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 7 Boolean operators and wildcards AND (by default) OR NOT " " : exact phrase ? : replace a single letter * : replace any number of letters

8. September 13th, 2011 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 = availability of the document

9. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 9 Other tools Interlibrary loan –With réro libraries or other Patron folder –To renew loans

10. Other tools of the UNIGE libraries

11. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 11 Databases directory http://www.unige.ch/biblio/plus/ressources/rep2.php (only in French) http://www.unige.ch/biblio/plus/ressources/rep2.php 400 databases, in all disciplines –~40 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)

12. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 12 A-Z e-Journals list http://resolver.rero.ch/unige/az More than 30'000 e-journals (all disciplines) –More than 2'000 legal ones Search by title words –!! No search IN journals !! –→ Only to search known references

13. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 13 VPN (Virtual Private Network) software Download on the Informatics Division website (www.unige.ch/dinf - French only)www.unige.ch/dinf –Services aux étudiants –Catalogue de services –Accès aux réseaux –Travailler à distance Allows access to UNIGE online resources from a personal computer

14. Official websites in international law

15. Treaties

16. September 13th, 2011 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 (1946-1983) Online (1946-) : treaties.un.org/Home.aspxtreaties.un.org/Home.aspx –Access limited to UNIGE

17. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 17 Search Select UNTS database Search by –Name of the treaty –Words of the title –Participant –Full-text –and others

18. Jurisprudence of international courts

19. September 13th, 2011 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 (www.icj-cij.org)www.icj-cij.org –> 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

20. September 13th, 2011 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 (www.echr.coe.int)www.echr.coe.int –> Case-Law > HUDOC Search through the search engine only –Text –Respondent State –Application Number –Article of the Convention –Date –Keywords

21. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 21 International Criminal Court Jurisprudence on the ICC website (www.icc- cpi.int)www.icc- cpi.int –> Situations and cases > Cases Search by country only Lots of procedure documents

22. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 22 International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Jurisprudence on the ICTY website (www.icty.org/)www.icty.org/ –> 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

23. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 23 International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Jurisprudence on the ICTR website (www.ictr.org)www.ictr.org –> 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

24. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 24 Special Court for Sierra Leone Jurisprudence on the SCSL website (www.sc-sl.org)www.sc-sl.org –> Cases Search by case name only Cases-law and lots of related documents (indictements, transcripts, etc.) –For pending cases included

25. Free databases in international law

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

27. 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 September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 27

28. Search By rules or practices –Then by chapter or by rule No search engine September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 28

29. International law databases

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

31. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 31 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

32. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 32 Search Browse –Author –Date –Title Advanced search in specific fields –Full-text –Title –Author –Year –Etc…

33. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 33 Boolean operators and wildcards AND (by default) OR NOT ? : replace 0 or 1 letter * : replace any number of letters

34. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 34 Results On the left, possibilty to refine results PDF documents only => no way to browse search terms Print and download in Acrobat Reader

35. International Law Reports http://www.justis.com/ Access limited to UNIGE

36. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 36 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

37. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 37 Search Search In > Cases –Parties –Full-text –Citation –Court –Year –Subject –Headnote Browse –By year

38. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 38 Boolean operators and wildcards : and (by default) or not " " : exact phrase * : replace any number of letters ? : replace a single letter

39. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 39 Results Print, send by e-mail and download with buttons in the upper left corner

40. International Law in Domestic Courts http://www.oxfordlawreports.com/ Access with a password

41. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 41 Content Warning : Subscription only to International Law Reports Selected domestic cases concerning international law Original text with English translation and commentary

42. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 42 Search Browse by country (homepage) Advanded search, with combinable fields –In full-text –Limited to a subject –By country –By party name –By date

43. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 43 Results Table of contents in the left column Case references in upper box Print options at the start of page

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

45. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 45 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

46. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 46 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

47. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 47 Results Possibility to refine the search in the left column Links to related documents Print and download options in Acrobat Reader

48. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law http://www.mpepil.com/ Accès par mot de passe

49. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 49 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

50. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 50 Search By index –Title (Alphabetically) –Subject (by Subject) –Author (by Author) Advanced Search, with combinable fields –Title –Author –Fulltext –Etc…

51. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 51 Boolean operators and wildcards : phrase exacte (by default) AND OR NOT ? : replace a single letter * : replace any number of letters

52. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 52 Results Articles in HTML –With links to other articles in the MPEPIL –Print option in upper left corner

53. General databases

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

55. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 55 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

56. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 56 Search 5 thumbnails –> Legal Information 3 search modes –General Search All types of documents –Law Journals Only "law reviews" –Get a Case Jurisprudence

57. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 57 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)

58. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 58 Boolean operators and wildcards View more segments and connectors for details – : exact phrase (by default) –or –and –and not –* : replace a single letter –! : replace letters (0->), only at end of words

59. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 59 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

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

61. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 61 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

62. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 62 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

63. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 63 Terms and connectors Search : keywords Dates to limit the search in time Fields to look for keywords in a specific field

64. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 64 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 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

65. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 65 Thesaurus To add synonyms of search terms

66. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 66 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

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

68. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 68 Legal content American legislation British legislation and jurisprudence Legal journals ("law reviews") International law periodicals

69. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 69 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

70. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 70 Boolean operators and wildcards Help in Search Tips –OR –AND –NOT –? : replace a single letter –* : replace any number of letters

71. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 71 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

72. September 13th, 2011 International law resources at BFD 72 Questions and/or remarks ??? Otherwise, let's go downstairs to visit the Library Questions afterwards : bfd@unige.chbfd@unige.ch