treaties

Biblioteca Digital de Tratados

Free database of Argentinian treaties, updated daily, on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Includes bilateral and multilateral treaties going back about two hundred years, whether or not they are in force; also contains documents exchanged between the Ministry and other Argentinian institutions. The site is entirely in Spanish.

Research Guide to International Weapons Law

Electronic guide to the international law of weapons written by Gudrun Zagel who is Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the University of the Federal Army Munich. The guide was published in 2015 (and updated in 2021) 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 provides links to sources on international weapons law and institutions dealing with weapons.

United Nations Documentation

Online guide to using the various tools for finding United Nations documents written by Leah Granger who is a reference librarian at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. The guide was published in 2015) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

Danish Patent and Trademark Office

The Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) is the official representative of Denmark acting on behalf of the Danish Government regarding all aspects of IP legislation and policy. The DKPTO's Policy and Legal Affairs Department is responsible for developing Denmark's IP legislation and policy in relation to patents, utility models, trademarks and designs. Thus the site provides links to treaties, EU Council regulations and agreements and other materials concerning patents, utility models, trade marks and designs.

African Legal Information Institute

The African Legal Information Institute (AfricanLII) makes available treaties, cases, resolutions, decisions, reports and other publications of African regional organisations. It also provides access to legislation and cases from 16 African countries, via its search facility. The home page has links to regional and national African websites. AfricanLII is a project of the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DGRU) at the University of Cape Town law faculty.

"Paper satellites" and the free use of outer space

Online guide to the issues surrounding the demand for and allocation of slots for satellites in the geostationary orbit (GSO) written by Iulia-Diana Galeriu who has been a Legal Intern at IATA (International Air Transport Association) (2014-2015) and an International Institute of Air and Space Law Alumna. The guide was published in 2015 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

Planetary Protection Obligations of States Pursuant to the Space Treaties and with Special Emphasis on National Legislations Provisions

Article by lawyer Gustavo Boccardo, published on New York University's Globalex website and last updated in 2018. Discusses contamination of space by space exploration missions and the reverse, where potentially dangerous organisms are bought back to Earth in samples for scientific analysis. Covers the Outer Space Treaty and to the planetary protection policies of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). Also gives an overview of planetary protection provisions in the national law of states who are parties to the Outer Space Treaty.

Space Asset under the Space Protocol of the Cape Town Convention

Online guide to the term ‘Space Asset’ written by Pai Zheng who is Assistant Professor at the International Law School of East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL) in Shanghai, China and Ruo Wang an LL.M. Candidate (Public International Law) at ECUPL. The guide was published in 2014 (and updated in 2023) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

The official website of the Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry. Contains links to text of trade agreements involving Malaysia, particularly relating to ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations). The text of certain pieces of trade-related legislation is available to view and announcements and media releases give information on new amendments regarding trade and industry. The site can be viewed in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

International law

International law section of the website of the Law Reform & International Law Bureau, which is a public sector office under the Macao Special Administrative Region Government (MSAR). The site explains Macao's status with regard to international law under the "one country, two systems" policy. It lists international agreements currently applicable to the MSAR and gives details of MSAR's participation in international organisations.  

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