About the Library

This portal has been created as a professional resource for defense lawyers, researchers, lawyers and human rights defenders working on the topics of international humanitarian law, war crimes and fair justice.

The purpose of the portal is to improve the quality and validity of legal aid in complex categories of cases by providing access to key knowledge, practices and documents collected in one place.

What does the portal contain?

• Translations of decisions and documents of international criminal tribunals (ICTY, ICTR, ICC, etc.)
• Analytical reviews and practical comments on legal positions
• Thematic selections of articles, reports, training manuals
• Links to international legal instruments, databases and directories
• Materials on absentee proceedings, human rights, qualification of crimes
• Defense resources, including evidentiary templates and practices

Who is it created for?

• Lawyers who provide protection in war crimes cases
• Lawyers of the free legal aid system
• Judges, prosecutors, teachers and researchers in the field of international criminal law
• Human rights defenders and practitioners who work with victims and accused persons

What's next?

The library has a reader's office that allows:

• Get updates on new posts
• Save selected materials
• Participate in the formation of collections

Contacts

With suggestions, questions or materials for publication, contact through the page Feedback or by email: oleksandr.baranov@legalaid.gov.ua