International Humanitarian Law Lynne M. Rudasill, Global Studies Librarian
Uncover and Discover Functions of working with library resources: Discover the existence of useful materials Locate these materials Analyze the materials you have found 2
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Key Documents Treaties and States Party to Such Treaties – International Humanitarian Customary Laws - ihl/eng/docs/home ihl/eng/docs/home 4
Media Resources The following resources are available at Online Journals and Databases:Online Journals and Databases Access World News Lexis Nexis Academic Universe Library PressDisplay The New York Times Historical 5
More Media Resources BBC Al Jazeera 6
The Peace Palace – Den Haag 7
Other Collections American Society for International Law – EISILEISIL Avalon Project – The Laws of War and other collectionsThe Laws of War Geneva Academy – RULAC ProjectRULAC Project Library of Congress – Military Legal ResourcesMilitary Legal Resources UN AV Library – Lecture SeriesLecture Series 8
Secondary Resources - Books Call Numbers – Dewey Decimal – 341 LC – JX Subject Search – War (International Law) 9
Secondary Sources - Journals Database Searching from the Library Gateway Easy Search Online Journals and Databases JSTOR Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Historical Abstracts/America History and Life Military and Government Collection 10
Secondary Sources – Legal Hein Online Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe – Law Reviews GlobaLex 11
International Organizations United Nations European Union Organization of American States ASEAN African Union 12
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Pulling It All Together Critical Thinking Skills Authority/Author – credentials, bias Relevance – expertise, publisher Content – targeted audience, cited sources 14
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