Multilaterals
Project: The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
provides the texts of over 180 conventions and other
instruments which are keyword and phrase searchable.
The University
of Minnesota Human Rights Library has not only collected
nearly 100 of the major human rights treaties, but also
materials from the UN (Commission, Committee and more),
other international organizations (the World Bank Inspection
Panel Operating Procedures are there), and regional
organizations (Inter-American,African, OSCE), as well
as an impressive collection of links to human rights
websites.
The UN
Treaty Data Base is now a fee-based service (by
monthly or annual subscription) that currently contains
up-to-date status information on more than 500 multilateral
treaties, as well as full text of the entire United
Nations Treaty Series (UNTS)
CIESIN:
The Consortium for International Earth Science Information
Network provides a database of treaties and other materials
addressing global environmental change.
Two useful resources on how U.S. agreements are made
are: Robert E. Dalton's chapter
from the book National Treaty Law
and Practice, and The Congressional Research Service's
Treaties and Other International Agreements: "The
Role of the United States Senate."
Thomas (named
after Thomas Jefferson) has legislative information
provided through the Library of Congress and the Congressional
Record, links to the U.S. House and Senate (including
email addresses), a link to C-Span (the Cable Satellite
Public Affairs Network) and to the full text of the
U.S. Constitution.
Department
of State provides access to official US foreign
policy information, congressional reports and more.
A list of Foreign
Ministries can be useful for finding treaties and
other official documents.
The Electronic Embassy
has information on and links for all the embassies in
the Washington DC area. Some listings have links to
information on the US embassies in various countries,
as well as to other websites or electronic resources
on that country.
The CIA
World Fact Book (2001) has extensive information
on all the countries of the world including geography,
economy, government, social statistics, agriculture,
language, transportation and more.
The International
Court of Justice has its own website, with general
information on the Court, its annual report, a list
of cases and so on in French and English. All
documents (Application, Orders, Oral Pleadings, Written
Pleadings, Judgments, Press Communiques) that relate
to the current docket are supposed to be published on
the site. In the LeGrand case, for example, they are
all available, but this is not the rule in general.
ICRC The International
Committee of the Red Cross not only offers background
information on the organization and what it does, but
also subject area coverage on, for example, landmines:
a bibliography, a world map of countries particularly
affected by anti-personnel mines, full text of articles
on mines, cases studies and the like. Full texts of
the Geneva Conventions and Protocols are there now,
as well as commentaries and status.
The World
Trade Organization (WTO) offers French, Spanish
and English versions of its web page. Under Dispute
Settlement, you will find statistics and summaries of
WTO disputes, as well as downloadable copies of selected
Panel Reports.
Europa
describes the goals and policies of the EU, the various
institutions that it's made up of (Parliament, Commission
etc.), and leads to European legislation, treaties,
the Official Journal and much more. Eur-lex
is described as "the portal to European Union law."
An excellent guide to Accessing
EU Information leads you through it all.
From "ARABSAT" to the "World Tourism Organization (WTO)"
the International Documents Task Force and the Northwestern
University Library have posted links to a wide variety
of International
Organizations.
Hieros Gamos (Lex Mundi)
is available in 5 languages (German, Spanish, French, Italian
and English) and aims to list "every organization, association,
law school, firm, vendor, consultant etc. directly or indirectly
involved with the legal profession..." It provides, just as
an example, a huge number of links to libraries around the
world (the Bodleian, for example, is there).
Law
Lists from the University of Chicago, provides a large
searchable list of electronic discussion groups that have
formed on various legal topics (for example INT-LAW) so you
can connect with experts and other interested persons in your
specialized field.
Martindale-Hubbell
helps you find lawyers in firms, corporations, government
or academe.
West's Legal Directory is
searchable by firm or individual, by name or location. Information
is not always up-to-date and listings are not selective.
A number of State Bar Associations have International Law
Sections.
OPACs, or publicly accessible library catalogs, are listed
geographically or by library type (military, university, public)
in LIBDEX.
Peace Palace Library, The Hague
has 800,000 volumes and adds 5000 titles per year. The holdings
include the Grotius Collection, on the important 17th century
Dutchman Hugo de Groot, regarded by many as the founder of
international law.
Cornell University Law
School which includes among many other invaluable resources,
the "BigEar: Current Legal Resources on the Net" and the International
Court of Justice website
Library of Congress where
you can not only search one of the world's largest catalogs
but also track legislation going through the US Congress.
Babelfish
by AltaVista will do rough translations of web resources.
Exchange rates and
other currency information are up-to-date at x-rates.
The Washington
Post website offers the full text of today's paper,
and a search engine that covers the past two weeks. Articles
in archives go back to 1986 and are available for a fee. The
BBC
News site, with print and audio in 43 languages,
is also good for international coverage.
PUBLISHERS/BOOKSELLERS
A general guide to publishers (not
necessarily legal) may be found at Northern Lights Internet
Solutions "Publishers
Catalogs Home Page" arranged by country.
The Association
of American University Presses (AAUP) has an online
catalog and "shopping cart" that searches all
of its members' websites and allows easy online ordering
of their books.
You can also purchase international law books from
Amazon.com. Try
Alibris for out-of-print
books.
Some of the leading international law
publishers that have collaborated and co-published with
the American Society of International Law are:
