international law

The Human Right to Development: Definitions, Research and Annotated Bibliography

Online article looking at the right to development of people living in low-income countries written by Jootaek Lee who is associate professor and foreign, comparative, and international law librarian at Rutgers Law School (Newark). The article was published in 2025 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 looks in detail at the UN Declaration on the Right to Development and the Human Rights Council’s Convention on the Right to Development.

Language rights as human rights

Online article written by Stephen May, professor of Māori and Indigenous Education at the University of Auckland. The article focuses on whether speakers of minority languages have the right to maintain and use that language in the public or civic realm including education. The article was published in 2025 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA)

ICLA was founded in 2011 at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. Its website details past and ongoing research projects and makes available their publications and data. It also has an African Constitutions section, providing the constitutions of over thirty African states, country reports, information about a number of books on African constitutional law, and the reports of the Stellenbosch Annual Seminar on Constitutionalism in Africa (SASCA).

War Crimes Prosecution Watch

Website of War Crimes Prosecution Watch an online newsletter produced by pro bono law firm Public International Law & Policy Group and Case Western Reserve University School of Law's Cox International Law Center. The newsletter compiles articles from news sources that detail and analyse the investigation and prosecution of war crimes throughout the world. Contents are arranged by region and subject and links are given to the original articles. The archive dates back to 2019.

Public International Law & Policy Group

Website of Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) a global pro bono law firm providing “free legal assistance to parties involved in peace negotiations, drafting post-conflict constitutions, and war crimes prosecution/transitional justice.” The site provides access to background information and educational resources covering topics such as conflict negotiation and mediation, negotiation skills, peace processes and peace agreements. There are also briefing papers on conflicts in East Africa, handbooks, negotiation simulations and a guide to negotiating ceasefires.

International Migration Law

This page forms part of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) website. The IOM is part of the United Nations system supporting migrants across the world. This section explains IOM’s approach to migration law, has information on the rights-based approach to migration governance and gives details of IOM training programmes and research.

League of Nations Archives

Comprehensive digitised archives of the League of Nations (predecessor of the UN). Includes all documents produced or received by the League of Nations from 1919 to 1946, material relating to the refugee work of Fridtjof Nansen, and documents of external bodies established by the League. Digitised maps, sound recordings and photographs are available as well as text documents, and each item has been catalogued in detail. Basic and advanced search facilities are provided and the material can also be browsed by category.

WILNET – Women in International Law Network

WlLNET (Women in International Law Network) is a network founded by female researchers at the Manchester International Law Centre, University of Manchester.  Its aim is to promote the work of women in international law and provide a space for discussion.  It hosts networking events and produces online material including interviews with women about their careers in law, which you can access on its YouTube channel.  Membership is open to both female lawyers at any stage in their careers in international law and students.  It is also keen to engage with other organisations

Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States

Website for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), an intergovernmental organisation made up of 11 member states: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.  The site provides background information about CIS, including details on its history and leadership, as well as a news section covering current projects and areas of cooperation between member countries.  There is a searchable register of documents containing full text CIS resolutions, treaties and other material dating back to 1991.  Do

African Institute of International Law

The African Institute of International Law (AIIL) promotes the dissemination of international law in Africa and seeks to enhance the rule of law in Africa. Its website gives details of AIIL workshops, summer schools, capacity-building projects and other events. It also makes available the African Law Series: compilations of African legal instruments including AU/OAU treaties, declarations and resolutions (see Media Center – Resources).

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