International treaties of the Russian Federation
Open access collection of Russian treaties, provided by the Government of the Russian Federation. There is a search facility, with the ability to employ filters. This website is only in Russian.
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Belgian treaty website, provided by the foreign affairs department of the Federal Public Service. Includes a database of treaty information (date of signature, date in force for Belgium, date of publication in the Journal Officiel, and so on) and details of treaties for which Belgium is the depositary. The site can be navigated in English, German, French or Dutch, but most of the content is in French and Dutch only.
Docip – Indigenous peoples' centre for documentation, research and information
Website of Docip a non-profit organisation that supports indigenous people defending their rights particularly within the framework of the European Union and United Nations. Docip holds a database of documents on indigenous peoples, including reports, conference papers, international legal instruments and UN resolutions, that can be searched on the site. There is
guidance to key organisations and legal instruments relevant to indigenous peoples’ rights and
information on human rights treaty bodies – committees of experts who monitor specific treaties eg.
USMCA Secretariat
Website of the Secretariat established by the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) which is an updated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement of January 1 1994 (NAFTA). The Secretariat has sections focusing on the United States, Mexico and Canada. It provides administrative support and administration of the dispute settlement process. The USMCA and NAFTA can both be viewed in full on the site along with the rules of procedure, code of conduct and procedural forms. There are links to related organisations and a selection of FAQs.
Treaties and Agreements Database
Database of treaties involving Kenya, compiled by the National Council for Law Reporting. Basic and advanced search facilities are available and the contents can be filtered by type of treaty, subject, region and other criteria. A title index and a glossary are also provided. The database is part of the Kenya Law website.
MERCOSUR
Website of MERCOSUR, the Southern Common Market, a South American trading bloc which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Bolivia. The Treaty of Asunción 1991 and the Protocol of Ouro Preto 1994, the establishing treaties, are given on the site along with documents of MERCOSUR bodies - meeting minutes, reports, regulations and trade statistics. The site can be viewed in Spanish, Portuguese and English although information in English is limited.
Codification and Progressive Development of International Law
The Codification Division forms part of the United Nations Office of Legal affairs providing secretariat services, legal advice and preparation of draft texts of conventions and other instruments to the Sixth Committee, the International Law Commission and special committees set up to codify and develop rules of international law on particular topics. The site provides information on the work of these bodies and a searchable database of Codification Division publications.
Inatsisinik nalunaarutit
Greenland’s official legislation database, in Greenlandic and Danish. Provides Greenlandic laws and regulations, Danish legislation applicable to Greenland, and treaties applicable to Greenland. Can be searched by key word, year and/or number. Searches can be filtered by type of law, whether in force or repealed, and other criteria.
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Website of the AfCFTA Secretariat providing information on the African Continental Free Trade Area. The site outlines the aims of the AfCFTA which include creating a single market for the African continent and boosting its trading position globally. There are profiles of the countries who are signatories to the agreement and an overview of the protocols which include trade in goods and services, dispute settlement and customs and trade facilitation. A full text copy of the Agreement is given along with the e-tariff book and a selection of publications produced by the AfCFTA Secretariat.
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): The Law, the Economics and the Research
Online guide to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) written by Dunia P. Zongwe who is Associate Professor at Alliance University, India and Adjunct Associate Professor at Walter Sisulu University (WSU), South Africa.