POLT 226: International Law

Country Information

Europa World Online - for current information on countries and international organizations

Europa World Year Books - for historical information on countries and international organizations
Main Library JN1.E85, 1975 - last year (314 Eu742. for 1959-1974)

International Crisis Group - An independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict.

Legal Dictionaries

Handbook of International Law
Main Reference KZ 3410 .A97 2005

International Law Dictionary
Main Reference JX 1226 .B57 1987

Black's Law Dictionary
Main Reference KF156 .B53 2004

United Nations -- Treaties, Resolutions, etc.

Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements
Main Reference KZ4968 .O84 2003 vols. 1 - 4

International Law at the United Nations

UN Documentation Centre - includes resolutions and decisions, meeting records, rules, reports, and more

UN Treaty Collection

UN Treaty Handbook [pdf]

Treaties & International Agreements

The Major International Treaties of the Twentieth Century: A History and Guide with Texts
Main Reference KZ64 .G74 2001 vols. 1 & 2

Treaties in Force 2011 (U.S. State Dept) [pdf]

Encyclopedia of Historical Treaties and Alliances
Main Reference KZ 1160 .P48 2001 vols. 1 - 2

Research Databases for Articles

• Academic Search Complete
• CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
  Includes working papers, policy briefs, and case studies, as well as information on journals and books
• LegalTrac
  Provides references to articles in law reviews and legal magazines
• PAIS International
  Provides references to articles in journals, books, government and IGO publications, and conference proceedings
• Peace Research Abstracts
  Provides references to articles in journals
• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  Provides references to articles in journals, chapters in books, and dissertations

News Sources

• Factiva
• LexisNexis Academic
• Foreign Broadcast Information Service- FBIS Daily Reports (1974-1996)
• World News Connection (1996 - )
• New York Times (1851-2007)
• Times of London (1785-1985)

Selected Online Journals

• International Legal Materials - JSTOR and LexisNexis Academic
  a full text collection from the American Society for International Law that includes treaties and agreements, judicial and arbitral decisions, national legislation, and international organizations resolutions; also covers news, and U.S. case law and court decisions
• American Journal of International Law - JSTOR and LexisNexis Academic
• European Journal of International Law - Electronic Journal Center and LexisNexis Academic
• International and Comparative Law Quarterly - JSTOR, Electronic Journal Center and Academic Search Complete
• Journal of the History of International Law - Electronic Journal Center and Legal Collection
  

International Courts & Tribunals

• International Court of Justice (ICJ)
• International Criminal Court (ICC)
• International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
• International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
• International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
• International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLoS)
• NAFTA Secretariat
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Additional Resources

American Society for International Law

• American Society for International Law (ASIL)
• ASIL Electronic Research Guide
• EISIL: Electronic Information System for International Law
• i.Lex: The Legal Research System for International Law in U.S. Court

International Law: Norms, Actors, Process - includes links to important documents, official bodies

Peace Palace Library, The Hague

• Free Legal Databases suggested by the Peace Palace Library