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Irish Treaty Library

A collection of treaties from the Irish Treaty Series, available on the BAILII website. All Irish treaties since 2002, plus a selection of earlier treaties, are available in full; for many other treaties, brief details are provided but the full text cannot be accessed. The earliest information in the database is from 1930.

WIPO Lex

Free global database of domestic laws and treaties relating to intellectual property, provided by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Both bilateral and multilateral treaties are included. The database can be either searched or browsed. Many of the national laws and bilateral treaties are in the vernacular, but some English translations are provided. The interface is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese.

International Investment Arbitration and Public Policy

Website and research tool offering open access to research and data on international investment arbitration. The service includes: a database of known arbitration cases decided under investment treaties; access to investment arbitration cases by policy area (such as agriculture, environmental protection, taxation); a compilation of the appointment records of individual arbitrators who have sat in investment arbitration cases; and other information and commentary on the system of international investment arbitration.

Investment Treaty Arbitration

The Investment Treaty Arbitration website is aimed at legal practitioners, academics, government officials, researchers and anyone interested in international investment law. The resource is compiled by Andrew Newcombe who is Associate Professor, Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria in Canada. Details of investment treaty awards back to 1996 can be searched or browsed by date, claimant or respondent state. There are links to investment treaties and other investment instruments. Links to resources providing details of other investment awards and cases are also given.

United Nations legal publications

This UN website brings together the key UN legal publications and provides a search facility covering all of them. The following publications are available: Yearbook of the International Law Commission; United Nations Juridical Yearbook; Reports of International Arbitral Awards; Proceedings of Diplomatic Conferences; UNCITRAL Yearbook; UNCITRAL publications; Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs; Repertoire of Practice of the Security Council; and Summaries of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders of the International Court of Justice.

United Nations

The United Nations (UN) website provides details of its work in the fields of peace and security, development, human rights, humanitarian affairs and international law. There are sections covering the UN's main bodies: the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice and the Secretariat. Official documents, databases, maps , news and an online bookshop are provided, among other things. The website is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a political and military alliance between North America and Europe. Its aim is to maintain peace and stability through cooperative action. The NATO website contains information about the Organization’s purpose, structure and activities. The North Atlantic Treaty and its protocols are available, together with NATO ministerial communiqués (1949 onwards) and other official documents. The site also provides news, transcripts of speeches and an online bookshop.

OneWorld.net

OneWorld.net is a website " ... dedicated to harnessing the democratic potential of the Internet to promote human rights and sustainable development". The site aims to be a gateway to information concerning issues of human rights and sustainable development. One World is an international network of cooperative centres governed by the OneWorld International Foundation. The site includes news, special reports, details of campaigns, analysis, photographs, etc.

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