Federal Maritime Commission
Established in 1961, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is a US agency that regulates sea transport. Its website contains legislation, policy statements, transport / freight data, and news updates.
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Compilation of information about the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982, the Agreement Relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention, 1994, and related instruments on the UN's Oceans and Law of the Sea pages. The text of UNCLOS, the 1994 agreement and other documents is provided, together with status information and commentary.
Avalon Project: the United Nations Documents
A set of documents concerning the foundation of the United Nations and its several divisions, provided online by the Avalon Project at Yale Law School. Includes the UN Charter and other charters and statutes relating to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation; the International Courts of Justice; the World Health Organisation; the International Refugee Organisation, the World Meteorological Organisation; and the International Maritime Convention Organisation.
Intesa Sanpaolo Center for Transnational Litigation and Commercial Law
Based at New York University School of Law, this research centre focuses on international business transactions and dispute resolution. Its website has profiles of faculty and staff and details of courses, events and publications covering private international law, international commercial law, international commercial arbitration and transnational civil litigation.
International Council for Commercial Arbitration
Website of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), an international NGO concerned with the promotion of arbitration, conciliation and other methods of resolving international commercial disputes. The ICCA contributes to preparation of the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, the UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules, and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. The main publication of the ICCA is the Yearbook Commercial Arbitration; contents lists and indexes from the Yearbook are available on the website.
Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals
This Library of Congress web page provides access to the 15 volume collection of the Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals selected and prepared by the United Nations War Crimes Commission. The trials took place between 1947 and 1949. This collection has representative cases featuring lower-ranking military officers and concentration camp administrators who were tried for war crimes and does not include the trials of most prominent Japanese and Nazi leaders that took place in Nuremberg and Tokyo.
Fedflix: free film from US government
FedFlix, available from the Internet Archive, was a collaboration between the US National Technical Information Service and Public.Resource.Org. It provides free access to films from branches of the American government, including public information films and historic film clips and footage from the National Archives, the Department of War, the United States Forest Service, the Federal Civil Defense Administration and other departments. The site, which was archived in 2008, includes information on sources, copyright and technical details.
Due Process of Law Foundation
The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) is a private, non-profit organisation which aims to promote the reform of national justice systems in Latin America and strengthen the rule of law and human rights. It carries out research and training focusing on international justice, judicial accountability and transparency and equal access to justice. Details of activities and a collection of publications are available, together with a blog and news updates. The site has English and Spanish versions.
Disclosing Justice: a study on access to judicial information in Latin America
Report by the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), looking at the legal frameworks for access to judicial information (including freedom of information laws) in the following Latin American countries: Argentina; Chile; Colombia; the Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Honduras; Mexico; Panama; Peru and Uruguay. For each country there is information on the availability of administrative information (financial, statistical and personnel) and case law. The report also outlines the legal instruments that provide access to information and looks at how the information is provided.
National Sea Grant Law Center
Marine law and policy research centre founded in 2002 and based at the University of Mississippi. Sea Grant is a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and universities that work with coastal communities conducting research, education, outreach and technology transfer.