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American Society of International Law Founded in 1906 to educate the public about international law, the ASIL site is full of excellent and comprehensive resources on International Law topics. The International Law in Brief is a collection of developments in international law, prepared by the Attorney-Editors of International Legal Materials; the online ASIL Insights, offers the "international law behind the headlines," to "inform decision makers and the public of the relevance of international law to current events." Also worth checking is the ASILEX, a searchable bibliographic database focused exclusively on over 17,000 ASIL publications. For further Internet Resources, see the Research Tools page and their "springboard" of links to other international law sites.
Asser Institute Based in the Netherlands, Asser is an academic organization dedicated to the teaching of international law.
Auburn's International Law Page From Francis Auburn at the University of Western Australia, a comprehensive, annotated list of international law sites organized by topic: War and Peace, Crime, Nuclear Issues, Human Rights, States, Environment, Air, Space and Communication, United Nations, International Court of Justice, Indigenous People, Women and the Sea.
Europa This is the official web site of the European Union (EU) and includes umbrella access to the Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions, European Investment Bank, European Central Bank and other bodies of the EU. Includes press releases, calendars, euro information, access to the home pages of its institutions, basic information and access by subject to legal instruments in force, legislative activity in progress, implementation of common policies, EU grants and loans, statistics and publications. Check out the "Key Issues" section.
Fletcher Multilaterals Project Texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments in the fields of environment, 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 also include the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia to the Covenant of the League of Nations. Searchable.
Foreign Collections by Jurisdiction from the NYU Law Library.
Global Policy Forum "Global Policy Forum monitors policy making at the United Nations, promotes accountability of global decisions, educates and mobilizes for global citizen participation, and advocates on vital issues of international peace and justice." This site maintains excellent collections of articles on subjects like the Alien Tort Claims Act, International Justice and Universal Jurisdiction.
International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) From the University of Durham, UK, IBRU works to enhance the resources available for the peaceful resolution of international boundary problems. Its site includes a searchable boundary news archive from 1991-present, Publications, Conferences, a conflict-specific list of links.
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) INTERPOL is an international organization which has coordinated police international police activities between Member States Police Forces since 1923. The site contains sections with Press Releases, Keynote Articles and Technical Papers.
International Court of Justice This principal juridical body of the United Nations is also known as the World Court. Pending cases and those under deliberation, press releases, documents are available on its site along with a listing of basic documents and decisions. Proceedings and transcripts are available for some cases. Texts of decisions by the Permanent Court of International Justice are now available. A Research Guide to the ICJ is available from the Cornell University Law Library and provides a gateway to texts, other internet resources and bibliographies.
International Criminal Court "...A permanent court for trying individuals accused of committing genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity." Maintained by the NGO Coalition for the International Criminal Court, this site is divided into a number of parts, including: Statements, with recent statements and information from NGOs, Governments and Inter-governmental bodies on the latest events; Documents, where you can access UN, government, and NGO documents related to the ICC and links; and Rome, a section dedicated to the July 1998 conference where the ICC Treaty was created.
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
International
Law of Treaties Walter Gehr, of the Federal
Ministry
for Foreign Affairs of Austria, "aims at offering to an
interested public an introduction to international treaty law,
i.e. the law of the treaties concluded between States in
written form and governed by public international law."
International Supreme Court Decisions This gateway site leads to the Supreme Court decision of various countries. It is primarily a link to the Supreme Court sites in different countries.
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law This site offers, among other resources, various services in the field of comparative public law and international law, including an electronic (and searchable) version of the "World Court Digest." The Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) allows one to search for books, journals and articles stored in the Institute's library.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) The site includes news updates, access to a NATO documents and publications archive in several different languages, and "sub-sites" dealing with specific NATO activities.
Project on International Courts and Tribunals (PICT) "Makes available in one location the case law of the principal international judicial bodies, to the extent that the information is publicly available."
WashLaw's Foreign and International Law A service of the Washburn University School of Law Library, the site provides links to primary foreign and international legal resources, research aids, and sites useful in conducting research in these areas of the law.
Willamette University's Foreign and International Law Resources
UN Crime and Justice Information Network (UNCJIN) Includes access to their Documents and Publications as well as the Statistics and Research Sources.
UN Treaty Collection Access to the full-text collection of over 1450 volumes of treaties. Includes access to the UN Treaty Series and the Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary General. Tufts ID required for access.
World Courts This site covers the Permanent Court of International Justice, International Commissions of Inquiry, Central American Court of Justice, European Court of Human Rights, International Court of Justice, International Prize Court and Court of Arbitral Justice. Included for each court are history, statistics, procedure, access information, documents establishing the courts, bibliographies and links to other sites.
World Legal Information Institute (Worldlii) Provides cross-database searching for legal materials of all types for countries around the world. Includes court cases, legislation, treaties, journals and more.

