"The Legal Tools were initially created to assist the International Criminal Court - Office of the Prosecutor (ICC-OTP) with legal research and drafting regarding the elements of crimes, modes of criminal liability and key procedural and evidentiary questions. In 2005, the ICC Prosecutor decided to share with the entire Court and, to the extent feasible, with the general public, the services comprising the Legal Tools.
The Tools comprise at present over 25000 documents and legal commentaries. Some 13 collections and databases of legal documents are included, together with four legal research and reference tools developed by lawyers connected with the Court and outsourcing partners: the Case Matrix, the Elements Commentary, the Proceedings Commentary and the Means of Proof Document.
Many of the documents which are relevant to users of the Legal Tools Database (LTW) are still copyright protected. They are nevertheless actively collected by the Legal Tools Project. Some of them are listed in the LTD, but you can not yet access them. The Project invites copyright holders to share their documents through the universal public platform of the LTW. The Project will make systematic efforts during the upcoming years to gradually secure permission to make these documents available to the general public."
Several of the components of the Legal Tools from the ICC have been or are scheduled for updating in 2009. See "Current status of the Tools"
(Hat tip to Slaw's Simon Fodden & Joe Hodnicki,Law Librarian Blog)
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