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European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law

The European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law (IMPEL) is an informal network of environmental authorities from the EU Member States and candidate countries, plus Norway. Set up in 1992, IMPEL aims to promote more effective application of legislation on the environment, particularly EU legislation. The site includes information about IMPEL's membership and activities and has a library of reports, presentations and other publications.

International Seabed Authority

ISA was formed in 1994 and is an "autonomous international organization established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The principal function of the Authority is to regulate deep seabed mining.

Environmental Justice Foundation

The Environmental Justice Foundation is an international organisation dedicated to training and supporting local communities and organisations in the developing world, helping them to bring environmental injustice to national and international attention. The foundation is an independent non-profit organisation based in the UK, with no political affiliations. The site contains reports, articles and training manuals, films and news updates.

Avalon Project: the United Nations Documents

A set of documents concerning the foundation of the United Nations and its several divisions, provided online by the Avalon Project at Yale Law School. Includes the UN Charter and other charters and statutes relating to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation; the International Courts of Justice; the World Health Organisation; the International Refugee Organisation, the World Meteorological Organisation; and the International Maritime Convention Organisation.

Andrew Moore & Associates Ltd

Andrew Moore & Associates Ltd is a global company providing marine consultancy and survey services. The services offered include the preparation of marine litigation and arbitration proceedings, pollution assessment and control, hull and machinery inspections and evaluations, risk analysis of cargoes, and safety operations including towage approval. Its website gives an overview of company's services and has a collection of articles and news items.

Bonn Agreement

The Bonn Agreement was inaugurated in 1983, and is an agreement for European cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances, by offering mutual assistance and co-operation in combating pollution; executing surveillance as an aid to detecting and combating pollution; and preventing violations of anti-pollution regulations. The Agreement is a commitment by North Sea coastal states, together with the EC.

London Maritime Arbitrators Association

The London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) is a membership body for specialists in maritime dispute resolution. Its website provides its current and previous terms of procedure, with commentary; model arbitration clauses; links to UK arbitration legislation; and a list of arbitrators. There is also a collection of papers and news items, together with details of the association's events. There is a restricted section for LMAA members.

Council of Europe: Resources - Sport

Collection of documents relating to sport, on the Council of Europe (CoE) website. It includes CoE publications and official texts, including treaties, recommendations, statements, declarations, guidelines and reports. The subjects covered include doping, spectator violence, sports policy, ethics, sport promotion and political aspects of sport (including discrimination). The site is in French and English.

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) "promotes and coordinates at institutional level the fight against doping in sport in all forms". WADA was established under the terms of the Lausanne Declaration on Doping in Sport which followed from the first World Conference on Doping in Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, on February 2-4, 1999. WADA monitors compliance with the worldwide standrad for anti-doping regulation - the World Anti-Doping Code. The website contains material on the development, acceptance and implementation of the world anti-doping code.

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