This page forms part of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) website. The IOM is part of the United Nations system supporting migrants across the world. This section explains IOM’s approach to migration law, has information on the rights-based approach to migration governance and gives details of IOM training programmes and research.
Comprehensive digitised archives of the League of Nations (predecessor of the UN). Includes all documents produced or received by the League of Nations from 1919 to 1946, material relating to the refugee work of Fridtjof Nansen, and documents of external bodies established by the League. Digitised maps, sound recordings and photographs are available as well as text documents, and each item has been catalogued in detail. Basic and advanced search facilities are provided and the material can also be browsed by category.
WlLNET (Women in International Law Network) is a network founded by female researchers at the Manchester International Law Centre, University of Manchester. Its aim is to promote the work of women in international law and provide a space for discussion. It hosts networking events and produces online material including interviews with women about their careers in law, which you can access on its YouTube channel. Membership is open to both female lawyers at any stage in their careers in international law and students. It is also keen to engage with other organisations
Blog covering international economic law and public international law as they relate to Africa and the Global South. The site also hosts the African Journal of International Economic Law and the African Sovereign Debt Justice Network, as well as a repository of cases and other documents.
The Codification Division forms part of the United Nations Office of Legal affairs providing secretariat services, legal advice and preparation of draft texts of conventions and other instruments to the Sixth Committee, the International Law Commission and special committees set up to codify and develop rules of international law on particular topics. The site provides information on the work of these bodies and a searchable database of Codification Division publications.
The Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law (IISTL) blog is produced by staff at the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law at Swansea University. The blog provides maritime and commercial legal news covering topics such as admiralty law, arbitration, carriage of goods, charterparties, contract law, law of the sea and trade law. The blog can be searched by topic or date
Website of World Prison Brief a database providing free access to information on prison systems around the world. The resource is part of the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research’s (Birkbeck, University of London) World Prison Research Programme. Information is arranged by country and includes contact details of the government department responsible for prisons, figures for the prison population, the percentage of female, foreign and juvenile prisoners and prison population trends.
The LawInSport website is a subscription resource compiled by legal practitioners and academics providing expert analysis, commentary and news on legal developments in sport. There are sections covering anti-corruption, anti-doping, intellectual property, media law and key cases. There are also podcasts, videos and events. Parts of the site are restricted to subscribers only.
Legacy website of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) which was established by the United Nations Security Council in 1995 to prosecute those responsible for the genocide that took place in Rwanda during 1994. The ICTR closed in 2015. There is background information and a timeline to the genocide. Selected documents relating to each trial, including indictments, judgements and transcripts, are given in PDF.
This international law library supports the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the International Court of Justice and the Hague Academy of International law, as well as the wider international community. It includes over one million books, both physical and electronic, covering international law (public and private), foreign and comparative law, and war and peace issues; it is renowned for its Hugo Grotius and Peace Movement collections. The catalogue has English and French interfaces.
