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International Law Resources

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International Organizations
African Union (formerly Organisation of African Unity) The American Society of International Law (ASIL) Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL) - contains links to primary documents, recommended websites, and research guides for broad categories of international law. Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law (American Society of International Law) Amnesty International European Court of Human Rights European Union The Council of the European Union The European Commission The European Court of Justice The European Parliament EUR-Lex (European Union Law Documents) Free Trade Area of the Americas The Hague Conference on Private International Law International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Justice (ICJ) International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO/INTERPOL) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mercosur North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Organization of American States (OAS) United Nations United Nations Organizations Locator United Nations Treaty Series United Nations Official Document Service UN-I-QUE (Ready reference file of frequently requested UN documents) U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Treaty Collections
Frequently-Cited Treaties and other International Instruments - with citations (University of Minnesota). Multilaterals Project (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts) Flare Index to Treaties (provides citations to over 1500 treaties) United Nations Treaty Collection Online contains the text of international agreements registered with the United Nations since 1946 and information on the status of the registered treaties. Hein Online - Treaties and Agreements Library lets you browse U.S. and other treaties. Avalon Project at Yale Law School Bilateral Treaties 1778 to the Present (Treaties, Agreements and Correspondence) Laws of War Multilateral Treaties and Agreements 1864-1999 Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans GATT Digital Library 1947-94 (Stanford University) permits public access to de-restricted documents of the GATT, the predecessor of the WTO. Registration required. Council of Europe's Treaties Treaties in Force (Dept of State listing of treaties of which the U.S. is a party) Guide to Researching U.S. Treaties (LLRX) - describes in detail how and where to find U.S. treaties.
Individual Treaties
Berne Convention for the Protection fo Literary and Artistic Works (1886) Charter of the Organization of American States (1967) Charter of the United Nations (1945) Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984) Convention on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (1960) Convention Relating to a Uniform Law on the International Sale of Goods (1964) Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (1949) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (1994) (Final Act & Annexes) North American Free Trade Agreement Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883) Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law Statute of the International Court of Justice United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) (1980) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) Vienna Convention on the Law Of Treaties (1969) World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty (1996)
Other Sites
ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL) - contains links to primary documents, recommended websites, and research guides for broad categories of international law. Encyclopedia of Public International Law (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law) The Encyclopedia has over 1000 articles that provide in-depth commentary on public international and comparative law. Encyclopedia articles are fully searchable or browseable using the list of subject or index terms. GlobaLex (NYU) (guides to researching specific aspects of international law) Hague Conference on Private International Law - conventions, status and working documents produced by the Conference. It includes conventions related to international judicial assistance. World Legal Information Institute - list of countries with links to legal material available on the internet.

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