The Holocaust and Other Genocides Research

"The mission of the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies is to promote public awareness of the Holocaust and other genocides; to encourage and support scholarship, research, and teaching about the Holocaust and genocide; and to promote public participation in efforts to confront contemporary genocide as it occurs."

The Library of Congress holds many collections relevant to the study of the Holocaust. Researchers, genealogists, and historians will find a wealth of resources in the Manuscript Reading Room that cover the history of the Holocaust in Europe, the Jewish experience, testimonies, American foreign policy before and after the Second World War, and related American journalist experiences abroad, including site visits to various camps and ghettos. This guide includes search tips, suggested collections, and provides access to selected Library of Congress Digital Collections, as well as outside resources pertaining to Holocaust studies.

The Wiener Holocaust Library is one of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era and genocide. The Library’s unique collection of over one million items includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs and eyewitness testimony.

Founded in January 1998, the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University’s MacMillan Center conducts research, seminars and conferences on comparative, interdisciplinary, and policy issues relating to the phenomenon of genocide, and has provided training to researchers from afflicted regions, including Cambodia, Rwanda, and East Timor. The GSP also maintains research projects on those catastrophes, on the Nazi Holocaust, the genocides in Bosnia and Darfur, and on colonial and indigenous genocides. The Program is an affiliate of the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies and is sponsored by the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School.

A guide from Emory University.

This website prevents information, publications, resources, and media regarding the activities and initiatives of the UN Office on Genocide Prevention.

"The IIGHRS engages scholars and academics in comparative and interdisciplinary research, analysis and publication in the field, as genocide is a shared experience. Through ongoing research, publications, conferences, and education initiatives, the Institute strives to raise awareness of genocide and the necessity of its prevention."

"This resource guide is designed for the benefit of teachers and students alike. It lists recommended reference material according to discrete subject headings each of which offers a different pedagogical framework for studying the Armenian Genocide. The guide includes a complete description of each of the recommended resources."

This link takes you to the Allen County Public Library's Genealogy Center.

The International Court of Justice was established by the Charter of the United Nations, which provides that all Member States of the United Nations are ipso facto parties to the Court’s Statute. The Statute, together with the Rules of Court, organizes the composition and functioning of the Court.