POLS 216: International Criminal Justice (HC): Reports & Organizations

Full text downloadable archive of papers given at the association's annual meetings and at conferences. ISA papers are included in PROL (Political Research Online), but it is sometimes better to search this more focused group in the ISA Paper Archive.

Some research material on the website is not available open access, but rulings and other court documentation are accessible.

This is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). The ICJ settles disputes between the States (not individuals). The website includes many full-text trial records and documents.

To find links and information about other courts and special tribunals, refer to these pages on the Harvard Law School guide.

The ICC is the first permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. The ICC is an independent international organization, and is not part of the United Nations system. The website highlights major trial records and official documents. See also the Legal Tools database on the website.

See the tabs "Cases" and "Legal Library" for documents and court records.

Based in Geneva, this group is associated with the UN. There are many documents and other kinds of research on the website.

This group is made up of civil society organizations in 150 different countries who work to make the International Criminal Court more effective.

Features entries written by a number of scholars who often include key documents, breaking news, and debate and commentary on issues and developments related to the major international war crimes trials of our time, including the trials of the Khmer Rouge leaders, the trial of Charles Taylor before the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and the trials of the Ba’ath Party Leaders before the Iraqi High Tribunal.

The mission of the Institute is to promote universal respect for human rights and humanitarian law, by means of research, academic education, dissemination of information and institutional development programs and our vision is to be a center of excellence promoting the development of societies based on a human rights culture.

This guide to resources is sponsored by Case Western Reserve University Law Scool.