The document provides information on researching international courts and tribunals, including the International Court of Justice, international criminal tribunals, human rights courts, and UN treaty bodies. It lists relevant databases, publications, and websites where judgments, decisions and case documents can be found for different international courts and tribunals. Guidance is provided on advanced search features for databases like Westlaw and specific research guides for individual international courts and committees.
11. To search cases from selected courts To search International Legal Materials. Includes treaties, UN resolutions and declarations, cases. From Legislation choose “International Legal Materials”
17. 1. Choose court(s). Either check the boxes next to the court(s) you want to search OR choose a pre selected group of courts (e.g. All Human Rights Courts). 2. Enter search terms. Use the following connectors: AND, OR, NOT NEAR – within 50 words w/n –term 1 within n terms of term 2 Pre/n –term 1 must precede term 2 by n terms *truncation symbol Check when last judgement was added to Worldlii
18. Sort options To see results from one particular court (or database) only
27. Background information – history, how the court works, judges etc Text of judgments and advisory opinions and related documents Statute of the Court, rules of procedure etc Information about the courts’ jurisdiction THE ICJ website
28. International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda International Criminal Court Special Court for Sierra Leone Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor
38. Cases before UN committees Cases before ECHR Cases before tribunals for Yugoslavia / Rwanda Comments by treaty bodies in response to country reports
44. From the Westlaw UK home page choose the ‘Cases’ option at the top and then choose “Advanced Search” for more options
45. Using the boxes you can search the full text of the judgment for keywords, for the party names for specific cases or using specific legislation. There is also the option to search for cases that have cited other cases
49. Links through to the basic text including the Convention as well as the Case-law (HUDOC). You can also access HUDOC from the link in the top right. Reports section includes annual and activity reports for the court.
50. Choose which parts of the collections you wish to search. It defaults to judgments only – if you need admissibility decisions (including those made by the Commission before it ceased in 1999) you need to choose decisions as well If you are searching by subject it may be best to narrow it down by article first or use the text box. If you are looking for a specific case then use the application number (e.g. 24276/94) if you have it. If not use the case title to put the party name in and then the state. User guides and help with keywords are available as well as guides to citation.
51. Analytical information including dates, party names, who the case was referred by, Strasbourg case law cited, keywords, durable URL Keywords in context – finds your keywords and displays sorrounding text Links to related information
54. Cases Background information including relationship of Commission and Court Reports from special rapporteurs, country reports, cases, work with the court
Pict - Explanation of the origins, history, functions and procedures of the international and regional courts
– “ The Courts at a glance”, Statute of the Court, rules, practice directions
ECHR Official Report have changed their name. Before 1 Nov 1998 known as Series A. Each case is numbered consecutibely within the year. After 1998 renamed and take the citation ECHR Commercial alternative is European Human Rights Reports – in Print an don Westlaw