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International Investment Arbitration and Public Policy

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Unviversity of California Berkeley, Human Rights Center

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This research centre website provides its reports, working papers and other publications on human rights and humanitarian law, including war crimes. It also describes the work of the Center, including both completed and ongoing projects.

Bibliography for Research on International Human Rights Law

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A detailed online bibliography prepared by David Weissbrodt and Marci Hoffman in the late 1990s for the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library. The authors looked at the major bodies involved in matters of international human rights and list sources in print and electronic form relevant to human rights research.

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: guide to research and literature

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An online bibliographic guide prepared by Claire Germain of Cornell law library made freely available on the Cornell Law School website. The guide provides explanatory notes, bibliographic details and links to internet resources related to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (also known as the Vienna Convention and CISG). There is historical information on the Convention, guidance on research issues, references to commentaries and major texts and to judicial and arbitral decisions interpreting the Convention

United Nations Compensation Commission

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The United Nations Compensation Commission, a subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council, was established in 1991 to process compensation claims for losses and damages resulting from the invasion and occupation of Kuwait by Iraq. The Commission's work finished in 2022 and a final report was published which is linked to on this page.

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