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UN - See our separate United Nations page.

EU - See our separate European Union page.

International Court of Justice

  • International Court of Justice Unpublished Pleadings - (dead link)
    "The written and oral pleadings of the cases listed below are currently being prepared for printed publication. To make them available to the general public they are nowpublished on the ICJ website as electronic documents in a early, not corrected version."

Legal Information Institute (LII)
"This web site holds the Internet publications of the Legal Information Institute, a part of the Cornell Law School. The server offers the LII's collection of recent and historic Supreme Court decisions, its hypertext versions of the full U.S. Code, U.S. Constitution, Federal Rules of Evidence and Civil Procedure, recent opinions of the New York Court of Appeals and commentary on them from the liibulletin-ny and other important legal materials -- federal, state, foreign and international. It holds the LII's e-mail address directory of faculty and staff at U.S. law schools as well as contact information on other people and organizations in the field of law."

Library of Congress - The Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
"Provides a database of national laws from contributing countries around the world accessed from a World Wide Web server of the U.S. Library of Congress. The database consists of searchable legal abstracts in English and some full texts of laws in the language of the contributing country. It provides information on national legislation from more than 35 countries, with other countries being added on a continuing basis."
Part of Library of Congress Guide to Law Online

Library of Congress - Portals to the World
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts."
"Portals to the World contain selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria. When completed, the project will include all the nations of the world."

Cornell University Law Library - Research Guides
Sections include: New Student Survival Guide ; Legal Research Fundamentals ; U.S. Research Guides by Topic ; Legal Research Engine ; Foreign & International Research Guides.

Intute - Social Science Information Gateway

  • Law Gateway
    "The SOSIG Law Gateway provides guidance and access to global legal information resources on the Internet. The service aims to identify and evaluate legal resource sites offering primary and secondary materials and other items of legal interest. Descriptive records and links are created for legal service sites and specific documents."

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 Academy of European Law
 European University Institute

AccessToLaw
Major sections include: United Kingdom ; Commonwealth ; Other Jurisdictions ; Legal Subject Areas ; General Resources
- UK Inner Temple Library

[Algeria] Algerian Law Guide
By DahmËne Touchent
LLRX.com Feature - Published October 15, 2001.

Afghanistan - See our separate Afghanistan Studies page.

American Society of International Law (ASIL)

  • ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law (ERG)
    "Each chapter is arranged in a logical fashion to aid the researcher. In some cases the author outlines general search strategies for the particular subject area, and then links to specific aids such as specialized periodical indexes and bibliographies, before drilling down to organized listings of links to primary resources."
    Chapters include: Human Rights ; International Commercial Arbitration ; International Criminal Law ; International Economic Law ; International Environmental Law ; International Organizations ; Lists, Newsgroups & Networks ; Private International Law ; Treaties ; United Nations.
  • The U.S. as Occupying Power Over Portions of Iraq and Relevant Responsibilities Under the Laws of War
    By Jordon J. Paust
    ASIL Insights, April 2003.

Andean Community (English or Spanish)
"...is a subregional organization endowed with an international legal status, which is made up of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela and the bodies and institutions comprising the Andean Integration System (AIS)."
Sections include: Trade in Goods ; Trade in Services ; Customs Union ; Circulation of Persons ; Common Market ; Common Foreign Policy ; Border Development ; Social Agenda ; Sustainable Development ; Economic Policies ; Business Directory ; Treaties and Legislation ; Statistics ; Documents.

Arms Control Association

  • Treaties
    Includes: Full Text Documents ; Additional Documents.

[Asia] Asian Legal Information Institute - AsianLII
"...is a non-profit and free access website for legal information from all 27 countries and territories in Asia located from Japan in the east to Pakistan in the west, and from Mongolia in the north to Timor Leste in the south...AsianLII provides for searching and browsing databases of legislation, case-law, law reform reports, law journals and other legal information, where available, from each country in the region."

BBC News - Europe

Boston College International and Comparative Law Review
"...is one of approximately 30 law reviews in the United States that focus on international legal issues, and one of only two that publishes an annual survey of European Union law."

Bush-Putin Summit Resources
Sections include: Latest News ; Analysis ; Experts Comment ; On The Web ; Events ; Experts Available ; Documents.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Center for International Environmental Law
An important gateway to environmental law resources. The site includes the North American Environmental Law Database, CIEL Publications, Trade & Environment News, and sections on Biodiversity and Wildlife, International Financial Institutions, Global Commons, and more.

[Central Asia] University of Montana School of Law - Central Asia Law Initiative
Codes and Constitutions of Central Asia and the Caucasus

Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law - (dead link)

Crimes of War
"A unique collaboration of journalists, lawyers and scholars that seeks to raise awareness of the laws of war."
Sections include: Magazine ; Essays ; Photo Essays ; Expert Analysis ; Seminars ; Noteworthy ; Gray Zone ; Resources ; Book.

Diplomacy Monitor
"Tracking Internet-based Global Diplomacy"
"The St. Thomas University School of Law (Miami, Florida, USA) has deployed specially developed proprietary software to monitor the global output of communiquÈs, official statements, press briefings, position papers, interview transcripts and news releases from hundreds of diplomacy-related websites in near real-time and channel it into a synthesized information stream for scholars, diplomats, journalists, researchers, students and others interested in the interaction among nations
- St. Thomas University School of Law

[Estonia] An Overview of Estonian Law and Web Resources - (dead link)
By Kart Mill, Reference Librarian, Tartu University Library, Estonian Republic.
LLRX.com Feature - Published July 15, 2001.

European Ombudsman
Section include: General Information ; Reports ; Decisions ; Activities ; Legal Basis ; Resources ; Links ; Other.

European Union - See our separate European Union page.

Finding the Law: The Micro-States and Small Jurisdictions of Europe
Andorra, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican State; also Channel Islands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Northern Cyprus; and an addendum including Republika Srpska, Montenegro, Kosovo and Transnistria."
By Andrew Grossman
LLRX.com Feature, October 1, 2001.

Finnish Law on the Internet
Sections include: Background ; Constitution ; Sources of Law ; The Court System ; Parliamentary Information ; Government Information ; The Legal Profession ; Legal Education ; Legal Publishers ; Citation of Finnish Legal Materials.
"Editor's note: This article is an update to the Finnish Law on the Internet, (published March 1, 2001). There are numerous additions, changes for some Web site addresses, as well as some deletions."
By Sami Sarvilinna, Finnish Ministry of Justice
LLRX.com Feature, January 1, 2002

FLAG Foreign Law Guide Project - (dead link)
"A collaborative Internet gateway to the holdings of foreign, international and comparative law in UK universities and national libraries."
University of London - Institute of Advance Legal Studies - (dead link)

FLAG: The New Internet Gateway to Foreign Law Holdings in the UK National and University Libraries
LLRX.com Feature, July 15, 2002
By Dr. Peter Clinch, Project Manager, Foreign Law Guide (FLAG), Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

Fletcher-Ginn-Multilaterals Project
"...to make available the texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments. Although the project was initiated to improve public access to environmental agreements, the collection today also includes treaties in the fields of human rights, commerce and trade, laws of war and arms control, and other areas. The vast majority of texts date from the second half of this century, but the collection also includes historical texts, from the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia to the Covenant of the League of Nations.
Edwin Ginn Library, Flectcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

[France] Germain's French Law Guide
By Claire M. Germain, Law Librarian and Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
LLRX.com Feature - Published August 15, 2001

freedominfo.org
The Online Network of Freedom of Information Advocates
"This site is a one-stop portal that describes best practices, consolidates lessons learned, explains campaign strategies and tactics, and links the efforts of freedom of information advocates around the world. It contains crucial information on freedom of information laws and how they were drafted and implemented, including how various provisions have worked in practice."

Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
Topical Digests of the Case Law of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- Human Rights Report, 2004.

[Geneva Conventions] Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
- U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

[Geneva Conventions] Poynter Online - Geneva Convention Links
"Poynter Online's Links to the News column compiles valuable Web resources on current and previous news topics. This week we have compiled a list of resources about the Geneva Conventions."

[Geneva Conventions] Reference Guide to the Geneva Conventions
- Society of Professional Journalists

Governments on the WWW
"Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. Includes also political parties. Online since June 1995. Contains more than 17000 entries from more than 220 countries and territories..."
By Gunnar Anzinger

Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases
By Mirela Roznovschi, New York University School of Law Library

'Honour' Crimes Project
"Globally, the Project seeks to facilitate co-operation among activists, lawyers, academics and others and to develop and deepen understanding, explore theoretical frameworks and build upon diverse and multiple strategies, nationally, regionally and internationally, to combat impunity for those responsible for ëhonourí crimes and to challenge the climate of support for the practice amongst state institutions."
- Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Laws, University of London and International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights.

Human Rights - See also our separate Human Rights page.

[Indonesia] International Crisis Group

International Atomic Energy Agency

International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy

International Commentary on Evidence (ICE) - (dead link)
A Journal of Law and Theory in Electronic Format

International Constitutional Law Project
"...provides English translations of and other textual material related to constitutional documents. It cross-references those documents for quick comparison of constitutional provisions."

International Court of Justice

[International Criminal Tribunals] Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
Topical Digests of the Case Law of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- Human Rights Report, 2004.

International Environmental Law and Policy (etext)
A Comprehensive Reference Source
"This site has been designed for use in conjunction with our textbook, but it should prove useful as a stand-alone research site, as well... contains links to the book's 21 chapters and annexes. Each chapter contains relevant links to sites containing treaties, treaty offices, documents, NGOs, government agencies, and cool sites we found while surfing."
By David Hunter, Jim Salzman and Durwood Zaelke, 2nd Ed., 2002.
(University Casebook Series)

International Joint Commission (English or French)
Canada and United States
"Many rivers and some of the largest lakes in the world lie along, or flow across, the border between the United States and Canada. The International Joint Commission assists governments in finding solutions to problems in these waters."

International Labour Organization (ILO)

International Trade Law Sources on the Internet
Sections include: Starting Points ; International Agreements ; Selected International Organizations ; U.S. Government Resources ; Dispute Settlement ; Country Guides ; Statistics ; Commentary and Analysis.
By Marci Hoffman, International & Foreign Law Librarian, Law Library, Georgetown University Law Center
LLRX.com Feature - Revision Published February 15, 2002

International Victimology Website (IVW)
 "a resource for all those interested in improving justice for victims of crime and abuse of power. Through IVW, the UN Center for International Crime Prevention, the Research and Documentation Center of the Netherlands Ministry of Justice and the World Society of Victimology aim to promote the UN Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power."

Internet Legal Resource Guide
A categorized index of 3100 select web sites in 238 nations, islands and territories. A nice mix of both academic and practice listings including a unique forms archive. Includes their powerful LawRunner legal search engine.

[Iraq] Iraq Government Home Page (Arabic or English)
Sections include: Prime Minister Office ; Iraqi Government Program ; Press Releases ; Ministries Activities ; Embassies & D. Delegation ; Path of Democracy ; Mass Media News ; Articles ; Articles ; Iraqi Constitution ; Saddam's Trial ; Iraqi Gov Websites.

[Iraq] U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq
Sections include: News ; Links ; U.S. Policy & Issues.

[Iraq] Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC)
"The Education for Peace in Iraq Center promotes freedom, security, and genuine democracy for the people of Iraq."

[Iraq] Human and Constitutional Rights
Sections include: Hot Topics ; Country Reports ; International Links ; Regional Links ; Web Resources ; National Links ; Documents.
Maintained by the Arthur W. Diamond Law Library at Columbia Law School.

[Iraq] The Iraq Foundation
"...is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental organization working for democracy and human rights in Iraq, and for a better international understanding of Iraq's potential as a contributor to political stability and economic progress in the Middle East."
Projects include: Human Rights Defenders Network ; Iraq's Pledge ; Iraq Constitution Assistance Project (ICAP) ; Iraq Democracy Watch (IDW) ; Human Rights Education ; Iraqi American National Network ; Eden Again.

[Iraq] Law Library of Congress

  • Trial of Saddam Hussein
    "This website is intended to provide the viewer with essential information related to the relevant trials. It will also set out a selection of reference materials that will further explain important aspects of the trials."

[Japan] English Translations of Japanese Law
"This is a list of links to more than 100 Japanese laws in English. The website is maintained by a graduate student [Mika Nishimura] inUniversity of Tokyo."

[Japan] Japanese Government Information: New Rules for Access
The 2001 Information Disclosure Law, and a Comparison with the U.S. FOIA
By Lawrence Repeta and David M. Schultz
National Security Archive, George Washington University

[Japan] Japanese Law via the Internet
"Editor's note: This article is an update to the Japanese Law via the Internet, (published December 18, 2000). There are additions, changes for some Web site addresses, as well as some deletions."
By Makoto Ibusuki, Prof. of Law, Kagoshima University
LLRX.com Feature Published February 15, 2002

[Japan] japanlaw.co.jp
"to introduce Japanese laws and practices"
Topics include: How to Incorporate a Company in Japan ; New Insurance Business Law ; New Code of Civil Procedures ; Law for International Carriage of Goods by Sea.
Organized by Yoshida & Partners, Tokyo

[Japan] National Diet Library (Japanese or English)

  • Birth of the Constitution of Japan
    "The National DietLibrary's online exhibition 'Birth of the Constitution of Japan' presents the major events and important documents involved in the framing and enactment of Japan's Constitution."
    Sections include: Archives ; Historical Figures ; Glossary ; List of Documents ; Chronological Table ; The Constitution.

[Japan] Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet (Japan or English)

Jewish Law
"Examining Halacha, Jewish Issues and Secular Law"
Sections include: About Jewish Law ; Articles ; Case Summaries ; Commentary/Opinion ; Forum ; Halachic Forms ; Law & Policy ; Law Review Articles ; Law Student's Q & A Line ; Legal Briefs ; Legal Directory ; Recent Developments ; Statutues.
Editor: Ira Kasdan

JURIST - Terrorism Law and Policy
Sections include: Terrorism and Terrorists ; Counterterrorism Policy ; U.S. Anti-terrorism Laws ; World Anti-terrorism Laws ; Civil Liberties ; Bioterrorism: Legal Issues ; Commentary ; Bibliography.
Directed by Bernard J. Hibbitts, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

LAWLINKS
Legal Information on the Internet
Sections include: Gateways & Portals ; UK Resources ; UK Government ; Special Legal Topics ; Other Jurisdictions ; European Union ; International Law ; Human Rights ; Private International Law ; Legal Profession & Legal Education ; Legal Publishing ; General Resources.
Compiled by Sarah Carter, Law Librarian, Templeman Library, University of Kent

Legal Research Encyclopedia - (dead link)
" The law librarians at the Cornell Law Library are creating this compilation of United States and International legal resources to enhance access to and awareness of these materials in their varied formats...The Legal Research Encyclopedia is a topical and jurisdictional arrangement of all available formats, including print, microform, CD-ROM, WESTLAW, LEXIS and the Internet. Citation to research tools and direct links are provided."

Legal Research Tutorials
Created for students at Georgetown University Law School but still very useful for other students and researchers.
Tutorials include: Statutory Research ; Cases and Digests ; Secondary Sources ; International Legal Research ; Administrative Law ; Legislative History Research ; Internet Legal Research.
- Georgetown University Law Library

[Mexico] LLRX.com Feature - The Federal Civil Code of Mexico (April 2005)
By Jorge A. Vargas, University of San Diego School of Law

Migration Information Source
"...provides fresh thought, authoritative data from numerous global organizations and governments, and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends. A unique, online resource, the Source offers useful tools, vital data, and essential facts on the movement of people worldwide."

  • Global Data Center
    "Here you will find migration data from numerous global organizations and governments around the world -- all at your fingertips! Choose the country you want and generate data tables and create graphs, instantly. We will be continually updating and expanding the site to incorporate additional country data."

Milosevic on Trial - Video Archive
"This Internet video archive of the proceedings of the trial of Slobodan Milosevic at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague is a joint effort of the Human Rights Project at Bard College and the International Center for Transitional Justice."

Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)
"...is working to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and is co-chaired by Ted Turner and Sam Nunn."

  • Source Documents
    Includes: Agreements ; Research Papers and Journal Articles ; Congressional Testimony ; Conference Proceedings and White Papers.

Oxfam International

[Pacific Islands] Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute - Pacific Law
An initiative of the University of the South Pacific School of Law.
Sections include: Databases ; Pacific Islands Law Journals ; Pacific Islands Law Materials ; Emalus Campus Law Library ; Pacific Regional Associations ; Pacific Islands Media ; Pacific Islands Media.

[Russia] - See our separate Russian Law & Politics page.

[Rwanda] - See our separate Rwanda Studies page.

[Serbia] International Crisis Group (ICG)

[South Africa] South Africa Government Online
Sections include: Government System ; The Presidency ; Ministers ; Deputy Ministers ; Government Departments ; Documents, Reports & Forms ; Speeches ; Provincial Government ; Local Government ; Key Issues ; SA: An Overview ; Travel & Tourism ; FAQs ; Africa.

[Sudan] - See our separate Sudan Studies page.

[Terrorism] - See our separate Terrorism Studies page.

Transnational Law Database
"An invaluable working tool not only for the international legal practitioner active in international contract law or international commercial arbitration but also for academics working in the field of comparative law or the transnationalization of international commerce ... The Transnational Law Database (LDB) makes transnational law workable for every-day legal practice. It provides the hithereto missing link between the theory of transnational commercial law and international legal practice."
Developed and maintained by the Center for Transnational Law (CENTRAL, Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universit‰t, M¸nster, Germany

Transparency International
The Global Coalition Against Corruption
"Our "On-line Source for Information and Research of Integrity Systems" (OSIRIS) is one of the most comprehensive databases on corruption and governance. It offers a fully searchable bibliography of some 15,000 documents..."

[Ukraine] Research Guide to Ukrainian Law
By Myroslava Kryvonos
Librarian, Legal Library of the Ukrainian Legal Foundation
LLRX.com Feature - Published May 1, 2002

UN Commission on Human Rights

  • Situation of Detainees at Guantanamo Bay - (dead link) (February 2006)[.pdf]

United Nations Development Programme

  • Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (POGAR)
    "POGAR is dedicated to the promotion and development of good governance practices and related reforms in the Arab states; it works in partnership with key governance institutions including legislatures, judiciaries, and civil society organizations to identify needs and solutions."
    • Arab Legal Portal
      Current databases: Arab Banking Laws ; Arab Parliamentary Database ; Arab Financial Oversight Database ; Egypt Legal Database.
    • Human Rights Index for the Arab Countries
      "...is a repository for the entire set of United Nations documents pertaining to human rights and the responses, including reservations, by the Arab member states to the committees that monitor the core international human rights treaties. There are seven of these human rights treaty bodies, which meet regularly to monitor the implementation of the respective treaties:..."
      - United Nations Development Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR)

United Nations - UNESCO Communication and Information
"UNESCO encourages international debate about the impact of globalisation upon access to information and the process of communication."

  • Collection of National Copyright Laws
    "Full texts of national copyright and related rights legislation of UNESCO Member States can now be accessed on the website of UNESCO's Culture Sector. The collection currently comprises about 100 laws and is constantly being updated and completed."

University of Washington Law Library - East Asian Law Department
Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington School of Law.
A description of the department, library collections, publications, and links to Web resources.

A Web Guide to Free Legal and Compliance Resources on the Asia Pacific Region
By Jane Macoustra
LLRX.com Feature, June 3, 2002

World Directory of Parliamentary Libraries (English or German)
"...is based on the World Directory of National Parliamentary Libraries (6th edition, Bonn 1995) and the World Directory of Parliamentary Libraries of Federated States and Autonomous Territories (1st edition, Bonn 1992/93)."
From the German Parliament

World Law Guide
"More than 4000 links to legal sites in more than 40 countries"
Sections include: Law Firms ; Legislation ; Law Schools ; Courts/Cases ; Organisations ; Indices ; Law Journals ; Legal Software ; Legal Education.
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