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Trans-lex

Website of Trans-lex a legal research tool for transnational law developed by the Center for Transnational Law (CENTRAL) at the University of Cologne in Germany. The site is made freely available online and contains four sections: Biblio; Principles; Materials and Links. The Biblio section is a collection of bibliographic references to publications on transnational law.

Crisis in Darfur: researching the legal issues

Online guide to the legal issues surrounding the Darfur crisis written by Amy Burchfield who is Access and Faculty Services Librarian at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library in the United States. The guide was published in May 2009 (and updated in 2023) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The guide provides background information to the civil conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan and highlights "key online and print resources discussing the legal aspects of the Darfur crisis".

United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs Disability

This part of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs website provides information on the Department's work involving people with disabilities. There is a link to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to information on the work of other UN agencies concerning disabilities. There is guidance on how the Sustainable Development Goals work for disabled people and details of recent events and issues are given.

European Society of International Law

Website of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) a membership organisation designed to provide a forum for discussion and facilitate greater interaction between European lawyers on issues of international law. The site provides background information on ESIL including a copy of the constitution, by-laws, special interest groups, details of membership and occasional newsletters. There is information on past and future events hosted by ESIL and a selection of conference reports from past conferences and research forums are published and made freely available on the site.

Hague Academy of International Law

Website of the Hague Academy of International Law, a centre for research and teaching in public and private international law, based at the Peace Palace in The Hague. The site gives background and historical information about the Academy including details of summer and external programmes being offered. The site lists the academics, practitioners and diplomats who are currently running courses at the Academy which does not have a permanent teaching staff. Details of past courses held at the Academy are compiled into a publication called the Collected Courses.

International Institute of Humanitarian Law

Website of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, an independent not-for-profit organisation based in Italy. The Institute's activities include research; the training of civil and military personnel on international humanitarian law, human rights, refugee law and migration law; and the organisation of conferences and meetings. The site has background information on the history and principles of international humanitarian law and the right to humanitarian assistance, along with materials from events hosted by the Institute.

Fletcher Forum of World Affairs

Website of the Fletcher Forum of World Affairs an online journal produced by students at The Fletcher School at Tufts University in the United States. This foreign affairs journal is published biannually and covers the legal, political, economic, environmental and diplomatic issues surrounding international affairs. The journal includes feature articles, book reviews, interviews and editorials. Contents pages and abstracts are made freely available on the site back to Fall 2000 with selected articles from each issue provided in full text.

Carbon Capture Legal Programme

Website of the Carbon Capture Legal Programme (CCLP) a project developed by the Centre for Law and the Environment at University College London. The purpose of the project is to provide information on and access to key legal materials concerning Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). This collection is now hoted by the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute.

Flare Index to Treaties

The Flare Index to Treaties is a free searchable database containing details of more than 2000 of the most significant multilateral treaties from about 1600 onwards, together with selected bilateral treaties signed between 1353 and 1815. The index was compiled by Dr Peter Clinch of Cardiff University and is hosted on the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) website at the University of London. Entries are taken from "Multilateral Treaties: Index and Current Status" by Michael Bowman and David Harris and from other sources.

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