This page
includes information about how to research international human rights
issues. It includes print resources available in the Hastings Law Library,
Lexis & Westlaw online resources, and the key Internet links mentioned
by Julie Horst & Vincent Moyer in Professor Musalo's International
Human Rights Seminar on September 23, 2003. (Last Updated September 18,
2003.)
Finding
Books:
You can search the Hastings
Online Catalog for print titles at the Hastings Law Library. You
can search
other Library
Catalogs (including MELVYL®)
for additional print resources at local libraries. Or you can search
"WorldCat" on FirstSearch
to find out if any books exist on your topic at any library worldwide.
(Note: FirstSearch is only available from computers on campus.) If you
do find a book on your topic that we don't own at Hastings, you can
submit a request to have the book borrowed by Hastings through inter-library
loan (ILL). It can take up to three weeks to get books from ILL,
so plan ahead.
Finding
Journal Articles:
Finding a journal article on your topic can be a great way to start
your research or to solidify an important point in your paper. The library
has created a useful guide
to finding journal articles that should answer most of your questions
about how to find articles in law reviews and other publications.
Reference
Desk Hours:
Fall Semester 2003
Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Getting
Research Help:
The Reference Librarians are available to help you plan your research
strategy and to help you find the resources that might be useful in
your papers. Either stop by when the reference desk is open, or if you
have a more complicated question, e-mail (or call)
(565-4792) or
(565-4752), and make an appointment to discuss your research.
The library
has published a
series of legal research guides covering topics that might be relevant
when you are doing your human rights research. Topics include:
Germain's
Transnational Law Research: A Guide for Attorneys, by Claire M.
Germain
K85 .G47, Reference & Reserve Stacks
This widely-used guide is a great starting place for human rights research.
There are chapters covering The European Convention on Human Rights,
The European Court of Human Rights, European Union, International Environmental
Law, International Criminal Law, Human Rights, International Court of
Justice, and International Labor Law.
Guide
to Human Rights Research, (published by Harvard Law School)
K3236 T63 1994, Reserve stacks & Reference desk
AccessUN
- Index to United Nations documents from 1966-2003; includes Official
Records, masthead documents, draft resolutions, meeting records, and
the UN Treaty Series citations. Also included is the full-text of several
thousand UN documents.
Index
to United Nations Documents and Publications - This CD-ROM contains
an index to UN documents from 1946 to present. Once you find the UN
document number using this index, you can locate the full-text online,
in print, or on microfiche. The CD is kept at the circulation desk and
must be used on the computers across from the reference desk. Most UN
documents from 1981-present form the Readex UN Law Library Microfiche
Collection filed at JZ5010 .U57 in the Micrographics room, 4th floor
(cabinets #10-#12). The CD also includes selected full-text resolutions
from the General Assembly.
Keep in
mind that there are books, websites and index entries to journal articles
that spell International Labour Organisation as 'Labor' and/or 'Organization'.
Here is the main page for the International
Labour Organisation, click on the ILO
Information Resources page for links to conventions, recommendations
and statistics.
NATLEX
is a continuously-updated database containing references to over 55,000
national laws on labour, social security, and related human rights,
with over 300 laws in full text. Records and texts in NATLEX are in
either English, French, or Spanish. Search by country or subject.
The
Inter-American Human Rights Database contains documents in English
and Spanish adopted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
since its first session in 1960.
The
Inter-American Court of Human Rights KDZ579.I58
D38 1992, 5th stacks
The
Inter-American Human Rights System KDZ578.I5
D38 1997, 5th stacks
The
Inter-American System of Human Rights KDZ574
.I57 1998, 5th stacks
The
Inter-American System : Treaties, Conventions & Other Documents
KDZ10 .I57 1983 (not current), 5th stacks
Inter-American
Yearbook of Human Rights
KDZ574.A85 I68, 5th stacks
[Includes documents and cases from the Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights & the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (in English
& Spanish).]
Report
of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the Status of Women
in the Americas KDZ136.W64
I58 1998, 5th stacks
International
Criminal Court &
International Criminal Tribunals
The International
Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent court capable of trying
individuals accused of the most serious violations of international
humanitarian and human rights law, namely genocide, crimes against humanity
and war crimes. The treaty that established the ICC, the Rome Statute,
entered into force on July 1, 2002, and provisional headquarters for
the Court were opened shortly thereafter. The ICC is expected to begin
investigating cases by 2004. Use
this website to read recent documents, press releases and fact sheets.
Crimes
Against Humanity : the struggle for global justice K5301
.R63 2000, 5th stacks
International
Courts and Tribunals : selected documents and materials KZ6250
.I57 1999, International
The
International Criminal Court and the Transformation of International
Law : justice for the new millennium KZ6310
.S23 2002, International
The
International Criminal Court : consent, complementarity and cooperation KZ6310
.M57 2000, International
The
International Criminal Court : elements of crimes and rules of procedure
and evidence KZ6310
.I575 2001, International
The
International Criminal Court : the making of the Rome Statute : issues,
negotiations, results KZ6319
.I58 1999, International
International
Crimes, Peace, and Human Rights : the role of the International Criminal
Court KZ6310
.I57 2000, International
An Introduction
to the International Criminal Court KZ6310
.S33 2001, International
The
New International Criminal Court : rush to justice? KF210.B74
D27 2002, 5th stacks
The
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court : a commentary KZ6310
.R665 2002, International
Global
War Crimes Tribunal Collection
KZ1190 .G56 1997, International
[Includes background information, documents, and cases from the Yugoslav
& Rwanda tribunals.]
International
Courts and Tribunals : selected documents and materials
KZ6250 .I57 1999, International
The
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
KZ1201.A12 M67 1998, International
The
International Tribunal for Rwanda : facts, cases, documents
KZ1201.A12 I59 1999, International
Some treaty
databases available on Westlaw: U.S.
Treaties and Other International Agreements - Full-text of international
and American Indian treaties to which the United States is a party from
1778 to present. United
Kingdom Human Rights Treaties - Text of treaties, conventions, agreements,
protocols, and other instruments of the Council of Europe related to
human rights beginning in November, 1950.
·Artists Embassy
International - dedicated to the universal language of the
Arts for peace...to support understanding, international friendship,
inter-cultural appreciation and encouragement of artists. (SF/Richmond) ·Asian
Law Caucus - promotes, advances and represents the legal and
civil rights of the Asian and Pacific Islander communities. (San Francisco) ·Center for Justice
& Accountability - works to stop torture and other serious
human rights abuses around the world by helping the survivors of such
abuses hold their perpetrators accountable, especially those perpetrators
who live in or visit the United States. (SF) ·Crabgrass
- a small non-governmental organization based in San Francisco
working globally and locally, on environmental, social justice and human
rights issues. (SF) ·Earthjustice
- a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the
magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and
to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment. (Oakland) ·Electronic Frontier
Foundation - a donor-supported membership organization working
to protect fundamental rights regardless of technology; to educate the
press, policymakers and the general public about civil liberties issues
related to technology; and to act as a defender of those liberties.
(SF) ·Global
Action Network - an online community designed to connect, educate,
and empower young people working in the global population and reproductive
health field. (SF) ·Global
Exchange - a human rights organization dedicated to promoting
environmental, political, and social justice around the world. (SF) ·Human Rights Watch
- dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the
world...to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect
people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice...investigate
and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable...challenge
governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect
international human rights law. (SF) ·Natural Heritage
Institute - a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded
in 1989 by a group of experienced conservation lawyers and scientists
who foresaw the need for a toolkit for the next era of environmental
problem solving: where the technical dimensions are more complex, the
social calculus less obvious, the economics more central, the ramifications
more global, and the conventional pathways less efficacious. (Berkeley) ·Peaceworkers
- a San Francisco-based international nonviolent peace organization,
is the original sponsor of the proposal for a Global Nonviolent Peace
Force. (SF) ·Pesticide Action
Network North America - works to replace pesticide use with
ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. (SF) ·Redefining
Progress - a nonprofit public policy organization that creates
policies and tools to encourage accurate market prices, to protect our
common social and natural assets, and to foster social an economic sustainability.
(Oakland) ·Sweatshop
Watch - a coalition of labor, community, civil rights, immigrant
rights, women's, religious & student organizations, and individuals
committed to eliminating sweatshop conditions in the global garment
industry. (Oakland) ·Tibet
Justice Center - committed to solving the situation in Tibet
peacefully, through the rule of law. (Berkeley) ·Women's
Institute for Leadership Development - to promote human rights
through the conscious leadership and action of women and girls...WILD
provides human rights education, engages in public advocacy, and collaborates
on the adoption and implementation of international human rights standards
in the United States. (SF)
For directory
of organizations with profiles of 90 selected organizations, and a subject
index, take a look at World Affairs Organizations in Northern California:
a guide to the field published by the World Without War Council.
It is in the Reference area of the Library at JX27 .W67 1995.
FCIL
Associate Librarian
(565-4752), and make an appointment to discuss your research.