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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.

International Union of Notaries

The International Union of Notaries is a non-governmental organisation that co-ordinates and develops the notarial profession around the world. Its website provides information about the Union, including its statutes and bye-laws, and lists the national notarial bodies that belong to it. The functions and ethical principles of the notarial profession are outlined.

International trademark law: the Madrid System

Guide to the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks, by Vicenç Feliú, Associate Dean for Library Services and Professor of Law at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law. Published on New York University's Globalex website and updated periodically, it explains registration of trademarks under the Madrid System, which is based on the Madrid Agreement and Madrid Protocol.

European Legal Studies Center

The European Legal Studies Center (ELSC) is based at Columbia Law School in the United States. It conducts teaching and research in the fields of European, international and comparative law. Its website provides details of courses and of clerkships and internships available at European institutions. There is also information about the Center's events.

Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal Nuremberg, 14 November 1945 - 1 October 1946

Digitised version of the 42-volume 'Blue book' series: official records of the trial of Nazi and military leaders accused of war crimes during the Second World War by the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Provided online by the Library of Congress, they include evidence and verdicts against Hermann Wilhelm Goering, Rudolf Hess and Albert Speer. Some background information on the purpose, remit and organisation of the Tribunal is also provided.

European Journal of Legal Studies

The European Journal of Legal Studies (EJLS) is an open access peer-reviewed electronic journal covering comparative, international and European law and legal theory.  It was launched by the Law Department of the European University Institute in April 2007. EJLS is a multilingual publication, but a large proportion of the articles are in English. It can be browsed by issue and there is also a search facility.

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