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ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law
The purpose of the guide is to evaluate, organize, guide and explain electronic international legal resources. The various chapters are critically revised and updated on a six-month basis. Each chapter discuss the parameters and vagaries of electronic research in their fields of expertise. They set out basic strategies to find international legal materials and examine what resources are available on international environmental, economic and criminal law, private international law, human rights, treaties, international organizations, and the United Nations.
EISIL (Electronic Information System for International Law)
EISIL is a database created by the American Society of International Law. It provides access to primary documents, web sites, and research guides on many international topics. EISIL provides value added information, such as legal citations, summaries of documents, and more.
KluwerArbitration.com UCB only
KluwerArbitration is a fully searchable database covering the topic of international commercial arbitration. It includes: conventions, national legislation and case law, model laws rules of international and regional institutions, commentary, and information on bilateral investment treaties. The researcher can search or browse the database. Most information is full-text, but in some cases summaries or citations are only available. After you have accessed the database, select the "International Business" tab.
Transnational Dispute Management (TDM) UCB only
TDM is a global transnational dispute management portal and it aims to provide updates on new developments, insights and comments, as well as national legislation and case law. The primary focus is international commercial arbitration. In particular, see the current newsletter (and complete archive) and the "Knowledgebank" which provides access to primary materials,
U.N. Treaty Collection UCB only
Consists of several databases, the most important are: i. Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General. This database lists signatories and parties to more than 517 multilateral treaties, provides links to their full text and includes declarations and reservations. It is updated daily. The annual print version is available at the Reference Desk and in the UN Room (KZ4992.7 M85) ii. United Nations Treaty Series Contains the full text of more than 40,000 bilateral and multilateral agreements (print version is available at KJ179. U58 TS.) Search by title phrase or title keywords, dates of conclusion/adoption, names of participating states and selected broad subject terms. There is no full-text searching available. Note: publication requires entry into force, registration, and translations into several languages. These requirements often contribute to a a considerable delay in publication.
U.S. Treaties and International Agreements (Oceana Online) UCB only
Choose "Select A Product - Treaties & Intl Agrmts". This database is updated monthly, and includes full-text English translations of over 11,500 treaties and international agreements. This is one of the most up-to-date source for many types of the included agreements. The collection includes non-U.S. taxation agreements too. Please don't forget to log off at the right end of the top bar. Boalt has a limited number of accounts which may be active simultaneously. |
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