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Exploring Humanitarian Law

Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) is an online education programme designed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Education Development Center Inc. (EDC). EHL is a free resource providing learning and teaching materials aimed at the 13 to 18 age group. The materials are organised into modules covering topics such as the humanitarian perspective, limits in armed conflict, the law in action, dealing with violations and responding to the consequences of armed conflict.

Defining international terrorism in light of liberation movements

Online article looking at the difficulties faced by the international community in defining international terrorism written by Innocent Maja who is the Senior Partner of Zimbabwean law firm, Maja and Associates Legal Practitioners. The article was published in 2008 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author covers the years 1936 to 1990 and the post cold war years highlighting significant events that have led to difficulties in agreeing a definition of international terrorism.

Council of Europe: Economic Crime and Cooperation Division

The Council of Europe's Economic Crime and Cooperation Division brings together information on the work of relevant CoE committees and provides conventions, projects, standards and details of monitoring activities. Areas of focus include corruption, money laundering, cybercrime, judicial cooperation, exploitation of human beings, and organised crime. Details of conferences, meetings, other events and press releases are also available. The site is in English and French.

Introduction to public international law research

Research guide providing an introduction to public international law and highlighting the key information sources, written by Vicenç Feliú, Foreign, Comparative and International Law Librarian at Louisiana State University. Last updated in 2016, the guide is available on the Globalex website. It defines 'international law' and gives an introduction to key bodies, including the United Nations, the European Union and the specialised agencies of the UN. There is guidance to researching treaties, with links to collections of treaties and treaty research guides.

International Journal of Cyber Criminology

Website of the International Journal of Cyber Criminology (IJCC), a peer reviewed, interdisciplinary journal focusing on "cyber crime, cyber criminal behavior, cyber victims, cyber laws and cyber investigations". The journal is published twice a year by the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in India. The IJCC is made freely available online in full text (PDF) and is included in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

International Insolvency Institute

Non-profit organisation whose members include insolvency practitioners, judges and academics. The aim of the III is to promote insolvency as a discipline, improve international cooperation and provide access to insolvency related materials. The website includes organisational information, details of committees and conferences and a members' directory. The Initiatives page has details of the Institute's projects; a set of insolvency protocols; and a collection of resources including a newsletter, NAFTA protocols, reports, papers, principles, guidelines and other material.

International Academy of Estate and Trust Law

The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law is a US-based organisation for notaries, solicitors, lawyers, judges and academics experienced in probate and trust law. The Academy is concerned with the study of all types of vehicles for the transfer of wealth, such as corporations, partnerships, common law trusts, statutory trusts and foundations. Its website gives an overview of the IAETL's activities, but most of it is restricted to members.

Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at Washington College of Law provides support and training for human rights students, practitioners and activists around the world. Its website has information about the Center's training programmes, outreach work, conferences and publications. Publications are also available, including the student-run periodical, Human Rights Brief, and there is a link to the Center's YouTube channel.

L'Institut de Droit international

The Institute of International Law is a learned society that promotes the development of international law. It was established in 1873 and is based in Belgium. Membership is drawn from eminent international lawyers from around the world. The website provides a history of the institute and the text of its statutes; online versions of the Yearbook of the Institute of International Law from 1873 to 2000; the Institute's resolutions, reports and declarations; a bibliography of publications by and about the Institute; and a directory of members.

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