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International War Crimes Prosecution

 

This guide includes information about how to find books, articles, and websites with legal resources related to International War Crimes.

If you have any questions on your research stop by the Reference Desk and ask a Librarian, or if you have a complicated question, e-mail Vincent Moyer , Int'l & Foreign Law Librarian and make an appointment to discuss your research.

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News and Blogs

Webcasts and Podcasts

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Find Articles

Full Text Online Subscription Databases: Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, HeinOnline

The Hastings Law Library subscribes to a number of Internet-accessible resources that may be useful in your research. All of our online resources are listed here. You can access all of them on campus. Most of them also allow remote access. If you are not on campus, and you click on the database, you will be directed to this screen. To use the database off-campus, enter your name as indicated on your Hastings ID and your ID barcode number.

Sometimes law review articles can be one of the best places to find current research on your topic. The sources above can be used to find journal articles. Although there is a lot of overlap on Lexis and Westlaw, you will find some unique articles by searching both databases. Lexis & Westlaw includes most of the law review articles written since the mid-1990s. If you have a citation to a law review article that is not on Westlaw or Lexis (and is older than the last year or two), you will probably be able to print a PDF version of the article from HeinOnline.

Working Papers & Unpublished Articles

Legal Scholarship Network - This is a searchable database of abstracts of working-papers as well as articles accepted for publication.

Specialized Journals

Journals focusing on international tribunals and criminal law 

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Index Searches

Index Searches are NOT full-text searches

Index to Legal Periodicals and Books

Search almost every law review article written in the United States since 1980.

Legal Resource Index

Search academic law journals, bar journals and legal newspapers written since 1980.

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals

  • Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals - search for articles published in foreign legal journals from 1985 to present.
  • Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (1960 - present) - available in print in the 4th Floor Reading Room, for articles published prior to 1985.

Non-law indexes and journal locators

What to do after finding an article in an index or bibliography?

If you have found an article in an index or mentioned in a bibliography, and would like to know where you can access a full-text version, start with:

If you are unable to find the article using UC Hastings resources, you can search for an article using FirstSearch and searching the ArticleFirst database and then click on the ILL icon at the top of the page to request the article through inter-library loan.

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Find Books

Overview

Use the Hastings Catalog to find books on your topic. If you find a book that looks interesting, and you are not on campus, click on the call number to browse titles on the shelf nearby. Of course, if you are on campus, browsing the shelves is a great way to find relevant books.

One good way to find books on your topic is to search by subject to find all the books in the Hastings Library on your topic. There are over 50 subjects covering various aspects of war crimes prosecution and analysis in the Hastings Library catalog.

For a wider selection of available books, search the sources below to see if other libraries have books you can borrow through inter-library loan.

Books at Hastings

Use the Hastings Catalog to find books on your topic. Here are some search terms that you may want to try using in various databases. Following the links takes you to a search for that subject heading in the UC Hastings catalog.

Bear in mind that you can also combine search terms in an Advanced Search. For example, the search terms War crimes and Women -- Crimes against can be combined to produce the search ((Women -- Crimes against) and (War crimes)). Other searches can be done such as this search for Series: International and comparative criminal law series

Books at Other Libraries

If the book you want is not in the Hastings Library, or you would like to locate other books on your topic, use FirstSearch, a database containing information about books from most of the libraries in the English-speaking world. Search the WorldCat database to find book; click on the ILL icon at the top of the page to request the book. It can take a couple weeks to get a book through inter-library loan, so be sure to plan ahead so that we can get the resources you need in a timely manner.

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Online Resources

International Courts and Tribunals

The official websites for international institutions generally provide information about the institution and sometimes also have online databases of documents related to or produced by that institution.

International Criminal Court

International Court of Justice

Special International Tribunals

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Research Organizations

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Research Guides

Online Guides

International Criminal Law

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

International Law (General)

Print Guides

International and Foreign Legal Research: A Coursebook
by Mary Rumsey and Marci Hoffman
K85 .H64 2008 (5th Stacks)

Guide to International Legal Research
KZ1234.G85 (Reference Desk)

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Updated February 10, 2010
Prepared by C. Deane, J.D. Assistant to Foreign Comparative & International Law Librarian

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