Collection of information about national legislation implementing the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). The information is compiled by VERTIC, a non-governmental organisation specialising in the verification and monitoring of international agreements. The collection consists of an alphabetical list of countries; for each, it gives details of relevant laws, with the full text where available.
VERTIC is an independent, non-profit-making research organisation which verifies and monitors international agreements relating to disarmament, peace and environmental protection. Publications available on the website include VERTIC's newsletter, Trust and Verify, as well as briefings, reports, occasional papers and factsheets. The site also provides a collection of national legislation implementing the Biological Weapons Convention, other national implementation information and a database concerning weapons inspections in Iraq. There is also a section devoted to treaties.
The Berkeley Journal of International Law (BJIL) is published three times a year by students at Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. It covers public and private international law. Recent articles are made freely available on its website, together with details of the editorial and advisory boards, information about BJIL's annual symposia and a set of links to international law websites.
The Melbourne Journal of International Law (MJIL) is a peer-reviewed academic journal managed by law students at the University of Melbourne in Australia. It is published twice yearly and covers both public and private international law. The entire series is available on the website, together with details of the Editorial Board, Advisory Board and Honorary Advisory Board.
The Journal of Transnational Law and Policy (JTLP) is published twice yearly by the Florida State University College of Law. Scholarly articles, comments and legal news items are all available free in pdf format back to Spring 2000. The site also gives information about subscriptions, submissions, copyright and other matters.
This International Bar Association (IBA) website is a discussion forum and source of information for lawyers working in the anti-money laundering field. It provides an introduction to the subject of anti-money laundering, together with outlines of anti-money laundering regimes worldwide. There is an implementation chart for the EU's Third Money Laundering Directive (2005/60/EC) and another chart shows which countries of the world have anti-money laundering legislation applying to lawyers. The Reading Room section provides articles, news, book reviews and other information.
The Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law is published twice yearly by Duke University School of Law in the United States. The journal includes in-depth articles from international scholars and practitioners, commentary, book reviews and student notes. Issues are available free from 1997 onwards and can either be browsed, or searched by citation or key word.
The Chicago Journal of International Law (CJIL) is published twice yearly by the University of Chicago Law School. It is an interdisciplinary publication covering international law and policy. Contents pages for every issue of the journal are available on the CJIL website and abstracts are provided for most of the earlier articles, but the full text is only available with a Westlaw subscription. The website also gives details of the CJIL Management Board and staff members.
The Secretariat for Legal Affairs forms part of the Organization for American States (OAS) providing advice and legal services to the OAS in the field of public international law and private international law. The OAS is a regional forum for dialogue and cooperation on political, economic and social issues in the Americas. The site explains the work of the Inter-American Specialized Conferences on Private International Law (CIDIP) who produce international instruments such as conventions, protocols, uniform documents and model laws which are provided on the site.
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is a judicial body established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. It is based in the German city of Hamburg. The website provides proceedings and judgments from the first case onwards, together with statutes, rules, regulations, the text of the Convention and other agreements and press releases. Background information about the Tribunal is available, as are profiles of the judges and information about procedure. The site is in English and French.
