01 Feb 2003

International Humanitarian Law Research Initiative
Harvard Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR), Cambridge, MA, USA
Supplied note: "We are pleased to announce the launch of the International Humanitarian Law Research Portal. This portal, the fifth in a series of regional and thematic portals developed by our Program, is now available on-line at [the URL below]
The Portal provides free access to a searchable database of links to current research, reference materials, and regional and international news on International Humanitarian Law (IHL). We believe this new portal will provide essential support in these critical times in the development of IHL.
Currently, over 1,000 documents have been collected for your access and the list is growing daily. These documents include breaking news stories, reports and analysis, links to key legal instruments, resolutions and directives and judicial decisions. You can find military manuals, domestic legislation, ICJ and International Tribunal Cases related to IHL. The Portal also includes information about organizations and specialists in the field as well as IHL related events. - di."
Site contents: (Topics) * Conduct of Hostilites: Principle of Distinction, Principle of Proportionality, Defender Rights and Obligations, Attacker Rights and Obligations, Protected Objects, Weapons; * Application of IHL: Start of IHL, End of IHL, Occupation, Other Legal Regimes; * Conflict Type: International, Internal, Internationalized, Failed States, Humanitarian Intervention, New Conflict Types * Individual Status: Civilians, Combatants, POWs, Unlawful belligerents, Peacekeepers, Supporters of conflict; * Implementation of IHL: State Obligations, Non-State Actor Obligations, Monitoring and Reporting, Enforcement, Role of Non-State Institutions; * Development of IHL: Legislative Processes, Customary Law, Jurisprudence, Current Challenges, History of IHL * War Crimes: Definitions, International Tribunals, Universal Jurisdiction, Investigations, Extradition, State Immunities, Domestic Trials, Command Responsibility.
176 documents for Asia - 28 News, 118 Reports and Analysis, 9 Resolutions and Directives, 3 Judicial Decisions, 18 Organizations.
10 documents for Oceania - 8 Reports and Analysis, 2 Organizations.
URL http://www.ihlresearch.org/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Devorah Isaac (info[use"@"]ihlresearch.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30