Presentation of the contents
A reference manager. How to store your findings and add footnotes and reference list into your writings (Word)
Zotero
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Zotero Style Repository - OSCOLA
Which style shall I choose for my references?
In LubSearch and in Libris several styles are available. 'Citation'.
Smaller differences. Be consistent!
The style recommended by the Faculty of Law is OSCOLA, Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities
Examples of styles:
APA
Adams, R., & Loideáin, N. (2019). Addressing indirect discrimination and gender stereotypes in AI virtual personal assistants: the role of international human rights law, Cambridge International Law Journal, 8(2), 241-257
Harvard
Adams, R., and Loideáin, N. (2019). Addressing indirect discrimination and gender stereotypes in AI virtual personal assistants: the role of international human rights law. Cambridge International Law Journal 8, 2, 241-257
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UNITED NATIONS
Guides
The UN Documentation Research Guide presents an overview of selected UN documents, publications, databases, and websites.
United Nations documentation reflects the complexity of the UN as an organization. In the Table of Contents, you will find the pattern of the usage of symbol numbers.
System for the documentation
Research Guide on Human Rights
Databases- Find documents from UN: General Assembly, Security Council, ECOSOC
What is ODS
What can be found using ODS?
Limitations in ODS
Some examples:
Use the format to fille in your query to retrieve the document(s)
Word in title-box:
Transitional justice
Full text box
Ex: Anaïs MARIN (Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus)
To find the documents with the symbol numbers
A/HRC/RES/44/19
E/CN.4/2003/45
CAT/C/CHN/4
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
When citing it is enough to use the symbol number but it is a help for the reader to have the title of the document as well. But to retrieve the correct document the symbol number is enough.
Finding documents related to human rights
Charter Bases Bodies:
Charter Bases Bodies Database
Tick the different options
Ex: You are looking for a summary Record from Armenia
Tick these words
Human Rights Council+ Summery Record+Armenia
A/HRC/41/46
Treaty Bases Bodies:
Tick the different options
Ex:
Africa+Ethiopia+CCPR
UNOFFICIAL DATABASES
United Nations Human Rights Treaties
United Nations Human Rights Treaties by Anna Bayefsky
No updates after 2011!
The website is userfriendly and gives you a quick understanding of the structure of the treaty bodies documentation
Human Rights Library-Minnesota University